Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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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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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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