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What is low-power FM LPFM?
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The FCC has adopted rules creating a non-commercial FM radio (LPFM) service. Learn how a school or individual can start one of these radio stations.
How Metal Detectors Work
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Metal detectors can help you find metal buried deep in the ground. Find out how metal detectors work and learn about the different types of metal detectors.
Scientists Have Invented a Battery-free Cell Phone
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HowStuffWorks explores the technology behind making cell phone work without a battery. It's harder than you might trip.
How does an EPIRB distress radio work?
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EPIRB helps rescuers locate you in an emergency situation, and these radios have saved many lives since their creation. Find out how EPIRB radios work.
Birds Migrate Along Ancient Routes and Modern Tech Can Now Track Them
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Today, technological advances are providing new insights into bird migration and showing that it is more complex and wonderful than scientists ever imagined.
How Radar Detectors Work
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If you have a lead foot, you may have invested in a radar detector. Find out how these devices pick up police radar and lidar and learn what a jamming signal does.
How Fiber Optics Work
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Fiber optics is a really cool technology that enables the long-distance transmission of data in light signals, and is used in many more ways than you think.
How Numbers Stations Work
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If you've ever heard random numbers on a random empty radio frequency, you may have heard a numbers station. Find out about these cryptic broadcasts.
How does a 'bionic eye' allow blind people to see?
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A company called Second Sight has received FDA approval to begin U.S. trials of a retinal implant system that gives blind people a limited degree of vision. Find out how the 'bionic eye' will work.
How are the Voyager spacecraft able to transmit radio messages so far?
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The Voyager spacecraft use 23-watt radios. This is higher than the 3 watts a typical cell phone uses, but in the grand scheme of things it is still a low-power transmitter. The key to receiving the signals is therefore not the power of the radio, but a combination of three other things.