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As microchips get smaller and smaller, won't single event upsets (SEU) caused by cosmic radiation get more likely? Are manufacturers putting any thought to hardening the chips against them?

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Why are there deserts near the coast? How come they don't get more rain, despite being near to a large body of water with plenty of sun and evaporation?

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As microchips get smaller and smaller, won't single event upsets (SEU) caused by cosmic radiation get more likely? Are manufacturers putting any thought to hardening the chips against them?	5452
Why are there deserts near the coast? How come they don't get more rain, despite being near to a large body of water with plenty of sun and evaporation?	19