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 at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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