Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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