German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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