Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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