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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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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