Sara Shay

Articles by Sara Shay

CIOs get a tentative thumbs-up

Forrester Research recently asked CEOs what they thought of their IT organization, and their answers, outlined in the report

Mercury Rising

Quantifying natural phenomena was all the rage among early 17th century scientists. As they grappled with measuring heat and cold, several came up with the thermoscope. This thin-necked flask was warmed between the hands and inverted over a dish of water; the water level rose in the flask in relation to the temperature of the air inside it.

Giving Direction

Try this at home: Fill a pie pan with an inch of water and float a small piece of cork in it. Next, stroke a needle from the middle to the tip 15 times with a magnet. Lay the needle across the centre of the cork and watch as it slowly turns to point north. Congratulations! You've made a compass.

History Lesson

There are two ways to determine whether a high voltage is present in a circuit. One is ...

Seeing It Their Way

As technology advances, companies need to make sure their own progress doesn't stand in the way of...

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Giving Direction

History Lesson

Seeing It Their Way

Mercury Rising