A lecture on how to analyze transmission lines that cascade or fan-out in the time domain. Important for understanding how a gnarly circuit board rings and echoes at high frequencies.
TWDP Fading Scavenger Hunt
People have been looking for TWDP fading ever since the distribution was published in 1999. Taken from the Wikipedia page on TWDP fading:
Two-Wave with Diffuse Power or TWDP is a model for predicting fading, an effect in radio propagation that causes a signal to be strengthened or weakened at certain locations or times. TWDP models fading due to the interference of two strong radio signals and numerous smaller, diffuse signals.
The Physics of Cell Phone Tumors
A look back at the infamous cow-head article. I wrote this because, at the time, I was getting tired of being asked about whether or not cell phones caused cancer. Interestingly, no one asks that anymore. I think people finally realized that the handset-induced car accidents were far more dangerous.
by Gregory D. Durgin, 14 May 2001
The word radiation can strike fear into the hearts of the most valiant people. After all, we live in the post-atomic age and have witnessed the ill effects of atomic bombs and reactor mishaps.
The Culture of Swimming
How a Trip to the Pool is a Microcosm of Life in Japan for a Gaijin
by Gregory D. Durgin, 1 May 2001
When I arrived in Japan, one of the first things I wanted to find was a good pool for swimming laps. Swimming laps is one of the only forms of exercise I get as an engineer, so I enjoy any opportunity to blow off some steam (and some pounds) in a pool. It helps to fight off the biyo biyo, which roughly translates into English as jiggling belly lard. [Read more…]
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