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Technology mysteries revealed /

by Bryant, Jill.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Mysteries revealed. Publisher: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2010Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780778774174 (lib. bdg.) :; 9780778774327 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Technology
Contents:
Introduction--How do you make electricity from sunlight?--Why does a rubber band always spring back after being stretched?--How do you make an alloy?--What do nonstick pans and outdoor clothing got in common?--How does and optical fiber work?--Why can't a jet airplane fly into space?--Why doesn't a satellite fall out of the sky?--Why do huge metal ships stay afloat?--Do hybrid cars have two engines?--How can a helicopter hover?--When was the wheel invented?--Who built the first computer?--Why does a cell phone lose its signal?--How do some chemicals make some plants grow faster?--Will robots be smarter than humans some day?--What is the world's largest piece of concrete?--Do skyscrapers need walls?--How do you tunnel safely through soft mud?--What is a space elevator?--Can you make houses from straw?--Technology facts--Find out more--Glossary--Index.
Summary: Gives the answers to many technology puzzles.
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Includes index.

Introduction--How do you make electricity from sunlight?--Why does a rubber band always spring back after being stretched?--How do you make an alloy?--What do nonstick pans and outdoor clothing got in common?--How does and optical fiber work?--Why can't a jet airplane fly into space?--Why doesn't a satellite fall out of the sky?--Why do huge metal ships stay afloat?--Do hybrid cars have two engines?--How can a helicopter hover?--When was the wheel invented?--Who built the first computer?--Why does a cell phone lose its signal?--How do some chemicals make some plants grow faster?--Will robots be smarter than humans some day?--What is the world's largest piece of concrete?--Do skyscrapers need walls?--How do you tunnel safely through soft mud?--What is a space elevator?--Can you make houses from straw?--Technology facts--Find out more--Glossary--Index.

Gives the answers to many technology puzzles.

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