Life's Little Mysteries Tech Archives
What’s the Difference Between LED and LCD TVs?
May 22, 2012, Kim Zimmermann, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
LCD and LED tvs work in similar ways to produce high-definition TV images.
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How Do You Weigh an Atom?
May 22, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
You can't use a scale, but there's another method for weighing an atom.
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What's the Difference Between 3G and 4G Cellphone Networks?
May 18, 2012, Kim Zimmermann, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Your cellphone probably runs on one of these networks.
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What Is a URL?
May 17, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
You use URLs every day, but do you know how they work?
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5 Awesome Ways 'The Avengers' Bend Physics
May 04, 2012, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Marvel's Avengers bend the rules of physics to fight super villains, but some of the comic book science is surprisingly close to reality.
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What Is the Internet?
May 01, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
Many people think that the Internet and the World Wide Web are one and the same, but they are wrong.
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Science Fiction or Fact: Will Tractor Beams Ever Become Reality?
April 30, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Need to reign in an enemy spaceship? Fire up the tractor beam.
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The 5 Most Successful Viral Videos Ever
April 25, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
In the history of YouTube, there has been one viral video after another. But these five take the cake, by spread faster and farther than all others.
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Science Fiction or Fact: Humanlike Intelligent Machines Will Soon Exist
April 24, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
No sci-fi story is complete without an android, but is our tech really heading that direction?
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What Is an IP Address?
April 23, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
Do you know your IP address?
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What Is a Blog?
April 17, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
The name "blog" is actually a shortening of the original term weblog.
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What Is Spam?
April 16, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
Spam — the email, not the meat product — can carry computer viruses.
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What the Beep? Why Digital Sounds Are So Annoying
April 12, 2012, Anthony McGovern, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The beep is a very common sound in today's world. Our ears don't really like it because they don't understand it.
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How Do ATMs Work?
April 06, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
They give you money, but what makes them tick?
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Science Fiction or Fact: Is Time Travel Possible?
April 05, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Is time travel as simple as building a flux capacitor?
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How Do Electric Guitars Work?
March 31, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
How do six metal strings make all that noise?
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How Does the Nintendo Wii Remote Work?
March 30, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
The Nintendo Wii remote uses several technologies to put players in the game.
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How do Digital Cameras Work?
March 23, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
Digital cameras have overtaken film by using clever technology.
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How Do Smoke Detectors Work?
March 23, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
There are two types of smoke detectors, and they use different technologies to spot a fire.
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How Do Record Players Work?
March 23, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
The record player was invented in 1877, and hasn't changed fundamentally since.
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Viral 'Human Bird Wings' Video Fake, Probably an Ad
March 21, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A new video shows a man flying like a bird. But is it just a viral ad campaign for Nintendo?
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How Does GPS Work?
March 20, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
GPS is absolutely essential in the 21st century, but just how does it work?
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Science Fiction or Fact: Will Space Battles Be Fought with Laser Weapons?
March 16, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Any good sci-fi hero uses a laser blaster, but how realistic are these weapons?
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What Happens on the Internet in a Typical Day?
March 09, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
You will not believe how many hours of porn are watched per day.
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Top 10 Inventions that Changed the World
March 06, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
From the wheel to the birth control pill, these 10 inventions had huge ramifications.
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