News tagged with short circuit

Peckish bird briefly downs big atom smasher

A peckish bird briefly knocked out part of the world's biggest atom smasher by causing a chain reaction with a piece of bread, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Monday.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Panasonic Starts Mass-Production of High-Capacity 3.1 Ah Lithium-ion Battery

Panasonic Corporation developed a 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. The new 3.1 Ah battery has a nickel positive electrode and an energy density of ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 3

ESA declares end of mission for Envisat satellite

Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0