Sentences with phrase «less on electronic devices»

Not exact matches

A generation of young adults raised on electronic devices has a high affinity for the gadgets and engages in less face - to - face contact than was once the norm, he says.

And as we write less and become more dependent on electronic devices, the researchers wonder about the implications for reading.

Cell phones and portable electronic devices might use less power and last much longer on a charge.

The advance could have enormous implications for electronic devices that incorporate lasers and optical amplifiers, which currently rely on lasing materials that are far more costly and less common than silicon.

Given the topic I chose, Alex Haley, author of Roots, the core audience is older and, most likely, less comfortable reading on an electronic device.

In the long run, much of the economic growth of developed economies is likely to involve less energy - intensive sectors because of demand - side factors such as 1) the amount of stuff people can physically manage is limited (even with rented storage space), 2) migration to areas where the weather is more moderate will continue, 3) increased urbanization and population density reduces energy consumption per capita, 4) there is a lot of running room to decrease the energy consumption of our electronic devices (e.g., switching to clockless microprocessors, not that I'm predicting that specific innovation), 5) telecommunication will substitute for transportation on the margin, 6) cheaper and better data acquisition and processing will enable less wasteful routing and warehousing of material goods, and 7) aging populations will eventually reduce the total amount (local plus distant) of travel per person per year.