Next-gen "Edisons" doing just fine.

The author reflects on the notion that next generation of engineers are more focused on smartphone applications than technological breakthroughs. He cites meeting young innovators wrestling with real-world problems during National InstrumentsWeek Graphical Systems Design Achievement Awards. He believes that Peritec Inc.'s Naoki Hoshino's paper on developing an electromagnetic interference (EMI) desktop evaluation system has long-term implications thereby earning him the Editor's Choice honoree.