Tony laughed a bit and shrugged, "I could go into the technical jargon, but I have a feeling that'd just annoy you. While I have no doubt you're a brilliant woman, I'd have to explain to you the history of computers and jet propulsion before I ever got to that point."
He moved towards the armor and tapped on the middle of the chest, where the lightly glowing blue light was, "That thing is what controls it all. I created a working version of it in a cave when I was held captive by some terrorists. I upgraded it when I got home, and a few years later, turned it into a flawless thing."
Tony moved back towards her, "It uses arc technology, which essentially are hidden particles in the air, to create, essentially, re-usable, unending energy. As for the suit itself, well, that's just like building a car. Using extremely light weight metals, and several hundred different moving parts, all working in unison. It takes the computer to make them work together properly."