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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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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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