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How Facial Recognition Technology Works
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Humans have always had the innate ability to recognize and distinguish faces, but computers only recently have shown the same ability. Learn how facial recognition systems work.
How Yo-Yos Work
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Yo-yos can be traced back at least 2,500 years. It's a toy with true staying power, and it has lately gone high-tech -- ever heard of a yo-yo with a clutch? Learn about yo-yo physics, yo-yo tricks, yo-yo history and some serious upgrades in yo-yo design.
How Gnutella Works
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File-sharing allow tens of millions of people to freely trade MP3 and video files on the Internet. Is it legal? How are the files accessed? Is there a central database? Find out how this file-sharing structure works and see why it's harder for the record labels to sue.
How Car Cooling Systems Work
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A car engine produces so much heat that there is an entire system in your car designed to cool the engine down to its ideal temperature and keep it there. Learn all about fluid-based cooling systems.
How Photocopiers Work
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Most of us don't think about what's going on inside a copier while we wait for it to shoot out the copies. Find out how, in mere seconds, you can produce an exact replica of what's on a sheet of paper!
How Sound Editing Works
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Sound editing involves combining dialogue, sound effects and music into a final mix. Learn more about sound editing in this article from HowStuffWorks.
How Aquaculture Works
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Aquaculture provides food and replenishes other scarce resources. Learn how aquaculture works and how aquaculture industry supplies the goods we use.
Is sleep that important?
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The importance of sleep is something you hear about often in health news, but is lots of sleep really necessary? Investigate the importance of sleep.
What to Do With Old Computers: 3 Responsible Options
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After years of hard work and loyalty, some computers must finally retire. But since they can't take a pension and move to Florida, where do old computers end up?
How Distributed Computing Works
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Shared computing pools the processing power of computers to reach a common goal. Learn about shared computing, its benefits and drawbacks.