Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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