At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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