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Alexander E. Braun

Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor, joined SI 10 years ago with more than 20 years of experience covering the electronics industry. He has worked in various PR and marcom positions, as well as Editor-in-Chief of Microwave System News, and on the senior staff of Defense Electronics magazine, the Microwave Journal and the Journal of Electronic Defense. Alex is based in San Jose, Calif.

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The Measure of All Things

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Of Sand and Power

January 7, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (7)

No one will argue against the necessity of applying every known (and developing) source of renewable energy to meet our planet’s exponentially increasing need for electricity. However, it behooves us to look at where it is we’re going to jump before we actually implement on a fuller scale things like photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, and other so-called “green” energy sources. This also applies to other, less favored but proven ones such as nuclear which, eventually (albeit with clenched teeth and despite loud protestations), must be considered as part of the solution.

While the various advantages and disadvantages of each of these energy sources are heatedly debated, and cries go out for more government subsidies (bailouts?) for one or the other, there rarely seems to be any consideration given to t...Read More
Industries: Business/Market, Photovoltaics, Related Industries

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Hurray for the Do-Gooders!

November 14, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

We all know that technology has changed our lives, and as the innovators who produce it, you are used to its wonders. If you are like me, you are often blinded by the camouflage of familiarity and dismiss what has been accomplished when the next node comes along with its new array of small and big miracles. Old (or as it is often euphemistically referred to, "mature") technology is demoted to "low tech" and the fact that it is making a tremendous difference in the life of millions tends to be ignored.

Well, I’ve just seen what "low tech" can do.

I attended the eight annual ...Read More

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The Nanotech Mirage--A Differing View

September 16, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (14)

I received the comments below from Dr. Adolfo Gutierrez, director of uBricks Research (Troy, New York), after we posted September’s “Movers & Shakers” podcast interview of Robert Geer, the chief academic officer and professor of nanoscale science at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering...Read More

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He Saw It All First

August 26, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (11)

A few days ago, while emptying an old filing cabinet my wife came across a thick folder of photographs. “Look,” she said, handing me one. “Remember him?” The photo depicted a younger version of me, laughing w...Read More

Industries: Inspection, Measurement & Test

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