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.
34
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
43
Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
88
Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75