Between 1976 and 1980 aerospace and electronics-related employment jumped by a third.

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Members of the Australian Parliament have been looking into whether residents of the country pay an unfair premium on electronics and related services since last year, and now two of the biggest names in technology have been called to testify on the issue.

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The authors looked at the relationship between monthly sales in five goods categories, from 1992 to 2011, and the unemployment rate: When unemployment rose, sales of clothes and cosmetics tended to rise, while those of furniture, electronics and hobby-related products tended to fall.

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Its recent rebirth has been almost as rapid as its fall, helped by two related developments: power electronics capable of handling huge flows of current, and smaller, more powerful electric motors.

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He was giving a presentation on materials innovation and polymer chemistry related to next-generation electronics when Dr. Yi-Yan Yang, group leader at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore approached him.

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Best Buy (BBY) retails consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through its retail stores.

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