A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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