$ 45,000: the cost to enroll in this FAA-approved spaceflight training program (that’s only 18 percent of the price of a ticket on Virgin Galactic)
12 days: the time this fruit fly spent in space. Back on Earth, something’s not quite right…
7 years: the age at which humans begin to forget their early childhood, according to new research
120 times per second: the rate at which the wings of the RoboBee flap while in flight (read about the rise of insect drones in our January 2014 cover story)
88 percent: the portion of allergic children in a recent study who could tolerate eating peanuts after this six-month treatment
21 mph: the top speed of this electric Porsche from 1898
$ 500 million: the estimated amount Google recently paid to acquire DeepMind, an artificial intelligence startup
1 in 50,000: the chance that a part of someone else’s fingerprint could randomly match with the iPhone 5′s Touch ID, according to Apple (read why fingerprint security is not the future)
1 week: the length of time the herpes simplex virus can live on a dry surface (compare the lifespans of pathogens with our interactive infographic)
2021: the year Aerion plans to deliver a supersonic business jet to its first customers
10: the number of species of endangered bats discovered in abandoned bunkers on Israel’s Jordanian border
24 hours: the length of time this hardy leech can survive submerged in liquid nitrogen
$ 800: the price of Nikon’s new first-of-its-kind, waterproof, interchangeable-lens camera
56.62 mph: the record-breaking speed of the world’s fastest face-down, head-first, human-powered vehicle
$ 5,300: the price of the Ryno, a one-wheeled motorcycle with no gas pedal or normal brake
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The Week In Numbers: Tuition For Space School, New Peanut Allergy Treatment, And More
