In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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