Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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