Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds technical items of interest and highlights them in this “Also of Interest” feature. In addition, we also provide an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, viewable as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
The “Also of Interest” listing is the embodiment of our belief that engineers are interested in exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spur further innovative and creative approaches.
Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , Photonics Spectra , NASA Tech Briefs (in its various manifestations), Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , and Physics Today —and there are others, as well.
Consider these items as online “extras”, and worth a look and a few minutes of your time. (Please note: there are also links to the past weeks' editions of this feature, in the “Navigate” box to the right.)
Also of Interest:
- Hardware that withstands harsh conditions protects electronics and saves money:
“Keeping outdoor control cabinets locked up tight,”
Machine Design , December 8, 2011 - Fredserts: a new way for engineers to put bolts into soft metal:
“A threaded insert tough enough for the Marines,”
Machine Design , January 19, 2012 - Building a competitive solar car from scratch is a big, expensive and somewhat secretive project:
“University of Michigan Refines Solar Car Design,”
Desktop Engineering , January 2012 - Although the calibration lab moved less than two miles, engineers at Northrop Grumman had to plan facilities, work with contractors, and recalibrate test equipment:
- Fuel-coated nanotubes could provide bursts of power to the smallest systems:
“Nanodynamite,”
IEEE Spectrum , December 2011 - Prediction of the tech that will make news this year:
“Top Tech 2012,”
IEEE Spectrum , January 2012 - How a standard defines a voltage or current pulse greatly influences wave shape:
“Standards define test impulses, mostly,”
Test & Measurement World , February 2012 - A well-orchestrated PCB design and assembly plan is required to successfully implement techniques such as underfill in next generation OEM embedded consumer and mobile designs:
“Underfill revisited: How a decades-old technique enables smaller, more durable PCBs,”
Embedded Systems Design , February 2012 - How engineers designed and tested the latest Mars rover:
“On a Mission to Mars,”
Desktop Engineering , February 2012
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