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How Bluetooth Works

What do you do when you need your computer to "talk" to your cell phone? Bluetooth is a standard developed by a group of manufacturers that allows any sort of electronic equipment to connect without wires, cables or any direct action from you.

Find out how Bluetooth streamlines the process.

Coming Soon: How SciFi Musicals Work


How Machine Guns Work
Find out if firing a machine gun is really as tricky as terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made it look in a recent video clip.
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How Smartphones Work
Learn what makes a cell phone a smartphone, how the idea came about and what you can do with one.
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How Parkour Works
For some, the idea of going out for a jog around the block is incredibly boring. But what if it involved creative, acrobatic moves?
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How Gas Prices Work
Oil companies are under the microscope as gas prices climb back toward record levels. Find out how gas prices are set.
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How DSL Works
Find out how DSL uses extra bandwidth to provide a fast Internet connection without taking over your phone.
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The United States vs. Iran
Learn about the current controversy, when animosity arose between the U.S. and Iran and how it fits into the rest of the Middle East.

Ultrasound's New Focus
Researchers are studying high-intensity focused ultrasound as a treatment for uterine fibroids, breast cancer and other cancers.

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An ostrich can run as fast as 35 miles per hour.

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"Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively."
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