Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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