Some good papers/journals to read while eating breakfast. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Esposch T. Tapir
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 01:51:55 am
content: Hi guys.So I've been out of the university system for a few months now, and, honestly, I'm starting to miss being washed with new technical information the whole time.So, I figured that one way to get back that "uni feeling" is by reading papers/journals while I eat my cornflakes instead of the Herald Sun (with the added benefit being that I won't waste brain cells looking at Andrew Bolt's column...).Only issue is, I don't know where to start (yes, I've Googled - but the stuff I found isn't well curated).Does anyone here have some good recommendations?Thanks,~Chris

author: FLIP
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 07:10:46 am
content: my brekkie reading while not papers/journals are service manuals and certification guides (guess you can call them text books)i read everything from motorola service manuals and cps guides, to cisco and computer forensics training manuals. they get the brain working for the day thats for sure

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 08:43:37 am
content: Through what mechanism were you updated of new things? Was there some kind of bulletin in your university?Perhaps start reading thick technical book on some subject?

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 09:06:53 am
content: A practising engineer doesn'tjustneed a solid theoretical background.Engineering is an applied science, and at the end of the day, people hire us to solve real world problems. Most often, that means designing something within a certain time frame, to meet various targets in terms of cost, specification, regulatory approvals and so on. These pragmatic, real-world criteria aren't really covered on an academic course.So, I suggest it may be time to broaden the scope of topics you read up on. A few suggestions for material to look up:- imagine you've been asked to design a product for some specific application. Identify the unique constraints which apply, then go and look up which parts are actually commercially available to you which would help you meet those constraints. For example, these days I design a lot of boards which go into harsh environments, so I need to know about what exists in the market that will work at 125C. Maybe you need to design a product that can be made for under $2, or which will work in space, or inside the human body. Pick some interesting constraint, and research how you might design something to meet it.- practical knowledge of what your industry's EMC and safety standards require, in terms of the testing that will be performed and the techniques required to pass, is always useful.- read up and develop your business skills. You may not need to know right now how to value a company, or a piece of technology, but in the long run this could end up making (or losing) you a great deal more than you ever will just by pushing buttons by the hour. Study some contract law, learn how the patent system works. Figure out how you will retain a commercial stake in the value of the intellectual property you create.

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 11:34:29 am
content: Application notes by the big semiconductor companies is what you want. Contains a mix of theory, practical limitations and no paywalls. Try Texas Instruments, linear tech and analog devices.

author: m100
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:03:14 pm
content: Can't ever recall reading anything at the breakfast table, multitasking with reading. contemplation and design visualisation accomplished while in a small quiet isolated room perched on a seat over a piece of 3D ceramics with a quantity of water in the bottom was always far more rewarding.I knew one engineer many decades ago who often took a databook or app notes manual with him for his 10am regular clearout. Fortunately those that needed them soon understood the need to have our own fully sanitised individual libraries under lock and key:)

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:18:02 pm
content: Quote from: m100 on March 01, 2016, 02:03:14 pmThe advantage there is that if you read the databook and find out the component is an utter piece of crap, you have a use for all the pages you want to tear out...Me, I read the EEVBlog while eating breakfast.

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 06:27:26 pm
content: I like to read at both ends of the digestive process. Food going in, food coming out...either way, I need some reading material. I prefer a fresh episode of EEVblog for lunch, but I'll settle for something engaging to read. I usually opt for TapeOp (print magazine) at the output stage.

author: ECEdesign
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 03:58:06 pm
content: I was impressed with the latest issue of IEEE Spectrum. Lots of good physics and chemistry research in there.Applied Physics Letters is a good journal, ACS Nano, Physics Review B. Don't forget Nature!Also a great way to get into journal reading is to go for your PhD