In the early 1830s, Michael Faraday carried out a series of historic experiments on electrolysis. He found that a given amount of electrical current always liberates a given amount of any substance. One conclusion that Faraday drew from these results...

An elementary particle with the mass 1/1836 that of a PROTON and carrying a negative electric charge. When emitted from the NUCLEUS of a RADIONUCLIDE the electron is known as a BETA...

A negatively charged subatomic particle that circles the nucleus of the atom in a cloud. Most chemical reactions involve the making and breaking of bonds held together by the sharing...

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Demographics and details from the AP-AOL poll on public attitudes about taxes, electronic filing and tax deadlines. The poll was conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm.OVERALL: Most American households, 54 percent, will file their tax returns electronically or online this year, an AP-AOL Money...

They've ruined missiles, silenced communications satellites and forced nuclear power plants to shut down. Pacemakers, consumer gadgets and even a critical part of a space shuttle have fallen victim.The culprits? Tiny splinters _ whiskers, they're called _ that sprout without warning from tin solder and...

In a Feb. 1 story about Electronic Arts Inc.'s earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that third-quarter sales had dropped 38 percent. It was profits that dropped by that margin.A corrected version of the story appears below.___________________SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Electronic Arts Inc., benefiting from...

A consumer electronics industry group predicted Monday that consumers will buy more gadgets in 2008, despite fears of a recession.At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association trade group forecast industry revenue would grow 6.1 percent over 2007 to $171...