Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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