29Jul
28May
What’s in Your Wallet? Hopefully, Some Shielding Material!
In today's world, having credit cards or electronic ID cards in your wallet isn't secure enough protection for the personal information they carry. You must have some sort of additional security for them there in your pocket. When I grew up, the best security for wallets was what over the road truckers or motorcyclists had, a chain that connected their wallet to their belt or the pants that they were wearing, stopping physical thievery and that was good enough. Today's thief doesn't...
24May
Minimizing UV and RF Radiation Exposure, A Great Idea for Either End of the EMR Spectrum
UV Radiation
When I was a child fifty-five years ago, my mother often encouraged us to go outside and "get a nice healthy suntan". As time went on, we took it a step further and used tanning beds, as they provided the necessary UVA and UVB to get the tan. Along the way, we also learned that there is an element of truth about being exposed to the sun being healthy for us. Limited exposure to the sun gives the positive effects...
24Apr
As the Products Get Smaller, the Challenges of Shielding Get Bigger; New Dynamics in the RF EMI Shielding Industry
Most of the electronic devices of today are getting smaller and smaller due to the increasing tendency of the consumer to want everything to be light and portable, witness the change in size of the cellular telephone since its inception in 1973. The size of the first cell phone ever used was 9"x 5"x 1.8" with a weight of a little more than 2.4 pounds. Today's cell phones are 5" x 2"x o.5" and carry a fraction of the weight. ...
24Apr
