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How Satellite Phones Work
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Satellite phones can be your only line of communication in remote areas, but it's a costly way to reach out and touch someone. See how satellite phones work.
How Could Gold Save My Life?
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Gold nanoparticles have the potential to radically change breast cancer detection, according to a recent study. Learn about the use of gold nanoparticles.
How Lithium-ion Batteries Work
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Lithium-ion batteries are incredibly popular these days. You can find them in laptops, PDAs, cell phones and iPods. Find out why.
10 Robots With Dirty Jobs
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So you like to complain about your demonic boss, moronic co-workers and fancy company coffee machine that never, ever works? You need to zip it and meet these 10 hard-working bots. They could tell you stories.
How Glassblowing Works
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Glassblowing may seem like a fairly recent art form, but it's really been around since the Roman Empire. Read more about glassblowing.
How Adobe AIR Works
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Adobe AIR is a runtime environment that allows people to create rich Internet applications. Find out more about Adobe AIR.
Was an Irish monk the first European to reach America?
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An Irish monk could have been the first person to discover the American continent, according to ancient texts. Learn more about the Irish monk discovery.
How Automotive Fine-Tuning Works
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Automotive fine-tuning requires great attention to detail. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about automotive fine-tuning.
Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages
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Before the advent of gunpowder, enemy combatants used a powerful siege weapon called a trebuchet to forcefully launch projectiles - sometimes a large stone, a decapitated human head or a dead horse - at intended targets.
How Home Networking Works
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Home networking allows multiple computers to share files, printers and an Internet connection. Learn how home networking works and how to build a home network.