The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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