In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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