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Is Vantablack Really the Blackest Black?

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Vantablack is one of the darkest substances known, able to absorb up to 99.965 percent of visible light. But is it the blackest of blacks on the planet?

How Deep Impact Works

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How do scientists find details about the early days of our solar system? One way is to investigate comets. Find out how the Deep Impact spacecraft fired an impactor into Comet Tempel 1 to get some answers.

What Is a Relational Database? Example and Uses

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The relational database was born in 1970 when E.F. Codd, a researcher at IBM, wrote a paper outlining the process. At the time, databases were "flat," and stored as one long text file. Explore a relational database example and various uses!

How to Check In Somewhere on Facebook

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When you check in somewhere on Facebook, your friends can know exactly where you are. Learn how to check in on Facebook and what you should watch out for.

How Face Transplants Work

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A face transplant may be difficult to imagine, but doctors can now transplant part, or all, of a face from a donor. Read about the face transplant.

Top 5 Gadgets on the High-tech Soldier

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Soldiers rely on all kinds of high-tech gadgets to help them get their jobs done. Some of them are specially designed for military use, while others are gizmos you might have in your pocket right now.

How Computer Mice Work

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The mouse might just be the computer user's best friend. Every day of your computing life, you reach out for your mouse whenever you want to move your cursor or activate something. Learn how this human-machine interface translates your movements into digital data.

How the Space Launch System Will Work

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Have you met the driving force behind the U.S. space program for the foreseeable future? Take a second to get acquainted with the proposed blasting behemoth.

Here's What Happens When You Swallow a Leech

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Leech endoparasitism occurs when someone accidentally ingests a leech and it gets attached. Literally. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.

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