What catalytic converters do and why thieves target them

Catalytic converters are an important part of your car's functioning exhaust system. Here's how they work and why their parts ...
IEEE

QFT-Based Robust Tracking Control of Nonminimum Phase Boost DC–DC Converter with Sensor Noise Suppression

Abstract: This work addresses the problem of fast and robust tracking of large output voltage set point changes and sensor noise suppression in nonminimum phase (NMP) boost type dc–dc (BTDCDC) ...
The New York Times

Around Here, It’s Not a Party Without a Bone-Rattling Speaker Truck

A towering wall of speakers on wheels, shaking everything in sight: In many Javanese villages, there’s no big celebration without one. Trucks known as sound horegs — from a Javanese word that means ...
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Crime Reports: Catalytic converter theft reported in Abilene

Editor’s Note: The Abilene Police Department supplied the following arrest and incident reports. All information below comes from reports made by responding officers, and all suspects are considered ...
IEEE

An Analysis of Switch Thermal Noise in SAR Converters

Abstract: This brief presents a comprehensive model of the thermal noise introduced by switches in Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). This noise source may ...