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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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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