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It's important to look after your gnashers – or teeth for those of you who didn't grow up reading the Beano in the UK. But once the tough outer layer becomes compromised, the road to dentures may be in your future. Scientists could change that though, with a protein gel "that can not only strengthen existing enamel but actually rebuild it."
This edition also features a story that should have Metallica's Enter Sandman as its nightmarish theme tune, as arachnophobes everywhere scream at the discovery of the world's largest web and its eight-legged inhabitants.
Paul Ridden
Headliner
Breakthrough gel can regenerate tooth enamel within weeks
by Bronwyn Thompson
A mineral-recruiting gel that rebuilds tooth enamel from saliva could change the future of dental treatment. To date, we don't have any way to effectively regenerate this all-important outer layer of our teeth that erodes as we age.
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Highlights
Extraordinary rippled building looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie
by Adam Williams
You could be forgiven for thinking this extraordinary building was dreamed up as an alien megastructure for a sci-fi movie. However, the Yidan Center, by Zaha Hadid Architects, is indeed very much real and is currently nearing completion.
World’s largest web houses 110,000 spiders thriving in total darkness
by Bronwyn Thompson
Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave, scientists have made an incredible discovery – a giant communal spider web spanning more than 1,000 square feet, home to an estimated 110,000 spiders that defy nature to coexist in harmony.
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Sleek, skeletal Swiss Army knife packs a locking blade and plenty more
by C.C. Weiss
Victorinox's new Alox Refined Swiss Army knife collection wears a set of skeletonized aluminum oxide scales for sure-gripping performance and a unique look. The flagship of the 3-knife series, the Synergy X brings 9 handy tools to your pocket.
There's a new sports tourer in town from Honda, and it's a beauty
by Utkarsh Sood
After the retro-styled CB1000F was introduced to the lineup last month, a third bike has now broken out that’s based on the Hornet. The CB1000GT sports tourer comes with the same reliable bodywork, but gains some serious touring credentials.
Barista quality in a machine – G&A Robot begins rolling out its coffeebots
by Shirl Leigh
Coffee lovers distraught by the closing of several hundred Starbucks locations worldwide may not be crying in their mugs much longer, if G&A Robot installs one of its vending machines in their city. The units are billed as a smart cafe in a box.
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Toyota's surprise debut could be its most capable off-roader ever
by C.C. Weiss
Generally Honda is the major Japanese automaker pushing out a fast, ferocious new side-by-side. This time, it's Toyota, which shows a radical side-x-side that delivers an extra 50+ hp over any production SxS out there.
3D-object-making machine forgoes printing for knitting
by Ben Coxworth
If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists from Cornell University have created a machine that knits solid 3D objects out of nice old-timey conventional yarn.
Chinese space oven puts chicken wings on the menu
by David Szondy
First Japan wants to make space sake and now China has been roasting New Orleans-style chicken wings and black pepper steaks in a specially made hot-air oven aboard its Tiangong space station, according to China's Global Times state news service.
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