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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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