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How Air Conditioners Work
Air conditioning has fundamentally changed how people experience the world. When it's hot outside, walking into an air-conditioned house is like walking into another season. How do air conditioners keep us cool?
How California's Power Crisis Works
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Another series of rolling blackouts are hitting California. Learn why this is happening and how it affects you.
How a Supernova Works
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A dying star can explode with the force of a few octillion nuclear bombs and create any element in the universe. But why do stars go supernova?
Self-navigating Cane Could Better Lives for Visually Impaired
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Stanford researchers have developed a new cane, incorporating sensing and wayfinding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles. Could this new white cane reshape life for the visually impaired?
10 Fastest Things in the Universe
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We're about to power through some of the speediest stuff this universe - both in the real world and in fiction - has to offer.
10 Completely False 'Facts' Everyone Knows
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The blood in your veins is blue. Glass is a slow-moving liquid. If you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it. Not so fast -- if you learned any of those "facts" in school, what you learned was wrong.
What Is Mesh Wifi, and How Does It Work?
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Wireless mesh networks can seamlessly connect entire cities. Learn how this new technology works.
How Blackouts Work
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Blackouts are explained in this article. Learn about blackouts.
What Billions in U.S. Aid Accomplished in Afghanistan: 5 Questions Answered
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Some $150 billion in nonmilitary U.S. aid flowed into Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020, but what exactly was accomplished in that time with that amount of money?
White Dwarfs Can Shred Planets to Pieces
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So what does that mean for good ol' Earth someday?