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What's inside the teapot used by assassins to poison their victims?
The teapot has a unique design that allows the person holding the teapot to manipulate the flow as desired.
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Why do we get older when cells are always replicating?
The human body is not designed to live very long and is usually limited to the age of 90. So why do we age and what does aging really mean?
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Interesting things only in Japan
Japan is famous as a country with many unique cultural features, making tourists surprised and excited.
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Why don't passengers parachute to escape when a civil plane crashes?
Before designing passenger planes, parachutes were not considered for passengers, and even the crew did not have parachutes.
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Scientists find traces of modification in DNA: Are humans products of 'design'?
Where did we come from and where are we going? This is a question that humans have pondered since ancient times and is also a direction that scientists are constantly ex…
Flu epidemic
How Moderna designed a breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine in just 2 days?
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is 95% effective in preventing disease, but what's more impressive is that the company designed its vaccine in just two days in January 2020.
Flu epidemic
Experiment shows Covid virus can shrink tumors of 4 types of late-stage cancer
Based on that effect, scientists could design a safe treatment using benign viruses or a vaccine using the RNA of the COVID virus itself.
Archeology
The ancient tombs were all sealed from the inside, how did the last worker escape?
Ancient tombs, especially royal tombs, were built with mysterious designs that are still difficult for us to find answers to today.
Space science
Chinese companies challenge SpaceX
At least seven Chinese companies are trying to close the gap with SpaceX to achieve similar success with reusable rockets.
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Chinese hypersonic aircraft prototype reaches Mach 6 speed
Chinese scientists have launched a hypersonic aircraft with a particularly massive fuselage, reaching speeds fast enough to travel between Beijing and New York in two ho…
Conquer Mars
The first plane crash investigation on another planet
Ingenuity, NASA's Mars research helicopter, crashed on January 18, 2024 due to a problem with its guidance system.
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Why does toothpaste have colored stripes but when squeezed out it doesn't mix?
This is an interesting technological secret that combines physical design and chemical formula.
New technology
Hong Kong researchers have created a soft robot that can penetrate the human body.
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (China) have just created a robot that looks like slime (a children's toy). Adults may find it similar to the scary character…
Space science
China successfully tests inflatable spacecraft capsule
The China Academy of Space Technology announced on November 21 that the inflatable spacecraft capsule carried by the Shijian-19 satellite has passed orbital testing.
New technology
NASA funds $11.5 million in research on future aircraft
NASA funds five organizations researching new commercial aircraft with lower emissions and more efficiency.