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Handmade marvel: The finish with hand-rubbed oil and wax helps preserve the wood's natural beauty and light colour

Updated : Oct 19, 2021

Green Gadgets

Luxury and sustainability are often seen as mutually exclusive. But some brands are marrying the two beautifully.

Updated : Oct 31, 2013

Big data is hard to define. Usually it is associated with instances where you have tremendous velocity, volume and variety of data. Velocity would mean you are being streamed with data that has to be ingested and processed fast.

Updated : Jun 20, 2013

Why LED TVs are slimmer, brighter than LCDs

LED TVs are slowly but surely pushing its predecessor, the LCD, into the oblivion. LEDs are tiny light bulbs that fit easily into an electrical circuit.

Updated : Jun 20, 2013

How does a refrigerator work?

Over the years, the refrigerator has become an integral part of our daily lives. But how does this machine that cools liquids and keeps food fresh work?

Updated : Jun 20, 2013

How a car's alarm system works

The sound of car alarms going off at the touch are common enough. How do these car protection systems detect intrusion?

Updated : Dec 28, 2012

How Google search engine works

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