Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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