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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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