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135: 235:, this raises the risk of them overheating which can ultimately damage or destroy them. To compensate, automatically controlled fans will raise their speed, generating more noise and shortening their lifespan. An additional risk is the (small) electrical conductivity of dust which, given enough accumulation of dust, can cause critical damage to the device's internal components. Dust accumulation grows exponentially, since the accumulated dust creates new static surfaces and physical blockades for new dust to cling to. 38: 279: 206: 215:
Dust accumulation caused by static cling is a significant issue for computers and other electronic devices with heat generating components that need to be
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is low, allowing static electricity to build up. Certain substances can reduce static cling and are often included in
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8 Internet service, on October 24, 2002, hundreds of decals of the MSN butterfly logo were affixed to surfaces in
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techniques, have turned to static cling as a distribution medium. In an advertising campaign for
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is the tendency for light objects to stick (cling) to other objects owing to
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when pieces of fabric rub against each other, as happens particularly in a
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Attraction of light objects due to the triboelectric effect
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reported that it was static cling that held them there.
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Thermal management of electronic devices and systems
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that builds up on the fur due to the cat's motions.
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styrofoam peanuts
static electricity
static electricity
static electricity
electrostatic charge
triboelectric effect
clothes dryer
humidity
fabric softener
Antistatic agents
conductive
Thermal management of electronic devices and systems
Computer cooling
cooled by airflow
case- and component fans
heatsinks
microprocessors

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