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//-->THE MAGAZDS MINDSTMSCIENCEENVIRONMENTTECHNOLOGYTRANSPORTHISTORYSPACEAMAZING VEHICLESALIENEARTHSDiscover the strangestexoplanets ever foundVOLCANIC LIGHTNINGFIRE RAINBOWFINDINGFOSSILSUnearth the secrets ofour prehistoric pastFiretorn ad o e sDUST STORMSHuge hailstonesLEARNABOUT3D PENSARMOUREDIBLE MISTMARS CROPSWEIGHT LOSSLIGHT WAVESELECTRIC EELSWHITE BLOOD CELLS288AMAZINGIMAGES &CUTAWAYSINSIDEROLL CLOUDSSPRITES AND ELVES16 UNBELIEVABLE EVENTS AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND THEMFALLSTREAK HOLEPOWER OFCRYOGENICSHow low temperaturescan save livesISSUE 69HOW WEFALL IN LOVEFind out the surprisingeffects on your braindeWibWeerutmpColdWor9019usossCol3194t1933CaysEes191960FibreOpticsancingritain...AdvInventive B13StainlessSteelthe WorldcinguenSeqA9DNibreonFCarb1963197-Limb2007ii19431933Percy ShawDesigned Cat’s EyesGeorge Hockhand Charle amsKPioneer in aothefield of opticalfibres1960htthe nigly intoou safegyLeadin19331913Harry Brearleyinvented stainless Steeleningver opohows c( This s l the inside)ato reve1979Frederick SangerDNA sequencingFor more details emailharriet@fdcovers.com1913OpenHarriet’sollectionfdcovers.com Ltd, PO Box103, Hampton Court, KT8 8EDStamp Designs © Royal Mail Group Ltd. Reproduced by kind permission of Royal Mail Group Ltd. All Rights Reserved.ISSUE 69Page 24Learn all about the life cycle ofa red-eyed tree frogThe magazine that feeds minds!It’s never boring inHow It WorksHQ.the world of cryogenics (and coming upWe’ve been playing with Robocop – ourwith brilliant puns). You may have heardoffice robot (you helped us name him onthe rumours Walt Disney was frozen thisFacebook!) – peering throughway, but there are plenty more amazingmicroscopes (and asking you to guessuses for this scientific field. And a trip towhat we saw on Twitter), and talkingthe Natural History Museum and myabout the weather. Okay, that last onefavourite exhibit – Dippy the Diplodocussounds pretty dull and typically British,– sparked an idea for an article about howbut it’s far from it. For our cover feature,fossils are found. Hope you have as muchwe rounded up the wildest weather onreading the issue as wethe planet – frog rain and fire tornadoesd making it!included. You’d think this was the forecastfrom Will Smith’s latest apocalyptic movie,but there’s real science behind thesestrange phenomena. Jo had the pleasureof presenting this crazy weather report,Jodie Tyleyditorwhile Jackie busied herself researchingWhat’s in storeCheck out just a small selection of the questionsanswered in this issue ofHow It Works…SCIENCEENVIRONMENTWhat happens to our brainsHow do electric eels huntwhen we fall in love?Page 33their prey?Page 24Meet the team…AndyArt EditorIt’s not too much longer towait untilJurassic Worldcomes stomping intocinemas, but the featureabout how to find fossilsshould help to tide you overuntil then.TRANSPORTJackieResearch EditorDiscover the coolest subject inscience, literally. Cryogenicsisn’t all about frozen bodies.Scientists use temperaturescolder than the depths of spaceto improve things from medicaltreatments to electronics.TECHNOLOGYHow can you taste with zerocalories?Page 45What are the most extremevehicles on Earth?Page 46SPACECan we really grow crops inMars soil?Page 67HISTORYHow was armour made inMedieval times?Page 78ErlingurProduction EditorThe Earth’s greatest threatsarticle serves as a starkreminder of the growingdangers we face from objectsorbiting our planet. However,there is surprisingly no mentionof Decepticons.JoSenior Staff WriterWeather can be more bizarreand exciting than you mightthink. From animal rain tosinging sand dunes, we take alook at some the oddestexamples on page 14 and revealthe science behind them.Follow us…How It Works magazineFacebook@HowItWorksmagTwitterHow It Works | 003© Alamy; Thinkstock; BAE Systems; DK Images14WORLD’SWEIRDESTWEATHERENVIRONMENT14World’s weirdestweatherFire rainbows, frog rain and moreThe science behind the planet’s most spectacular,dangerous and bizarre weather phenomenaTRANSPORT4610 amazing vehiclesThe fastest, toughest and mostpowerful rides around24Life cycle of a tree frog24How electric eels huntSCIENCE26Inside cryogenicsHow low temperatures can savelives and preserve cells52The AirWheel52How crop dusters work54Heroes of: AmeliaEarhart56Inside the limousine ofthe ocean3232333436What is AC/DC current?What is smoke?How we fall in loveImmune cellsHow does the bodyburn fat?SPACE58Alien EarthsExplore five incredible exoplanetsTECHNOLOGY38World’s mostamazing structuresThe incredible tech behind themost advanced buildings62Light waves in theuniverse64Earth’s greatest threats67Farming on Mars67The V1 star14World’s weirdest weatherHISTORY68Finding fossilsHow are prehistoric remainsuncovered and what can scientistslearn from them?44The 3Doodler45Exploding manholecovers45Edible mist machine72727375757678What is a priest hole?Weave your own basketAbu SimbelMirror manufacturingFirst sound in cinemaWashington CathedralHow armour was made58Alien EarthsJackGriffithsSovereign yachtJack couldn’t believethe luxury tech onboard the exclusive100-metre-long Sovereignsuperyacht. Find out why this iscalled the limousine of the oceanover on page 56.Meet the experts…Laura MearsInside cryogenicsThis month, scienceexpert Laura takes onthe cold world ofcryogenics – thescience of the production andeffects of extremely lowtemperatures. Discover theincredible results on page 26.HayleyPaterekWeight lossHow many of youhave stuck to yourNew Year’s resolutionof going to the gym? If you’rewondering where the pounds havegone – head to page 36 whereHayley has the answer.James HoareWashingtonCathedralThe Editor in Chief ofHistory Of WarandAll About Historyshows us around the USA’ssecond-largest church. He wasdelighted to discover it contains agargoyle of Darth Vader’s head!Steve WrightFirst sound incinemaSteve is a hugemovie fan as well asa history buff, so heis the perfect man to tell us howsound first came to cinema. Healso explains the process of howmirrors are made.004 | How It WorksWWW.HOWITWORKSDAILY.COMHow can youmake a sparklingdiamond out ofpeanut butter?Find out on pg 10REGULARS0626Inside cryogenics068086Global eyeAmazing science and tech storiesfrom around the worldBrain dumpThe place where we answer yourmost curious questionsReviews68We round up the mostinteresting home science gearFinding fossils8892Group testThis month, we’ve been tryingout the best new telescopesHow to…Use a telescope and blowbubbles inside bubbles9438World’s mostamazing structuresLetters67Farming on Mars33Our rethinhave theirandy on allHow we fall in love4610 amazing vehiclesGo tofor great dealsHow It Works | 005SWWW.HOWITWORKSDAILY.COM [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]