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The chip industry traditionally has relied on margins to help them mitigate timing problems, but an increasing array of factors are now influencing timing. Can static timing analysis evolve to address ...

Abstract: In rope technique training or practical rescue operations, accurately calculating the equilibrium positions of rope systems and the loads borne by the system is of significant importance for ...

United Airlines started rolling out free Starlink Wi-Fi last month with fanfare. But it has had to disable the service on roughly two dozen planes to address problems with static interference. United ...

April 1, 2025 – Static electricity can interfere with manufacturing efficiency, product integrity, and workplace safety, says Exair, adding that its upgraded 7905 digital static meter can aid in ...

Static electricity was first observed in 600 BC, but researchers have struggled to explain how it is caused by rubbing. With a better understanding of the mechanisms at play, researchers potentially ...

THIS is a compilation of sixty problems in graphical statics, many of them taken, by permission, from the army entrance examination papers. Each problem is accompanied by a diagram, and has a separate ...

Claim: A physics professor gives a final examination that requires his students to explain how to measure the height of a tall building using a barometer. Instead of the expected answer (i.e., measure ...

A pulley system is a simple mechanical device that aids in lifting or moving heavy objects by distributing the load. In a pulley system, tension is the force exerted on the rope or cable that holds ...

We've all tussled with a skirt that wouldn't stop wrapping around our backside and legs (revealing every bump and bulge!) or a shirt that delivers the shock of one's life or even that hat that makes ...