Generally, elements up to the atomic weight of iron release energy when you fuse them. Heavier elements generally consume energy when you fuse them, but release energy when you split them. So, when a star is done fusing hydrogen into helium, its core contracts since there's no more heat being generated to expand it outward.
Rambus, a California company, was incorporated in 1990 and re-incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1997. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 1997 under the code RMBS. As of February 2006, Rambus derived the majority of its annual revenue by licensing patents for chip interfaces to its customers.
Three rebus-style escort cards from the 1860s or 1870s. The term rebus also refers to the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound. This adapts pictograms into phonograms. A precursor to the development of the alphabet, this process represents one of the most important developments of writing.