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Solar Storms Could Be Earth’s Next Katrina

 

Government officials are concerned that a massive solar storm could leave millions of people around the world without electricity, running water, or phone service, according to a report by National Public Radio. The impact is likely to be far worse than in previous solar storms because of the growing dependence on satellites and other electronic devices that are vulnerable to … [Read more...]

Amplifier Manufacturer Joins Electronic Technologies Group

 

dB Control, a manufacturer of high-power microwave amplifiers, radar transmitters and power supplies, recently joined the Electronic Technologies Group of HEICO Corporation. dB Control’s CEO, executive management staff and current workforce will remain in their positions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Last month, the company received a $13.2 million five-year … [Read more...]

Laboratory Helps Bolster Kansas Aerospace Industry

 

As the aerospace industry converts to composite materials and develops new tools, laboratories like the Wichita, Kan.-based National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) have become critical in testing such things as the top-secret electronics and electronics-shielding products for the military and others. Roy Wenzel of The Wichita Eagle looks at NIAR’s effect on the industry … [Read more...]

Center to Meet Malaysia’s Skilled Engineer Shortage

 

Malaysia has a skilled engineer shortage, which may be solved when the Shared Services Centre (SSC) set up by the Penang Skills Development Centre takes off this year. The SSC includes an electromagnetic compatibility laboratory, which is currently under construction and is due to be completed by May.Learn more from the Business Times Web site. … [Read more...]

Center to Meet Malaysia’s Skilled Engineer Shortage

 

Malaysia has a skilled engineer shortage, which may be solved when the Shared Services Centre (SSC) set up by the Penang Skills Development Centre takes off this year. The SSC includes an electromagnetic compatibility laboratory, which is currently under construction and is due to be completed by May.Learn more from the Business Times Web site. … [Read more...]

Lawmakers: NHTSA Lacks Electrical, Software Engineers

 

U.S. government tools for overseeing the auto industry could be strengthened by Congress in light of recalls and other safety questions plaguing Toyota Motor Corp. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, told a hearing on Toyota that highway safety regulators do not have the expertise to properly evaluate sophisticated engineering … [Read more...]

EMI in Runaway Cars Difficult to Diagnose

 

Automakers contend that vehicle systems are designed with sufficient shielding and redundancy to prevent malfunctions, such as Toyota’s recent troubled with unintended acceleration. They have tested for EMI and found no evidence of it in several acceleration suits filed against Toyota claiming an EMI link. However, certainty may remain elusive, say experts such as Keith … [Read more...]

Just Another Day in a Faraday Cage

 

For some engineers, going to work some days means closing themselves into tomblike rooms that let in no light, little sound and, most importantly, hardly any of the multitude of madly pulsing radio waves emanating from cell phones, laptops and PDAs in the community. Copper mesh cages, called Faraday cages for the 19th-century scientist who invented them, disperse … [Read more...]

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