Sunday, June 26, 2011

Power-grid experiment could confuse clocks

msnbc.com: Technology & Science

A UPS delivery man in South Boston wheels packages past a store window featuring clocks at Quincy Market in Boston. A yearlong experiment with America's electric grid could mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers — and make plug-in clocks and appliances like programmable coffeemakers run up to 20 minutes fast.


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