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How Nanotechnology Works
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Nanotechnology is so new, no one is really sure what will come of it. Even so, predictions range from the ability to reproduce things like diamonds and food to the world being devoured by self-replicating nanorobots.
How Bats Work
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Bats are the only mammals that can fly, and they live much of their lives hanging upside down. Learn about bat wings, bats and echolocation, bat caves and bat myths.
How Nuclear Power Works
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On the one hand, nuclear power offers a clean energy alternative that decreases fossil fuel dependence. On the other, it summons images of quake-ruptured Japanese power plants leaking radioactive water. What happens in reactors in good times and bad?
How Mummies Work
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They stick around long after death and compete with the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman as one of the great figures of classic horror movies. Are you brave enough to unravel the history of these real-life, tangible ghosts?
How Reverse Osmosis Works
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How does reverse osmosis work? Find out how a semipermeable membrane can act as a filter for some particles while letting others pass through.
How the Googleplex Works
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The Googleplex is Google's main headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The facility shows the Google culture. Find out more about the Googleplex.
How Cockroaches Work
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Cockroaches are creepy, but they're also very complex creatures. Learn about the anatomy of cockroaches and how to get rid of them.
10 Unexpected Garden Decorations
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Garden decorations have been used for centuries, but recently, they've become a little unique. See 10 totally unexpected garden decorations here.
Top 10 Game-changing Military Technologies
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These 10 technologies changed war and the course of history as we know it. Some of these battlefield innovations, like adding grooves to gun barrels, are surprisingly simple. So what else made our list?
Inside 'MythBusters'
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Wondering how MythBusters works and what's the secret to Discovery Channel MythBusters? See how MythBusters works now.