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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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