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The ingredient in almost everything you eatIn the 1930s, American industrialist Henry Ford had one overwhelming obsession: soybeans. He extracted their oil to make enamel for…Jul 8, 2024Jul 8, 2024
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Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRRORHow does a touchscreen work?In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldn’t activate their smartphones while wearing gloves, so they began…Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 2024
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Spicy scienceHave you ever wondered why does your mouth feel like it’s on fire when you eat a spicy pepper? And how do you soothe the burn? And how…Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2024
Why do you experience pain?Let’s start with an incident that was reported by the British Medical Journal in 1995 about a 29-year-old builer. He accidentally jumped…Jun 6, 2024Jun 6, 2024
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