At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
15
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20
Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
24
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
Your brain is 80% water.
525