Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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