07Jan
30Dec
What is a Solar Flare? How can it Effect our Electronic Lives?
What is a Solar Flare?
A Solar Flare is the release of pent-up energy, also called a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). Think of them as the results of storms on the surface of the sun, or "spouts of magnetic energy". In early December, we had a Solar Flare. This Solar Flare coincides with the onset of "Solar Cycle 25". A Solar Cycle is an 11 year window of time during which the storminess on the surface of the sun peaks and...
16Dec
Infrared Detection, the Good and the Bad, and How to Avoid it!
What is Infrared Detection?
Infrared Detection is using heat as a method of finding someone or something. The the infrared sensor/camera picks up the infrared heat signature of a person or object, which is be stronger or weaker than their surroundings. This makes the human being or object "distinct" from its surroundings, essentially locating the human being or object.What is Good about IR Detection?
One good thing about infrared detection is the use of this technology in finding people lost in the...
09Dec
What are Sensors, and what do they do for us in Automobiles?
What is a Sensor?
A sensor is a device that measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it. Sensors seem to be present everywhere these days and their numbers are ever increasing. They monitor many and varied complex systems, looking for abnormalities. The automotive industry depends heavily upon sensors, there are many present in automobiles, where people spend lots of their time.What do Sensors in Automobiles tell Us?
Sensors in the Automobile cabin are essentially Human Machine Interface...
10Nov
Forensic Evidence (Faraday) Bags-Keeping Electronic Evidence Secure inside a Faraday Cage
We are all aware of the proliferation of electronic devices that we use in our daily lives, in fact, most of us have several electronic devices that we use regularly. These devices can be our cell phones, which have essentially become miniature computers that keep track of our appointments, finances, email, phone calls, and text messages. Additionally, we have our computers, tablets, and PDA's. All of these devices help us to keep our lives in order by making our information...
22Oct
“Hardening Structures”-Protecting our Country’s Vital Electronics-Based Systems!
ElectroMagnetic Pulses (EMPs), transient electromagnetic disturbances, evoke the Orwellian thoughts of nuclear explosions that are capable of short-circuiting a wide range of electronic equipment, including computers, satellites, radios, radar receivers, and even traffic lights, plunging the world into the "electronic dark ages". Though a nuclear weapon is the most commonly thought of cause of an EMP, they can also be caused by solar flares, a close lightning strike, or a massive powerline short circuit. The damage to electrical equipment can...
15Oct
Portable RF Shielded Enclosures Provided Work from Home Applications During Covid-19
When Covid-19 hit North America in March, it closed down a lot of our businesses, but many businesses and individuals were able to continue to do work from home or other remote locations during the quarantine/social distancing period of this pandemic. The "Work From Home" #wfh group, were often able to continue their work with the use of RF Shielded Enclosures and pouches. One didn't need to be in the electronics development business to benefit from these enclosures. Government and Business...
28Sep
Sensors and Electrodes- A Perfect use for Metalized Textiles!
Most of us are familiar with the sensors that our health professionals use to gather many types of biometric information about the function of our electrical body organs including: the brain, heart, nerves, temperature, blood oxygen saturation, humidity, and muscles. Electrodes are also carriers of electric current for stimulation therapy for nerves TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and muscles EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation). Traditionally, these sensors have been "wet Silver Chloride Sensors". The "wet part" is a gel to provide reduction...
22Sep
What can Metalized Textiles do for You? Your Imagination is the only Limit!
Since the founding of V Technical Textiles, Inc., it has been the world's single largest distributor of electrically conductive fabrics and notions. Many people have no idea what metalized textiles are used for. When they first came out, metalized textiles were used largely in electrical manufacturing in the aerospace, automotive, electronics industries as ESD carpeting, EMI shielded gaskets and quickly evolved into shielding materials in electronic devices to stop RF Interference from affecting the proper function of these sensitive electronic...
30Jul
