Frequency Multipliers
Engineering Newswire 42: Futuristic Airplanes Carry Passenger Pods
June 13, 2013 2:01 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on Engineering Newswire, we’re building Hyperloop transportation, putting paralyzed people behind the wheel, and riding futuristic airplanes that carry passengers in pods. This episode is brought to you by Smalley Steel Ring Company, the exclusive manufacturer of Spirolox Retaining Rings and Smalley Wave Springs for more than 50 years. Request samples to try in your application today.
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Brainstorm: Time Device Technologies
June 13, 2013 12:18 pm | by WDD Staff | Articles | CommentsAny device or system that requires a clock or timing device to function will improve its performance as the quality of the timing device improves. Parameters that define the quality of a timing device include: phase noise, jitter, temperature stability, aging, PSRR, power dissipation, G-sensitivity, as well as other parameters that are sensitive to a particular application.
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Bringing Space Travel to the Masses
June 10, 2013 1:47 pm | by PTTOW | Videos | CommentsVirgin Galactic President & CEO George T. Whitesides talks about bringing space travel to the masses, commuting between the continents, working with Richard Branson, and changing the world. PTTOW! is an invite-only, member network and summit that brings together inspiring leaders from the world's most innovative companies, along with cultural icons, to showcase game changing projects and fuel transformational...
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HotSpot Exclusive: The Natalia Project
June 10, 2013 10:49 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsBack in 2009, human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, was found murdered as she was working on "extremely sensitive" cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya during armed conflicts in the republic and the North Caucasus region. After her death, the Civil Rights Defenders -- an independent expert organization in Stockholm that aims to defend people's civil and political rights -- launched the Natalia Project in the spring of 2013...
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The Natalia Project
June 10, 2013 10:39 am | by Meaghan Ziemba, Editor, WDD | Articles | CommentsBack in 2009, human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, was found murdered as she was working on “extremely sensitive” cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya during armed conflicts in the republic and the North Caucasus Before her death, Estemirova documented and reported on human rights violations; such as forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture.
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HotSpot Episode 16: Big Brother is Watching
June 10, 2013 10:20 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot, Big Brother is collecting phone records; DARPA's ADAPT program is looking to smart phone technologies and practices to create new ground sensors; HP unveils its all-in-one pc; and Italian start-up 2045Tech introduces a pocket breathalyzer.
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HotSpot Episode 15: Mercedes-Benz Debuts Life-Saving Codes
May 31, 2013 11:20 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this week's Hotspot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, Mercedes-Benz debuts life-saving codes for future cars; a perceptive radio that creates a personal theater experience in your own living room; A Universal Battery Charger that takes the weight off of soldiers; and Scanadu seeks crowd-funding for its Scout diagnostic device.
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Video of the Day: Engineering Newswire 40: First Autonomous Flight for Airborne Wind Power
May 30, 2013 12:10 pm | by Alex Shanahan, Multimedia Production Specialist, WDD | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, we're pouring beers with robots, preventing disasters with a floating gate, flying autonomous wings with onboard turbines, and riding a 1.3 million-dollar motorcycle that was designed to cut cost. Do you have story ideas? Comment below and we'll cover them in an upcoming episode.
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Vaunix Announces New 4 to 8 GHz Phase Shifter
May 28, 2013 4:28 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVaunix Technology (Haverhill, MA) has announced the addition of their new Lab Brick Phase Shifter, the LPS-802. The new product has a frequency of 4-8 GHz and provides excellent phase accuracy while offering one-degree phase resolution.
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HotSpot Episode 14: Wearable Technology: When Will it Arrive?
May 28, 2013 11:20 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this week's HotSpot, researchers convert a Microsoft Kinect into a child-in-the-hot-car detector; the U.S Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator conducted its first touch-and-go landings; Leap Motion's ne teaser video; and the wearable tech revolution gets delayes.
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Google to Add Galapagos Islands to Street View
May 24, 2013 9:36 am | by JASON DEAREN, Associated Press | News | CommentsFew have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.
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Engineering Newswire 39: Lockheed Completes First Vertical Takeoff
May 23, 2013 10:31 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, we’re launching jets vertically, printing paper circuits, driving LEGO trains, and building power plants at the bottom of the sea. This episode features an F-35B test aircraft from Lockheed Martin has completed the first-ever vertical takeoff as part of the most expensive weapons system purchase in United States history.
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HotSpot Episode 13: Samsung Announces 5G
May 20, 2013 10:38 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this week’s episode of the HotSpot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, Samsung announces 5G mobile communications; a Japanese company announces an iPhone attachment that produces smell; a new wireless data transmission record is set; and o-synce puts the answer to the challenge of exercise motivation in front of your eyes.
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HotSeat Episode 1: IP Network Validation
May 17, 2013 10:26 am | by Alex Shanahan, Multimedia Production Specialist, WDD | Videos | CommentsIn this episode, Joe Zeto, Director of Product Marketing for Ixia, discusses some of the major challenges in regards to network architecture design; prominent security issues associated with wireless networks; and trends he sees occurring within the industry.
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Engineering Newswire 38: Lockheed Laser Shoots Down Drones
May 16, 2013 11:51 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re kicking turtles to make new shapes, enhancing our senses, printing on the Afinia 3D printer, and shooting down drones, with lasers.
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