Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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