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 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 force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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