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How Do You Win a Nobel Prize?

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How cool would that be to stand amongst the company of fellow laureates like Mother Teresa or Albert Einstein? We have some ideas for scoring you one.

How Does 'Bulletproof' Glass Work?

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In a lot of movies you see windows that are 'bulletproof.' Does bulletproof glass really exist, and if so, how does it work?

How Does AI Work?

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AI already can outperform humans in some narrow domains, but in the future AI may go inside the human brain to enhance intellectual capabilities, turning users into human-machine hybrids.

How Does Herd Immunity Keep a Country Safe From Diseases?

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Herd immunity relies on the principle of safety in numbers as far as vaccinations go. Find out why herd immunity is an important public health issue.

How Does Photosynthesis Work?

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Artificial photosynthesis allows us to replicate one of nature's miracles. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about artificial photosynthesis.

How Does Relative Humidity Affect How I Feel Outside?

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We hear about humidity in just about every weather report on the nightly news. There are several different ways meteorologists measure humidity, but relative humidity is the most common measurement. What is relative humidity, though?

How Does a Blood Pressure Gauge Work?

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It's technical name is sphygmomanometer and it takes your blood pressure. But how does it do that?

How Does a Forest Fire Benefit Living Things?

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Forest-fire prevention has been a touchstone of American consciousness since the creation of Smokey the Bear in the 1940s. But now, environmental experts believe that some amount of fire is good for the forest too.

How Does a Fresnel Lens Work? The Magic Behind the Glass

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I have a thin piece of plastic mounted on the back window of my RV. It magnifies things so I can see better when I'm backing up. How can such a thin piece of plastic magnify things? A regular glass magnifying lens would have to be curved on both sides and much thicker.

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