There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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