humidity
Science

The Next Alternative Energy Source: Electricity Out Of Thin Air

It’s been coined “hygroelectricity”, which means “humidity electricity”, and scientists are already in the early stages of developing devices to harness it. What is “it” exactly? “It” is electrically charged water droplets hanging in the atmosphere.

August 23, 2010
Mobile

Asian Countries Too Humid For iPhones?

Apple’s been slapped with many lawsuits for overheating products in the past, but over in Asia, iPhone owners are finding out the hard way that 95 per cent humidity isn’t the best treatment for the temperature-uncomfortable phones.

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