This year's winners include a chemistry prize for a Japanese scientist who calculated how much saliva a typical five-year-old produces in one day, and an engineering prize for a diaper-changing machine. We consider if scientific research that appears weird or silly can actually have important, real-life applications.

<p>This year's winners include a chemistry prize for a Japanese scientist who calculated how much saliva a typical five-year-old produces in one day, and an engineering prize for a diaper-changing machine. We consider if scientific research that appears weird or silly can actually have important, real-life applications.</p>

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