Radiation from outer space could sabotage your smartphone

Next time your computer crashes or your smartphone freezes don’t be too quick to blame Microsoft, Apple or Samsung. Instead blame outer space. No, not aliens, but cosmic rays, invisible particles that continuously bombard the earth.A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University finds that “subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices.”"Semiconductor manufacturers are very con