Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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