MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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