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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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