Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
-104
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
18
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
15
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
5