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Researchers from four institutions located in Romania and St. Kitts have worked together to determine whether graphene could be used to create more durable dental materials. They worked to test how toxic different forms of the material were to teeth, with promising results.

Although commercial drones are being used for all sorts of things, consumer models still can't do much more than shoot aerial video. That's why Ben Kardoosh created the Mantis Drone Claw. It allows quadcopters to pick items up off the ground, and doesn't require a power source.

Iraqi-British starchitect Zaha Hadid recently turned her considerable talent to designing a prefabricated pavilion. The Volu Dining Pavilion is currently on display at Design Miami and available for purchase in a very limited edition – with a reported price tag of US$480,000.

Researchers have developed a new "smart dressing" that's able to monitor patient wounds, lowering the need for visual inspections. According to the device's creators, it's not only more convenient than standard dressings, but could also reduce costs associated with wound healing.

By combining carbon nanotubes with used chewing gum, scientists have developed a sensing device that can pick up movements of the more flexible body parts, such as bent finger.

Described as an audio sculpture, the Ikarus is said to have been inspired by racing cars of the 1950s and 60s, from iconic designers like Ercole Spada and Pininfarina. First revealed earlier this year in a series of computer-generated images, the integrated amp is now being readied for release.

Like a Roomba for the range, the Ball Picker is an autonomous robot that scoots around sucking up golf balls and returning them to a ball dispenser to be teed up again.

Master Lock's new Bluetooth-enabled smart padlocks aim to make forgotten combinations or lost keys a thing of the past. Paired with the Master Lock Vault app, the new line of locks improves security, simplifies sharing and even sends out tamper alerts.​

Hyundai's Tuscon Fuel Cell has unofficially set the first land speed record for production fuel cell SUVs. The Tucson achieved a top speed of 94.6 mph (152.2 km/h) during runs at the Soggy Dry Lake Bed in Southern California.​

The Fleye is claimed to be the world's safest drone. Its spherical design means that all the moving parts are kept well out of harm's way and makes it a bit more resistant to crash damage. It's also a flying developer platform, featuring a dual core Linux brain with an open SDK and API.

Bugatti has partnered with watercraft maker Palmer Johnson to design a bespoke luxury yacht. Called Niniette, the carbon fiber yacht will be available in three models starting at 42 feet and features styling elements based loosely on classics from the Bugatti lineup.

The latest snaps received from NASA's New Horizons probe are the highest-resolution photos gathered by the spacecraft during its July flyby, and in revealing craters, mountains and glaciers, may be the sharpest close-up of Pluto humans will lay eyes on for decades. ​