This is a story from when I held a lighting design seminar in the past.The content of the seminar was about the basics of lighting design, such as:・What is lighting design?・What kind of value and ...

Sound experimental design is of vital importance when conducting any scientific experiment. Choices made at the design stage have the potential to drastically impact the results of any study. A strong ...

Design methodology emerged in the 1960s as an independent scientific discipline. This chapter looks to the theory of design methodology as a source of inspiration to understand the basic concept of ...

Switching power supply users used to be happy to get peak efficiencies near 90% at an operating point around 88% of full load. Today, peak efficiencies above 90% are achievable, and the challenge is ...

The basic metallurgy of solder. How to make a solder joint. How to repair a circuit board. The vintageTEK museum is a geek’s paradise to tour if visiting the Portland, Oregon area. The museum has ...

True plug-n-play is the holy grail manufacturers strive to attain when systems must work with each other. The ideal scenario lets users take a device out of the box, plug it in, and start using it.

Good design is within everyone’s reach. Even though you may never have attended an art class, you can still create layouts that are compelling and easy to read. If you can memorize four easy ...

Most opportunities to reduce product cost come early in development, when specifics are not yet nailed down. Unfortunately, there are significant obstacles to making early cost trade-offs. For ...