Though they had been experimenting with electricity for many years, it was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that scientists began to comprehend how it worked. This increased awareness was probably a result of the invention of the first...

Electronics is a field of engineering and applied physics that grew out of the study and application of electricity. Electricity concerns the generation and transmission of power and uses metal conductors. Electronics manipulates the flow of electrons...

Electronics is the study of the flow of charge through various materials and devices such as semiconductors, resistors, inductors, capacitors, nano-structures and vacuum tubes. All applications of electronics involve the transmission of power and...

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...

Describes the need to keep updated with the state of the art electronics. Examines what the future has in store for the naval engineering industry.