The Advocate

Worries over centuries old cypress forest complicates plans for new Mississippi bridge

On a Mississippi River bend known as Point Pleasant, the cypress swamp and its ancient trees south of Plaquemine are in the path of at least one of the final routes for a long-awaited river bridge and ...

Suspension of disbelief: The newest Bay Bridge span is an architectural marvel

Once hotly debated as an experimental, costly pitch to restore the vulnerable eastern span in the wake of the 1989 Loma ...
IEEE

Optimal Design of Planar Log-periodic Array Antenna: A Revisit through Theory of Characteristic Modes

Abstract: In this article, we presented the optimal design guidelines of planar log-periodic array antenna for UWB radio applications. Using CMA and full-wave analysis, the pLPA antenna’s ...

Implosion takes down a nearly century-old Mississippi River bridge

Crews blew up the 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River, making way for a modern replacement.

Maryland Transportation Authority set to vote on plan to construct new Bay Bridge

The Maryland Transportation Authority could nearly double the amount of traffic currently allowed on the bridge, according to their new recommended proposal.
IEEE

Design Approach of Planar Transformer-Based 2-TR Phase-Shift Full-Bridge Converter for High Efficiency and High Power Density in LDC

Abstract: The recent focus on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel usage has led to strengthened regulations on carbon emissions. Consequently, research on electric vehicles (EV), which have ...