MathWorks News & Notes

  Current Issue (2011):
 
 
  Cleve's Corner—Computing π   Cleve's Corner—Computing π
MATLAB implementations of three algorithms for computing hundreds—or trillions—of digits of π.
 
   
  Accelerating NASA GN&C Flight Software Development   Accelerating NASA GN&C Flight Software Development
A new workflow lets NASA, Lockheed, and partners simulate a 10-day Orion mission in just one day.
   
   
  Teaching Problem-Solving Techniques to First-Year Liberal Arts Students   Teaching Problem-Solving Techniques to First-Year Liberal Arts Students
Using MATLAB and an "inverted classroom," a Franklin College professor hones his students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
   
   
  Wireless High-Definition Video Modems for Consumer Electronics Devices   Wireless High-Definition Video Modems for Consumer Electronics Devices
AMIMON's Home Digital Interface technology sends 1080p frames 60 times per second through walls to a device 100 feet away.
   
   
  Real-Time Simulation of Physical Systems   Real-Time Simulation of Physical Systems
Configure your model to achieve an optimal balance of simulation speed and accuracy.
 
  Also in this issue: Testing optical ICs at Fujitsu, curriculum materials for system dynamics courses, PLC implementation of industrial control strategies, and more.

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   Past Issue (2010):
 
 
  Cleve's Corner - Compressed Sensing   Cleve's Corner—Compressed Sensing
Can compressed sensing drastically reduce the amount of data required to represent signals and images and still restore the original exactly?
 
   
  Technologies for Clean Energy   Technologies for Clean Energy
Advanced mathematical models and simulations enable engineers to evaluate renewable power sources, improve energy transmission infrastructure, track energy markets, and design energy-efficient products.
   
   
  Teaching Programming and Problem-Solving at Boston University   Teaching Programming and Problem-Solving at
Boston University
In Dr. Stormy Attaway's innovative course, freshmen learn basic programming concepts and problem-solving with MATLAB at the same time.
   
   
  Inflation-Rate Forecasting with Macroeconomic Models at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand   Inflation-Rate Forecasting with Macroeconomic Models at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
A MATLAB based model helps analysts project the future state of the
New Zealand economy.
   
   
  Boosting High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Performance   Boosting High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Performance
Nujira's innovative envelope-tracking technology can double a PA's efficiency from 30% to 60%.
 
  Also in this issue: Mercedes-AMG high-performance engine calibration, PID control design made easy, tracking variables in a model, visualizing Web Map Service data, and more.

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