A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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