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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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