The more advanced the electronics, the more power they use. The more power they use, the hotter they get. The hotter they get, the more likely they'll overheat. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what typically ...
Engineering
May 26, 2011
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As predicted, Typhoon Songda intensified and was a super typhoon with wind speeds estimated at over 130 knots ( ~145 mph) when NASA's TRMM satellite passed directly over head on May 26, 2011 at 0806 UTC (4:06 a.m. EDT).
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2011
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Skype on Thursday was scrambling to fix a problem that caused the globally popular Internet telephone service to be inaccessible for a "small number" of users.
Internet
May 26, 2011
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Industry group Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) reported on Thursday that US online ad revenue hit a record high $7.3 billion in the first three months of the year.
Business
May 26, 2011
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A boom in smartphone sales is changing how Canadians interact with each other as these devices are increasingly used for anything but talking to people, according to a survey Thursday.
Telecom
May 26, 2011
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The Obama administration is about to add more personal information to E-Verify, an immigration enforcement tool that is vulnerable to fake, stolen or borrowed documents.
Other
May 26, 2011
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It started on an impulse, made unlikely YouTube stars of its scientific presenters and has grown to a global audience of more than 15 million.
Other
May 26, 2011
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It might not seem like scraping the top of a cold stick of butter with a knife could be a scientific test, but engineers at MIT say the process is very similar to the "scratch test," which is perhaps the oldest known way ...
Condensed Matter
May 26, 2011
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A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing low-cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. The team has reprogrammed photosynthetic microbes ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Visitors to the Grand Reading Room of the Joe and Rika Mansueto library at the University of Chicago will be in for a bit of a surprise. The books are not on shelves for the reader to peruse, but stored under ...
