MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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