Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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