Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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