Top Stories

Could Car Batteries Back up Our Electrical Grid?

Ford Motor Co., the University of Delaware, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are examining vehicle-to-grid concepts.  more >>

An Update on Shielding

When you measure a sensor's signal, you don't want ambient electromagnetic noise added to it. So you rely on shielded twisted-pair wires to protect the sensor's signal.  more >>

Sensor Fusion — It's Hot!

Every measurement application can be put into some combination of three categories: monitoring of processes and operations, control of processes and operations, and experimental engineering analysis.  more >>

Flexible Control Panel Switching Displays

This Live Integrated Production System includes a broadcast quality production switcher, multi-view, HD clip store, Inscriber HD CG, and format and aspect ratio converters.  more >>

Wireless Communications — Whatever the Weather

While the wireless InduraNET p system from Pilz Automation Safety L.P. has demonstrated its suitability for everyday use, it's now proving to be a reliable signal and data transmitter under difficult conditions in a wastewater treatment plant.  more >>

Electronics/Test Webcasts

Designing Intelligent Power Supplies

This Webcast covers the challenges and benefits of including a microcontroller in a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) design. It starts with an examination of the 4 areas in which a microcontroller adds functionality to a SMPS design and some of the market forces driving their addition to products.

Integrating Measurements and Simulations throughout the Circuit Design Process

Shrinking product development cycles and increasing circuit complexity are requiring engineers to rethink how they design their electronic circuits. To meet these challenges, design engineers have turned to using measurements and simulations throughout the design process.