Passive house buildings use 75–90% less energy than conventional buildings — through insulation, airtightness, and heat recovery.

The elevator made tall buildings more practical.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses a minimum of 24 satellites to provide worldwide coverage.

Pianos have over 12,000 individual parts and are considered both string instruments and percussion instruments.

People often hear their phone vibrate when it didn't.

The Apollo guidance computer had less power than a modern calculator.

Satellites can read license plates from orbit under ideal conditions.

Vulcanization — treating rubber with sulfur — transformed a sticky, temperature-sensitive material into durable industrial rubber.

The printing press allowed books to be reproduced more efficiently.