The goal of drive-system engineers is usually pretty straightforward. Specify the smallest motor and drive needed to accelerate and run a load at a required rate, and determine the braking forces ...

In our daily lives, we use measurements constantly, whether it is checking the temperature, weighing vegetables, or measuring the distance between two places. But imagine how confusing it would be if ...

SEVERAL years ago, Prof. Giovanni Giorgi, professor of mathematical physics in the University of Palermo, proposed a new system of electrical units. At a meeting of a section of the Advisory Committee ...