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Meteors burn up when they hit the Earth's atmosphere. Why doesn't the space shuttle?
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In science, we are learning about the atmosphere. It protects us from meteors because it burns them up. So, why doesn't the space shuttle burn up?
How can someone control a machine with her thoughts?
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The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago introduced a new bionic arm that can be controlled by reading a person's thoughts. How does this technology work? Can you control a machine with thoughts? Learn about the bionic arm in this article.
Understanding USB Types and the Flexible USB System
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You can find Universal Serial Bus connectors on just about every PC made today. But when it was introduced, USB was leaps and bounds ahead of the technologies it replaced. What makes this standard so useful?
Can You Identify These Historical Objects from an Image?
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Tech up! In this quiz you'll find objects from human history that seem more than a little bit out of place today. Can you recognize all of this ancient technology? Let's go!
Can We Guess the Coolest Car You've Ever Driven?
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What makes a cool car? Is it how well it performs? The technology that lies underneath? Or maybe how rare it is? Take this personality quiz and we'll guess the coolest car that you've ever driven.
How Fusion Propulsion Will Work
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Using current rocket engine technology, a trip to Mars takes seven months. Fusion propulsion would cut that trip in half. Find out what fusion is and how it could speed up space travel.
How the Mercedes SLR Works
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The SLR unites the Formula One-proven technology of McLaren with Mercedes engineering. While most ultra-fast supercars have sacrificed comfort for performance, the SLR tries to give drivers the best of both worlds.
How a Weather Balloon Works?
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Have you ever wondered how weather stations gather all of their data? Even though technology for predicting the weather has improved, simple weather balloons do a lot of the hard work every day.
How Light Propulsion Will Work
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Like many new technologies, light propulsion was originally conceived as a tool of war and national defense. But the "Star Wars" missile defense system may eventually send rockets, rather than missile-destroying lasers, into space.
How Removable Storage Works
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Removable memory has unchained us from our PCs -- we can now carry gigabytes of data wherever we go, in a device the size of a matchbox. Learn about the three major digital storage technologies.