Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation in Radio Astronomy

The next generation of radio telescopes is expected to be one to two orders of magnitude more sensitive than the current generation. Examples of such new telescopes are the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), currently under construction in the Netherlands, and the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), currently in a concept study phase. Another trend is that...

Rashba spin-orbit interaction in mesoscopic systems

In modern semiconductor devices, only the charge of electrons is being utilized for the manipulation and transport of information. The spin degree of freedom of the electrons has not been exploited in any commercial semiconductor application so far. People in the field of Spintronics are trying to find new or improved functionalities and...

Systematic Design of EMI-Resilient Negative-Feedback Amplifiers

The information transfer capacity of negative-feedback amplifiers, and electronic circuits in general, is limited by three fundamental limitations being noise, bandwidth, and signal power. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is not a fundamental limitation, but it also hampers the information transfer. EMI may have such detrimental effects that...

Computationally efficient analysis & design of optimally compact gear pairs and assessment of gear compliance

The application of Ag/AgCl electrodes as chloride sensors in cementitious materials

Determination of the chloride content in a reinforced concrete structure is important for evaluation of the risk of chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement. The traditional techniques for chloride determination in concrete are laborious, time-consuming and cannot be used for continuous monitoring of the chloride content. The investigation on...