By Dan Romanchik, on March 28th, 2008%
This courtesy of Windmill Software….Dan
Excel has a little-used feature that provides great flexibility when analysing tables of data. It is called an Array Formula.
You can use an array formula
To return several values
To apply a function only to values matching your conditions.
To perform calculations on values matching two or
more criteria
An array formula is . . . → Read More: Excel Corner: Working with Collections of Data
By Dan Romanchik, on March 26th, 2008%
Agilent Technologies has introduced two modules for its N6700 Modular Power System family that measure microamp current for a device under test (DUT). For R&D engineers designing integrated circuits and electronic devices that run on batteries, these power supplies measure current consumption and its effect on battery run time. When used in Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) . . . → Read More: DC Power Supplies Measure Battery Standby, Sleep-Mode Currents
By Dan Romanchik, on March 24th, 2008%
From the March 18, 2008 issue of NIST Tech Beat:
A new report published today identifies and describes research and development priorities for the future of three critical, high-tech U.S. manufacturing areas – hydrogen energy technologies, nanomanufacturing, and intelligent and integrated manufacturing. The report, Manufacturing the Future: Federal Priorities for Manufacturing R&D, was prepared by the Interagency . . . → Read More: Report Identifies Three Key R&D Priorities for Future Manufacturing
By Dan Romanchik, on March 20th, 2008%
DATAQ Instruments DI-785 and DI-788 connect to and synchronize over an Ethernet to provide high performance and high channel density. Multiple units, separated by over 100 meters, can synchronize at samples rates as high as 180 KHz per unit by simply daisy-chaining ordinary CAT-5 cables between them. With up to 32 fully isolated channels per box, . . . → Read More: Systems Synchronize for High-Performance Data Acquisition
By Dan Romanchik, on March 20th, 2008%
Dassault Systèmes has released the Abaqus BioRID II dummy model for use with SIMULA. This model will be used by the automotive engineers during the design phase of seats and head restraints to assess and reduce the risk of neck injuries resulting from rear-end vehicle collisions.
The new Abaqus BioRID II has been developed and validated in . . . → Read More: Crash Dummy Model Helps Simulate Occupant Safety in Rear-end Collisions