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How does a fluorescent starter work?
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Fluorescent starters are used in several types of fluorescent lights. The starter is there to help the lamp light. Learn about fluorescent starters.
How do motion sensing lights and burglar alarms work?
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How can motion-sensing lights detect your presence, and what prevents them from seeing you when you're standing still? It all comes down to the movement of light.
Are UFOs Real? Close Encounters of the First, Second and Third Kinds
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UFO siting classification Classification has six categories: nocturnal lights, daylight discs, radar/visual cases, and close encounters. Read more about UFO classification.
How Bioluminescence Works
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Bioluminescence is an organism's ability to produce light through a chemical reaction. Learn about bioluminescence and how bioluminescent organisms produce light.
How Camera Flashes Work
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A camera flash seems like a pretty basic device, but there's actually some interesting circuitry at work. Find out how a flash charges up and see exactly what happens the instant it goes off.
Could Too Much Screen Time Mean Obesity or Cancer?
Recent research has revealed new concerns about light exposure. Learn how artificial lighting and childhood obesity are linked at HowStuffWorks Now.
Study Illuminates Genetic Origins of Skin Color Diversity
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A groundbreaking study finds light skin pigmentation gene variations originating in Africa, eroding the notion of race as a biological characteristic, and shedding light on cancer and evolution, too.
How Rainbows Work
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Rainbows are one of nature's most beautiful effects. Have you ever wondered how the colors end up in seemingly perfect bands? And, what about double rainbows -- how does that happen? Find out how rain and sun can align to put color in the sky.
How Car Dashboard Displays Work
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Dashboard displays are about both style and functionality. Learn what dashboard displays tell us and about the dashboard's origins in the carriage days.
Why Is Southern Exposure So Sought-after in the City?
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Real estate agents tend to promote and encourage homes with southern exposure to the sun's rays. Why is this so important for a home?