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A team of scientists in Japan is working on growing multiple, fully-functional teeth and implanting them in mice.

Kristie Wolfe is busy building her very own mini-Shire, comprising three Hobbit Homes. The first dwelling has just been completed, and the plan is to have the entire project finished by mid-2016.

Japanese scientists have found that fish oil converts fat-storing cells into critical fat-burning cells in mice. The discovery could help battle obesity as the fat-burning cells decrease later in life.​​

Hungarian designer Ádám Török​ previously devised a collapsible scooter that can double as a belt. He has now launched a campaign to further develop his concept and hopefully bring it to market

Researchers at MIT have developed a new method for detecting elusive molecules, using an array or “forest” of carbon nanotubes. The technique can be finely tuned, allowing it to be used for the capture of very small particles, including those of certain viruses.

Many great inventions throughout history were initially scoffed at before they went on to take the world by storm. That's not a likely scenario when it comes to the following list of oddball contraptions ... but you never know.

An alien spaceship has landed on the wetlands of Harbin, China. Designed by MAD Architects, the recently-completed Harbin Opera House sees the firm at the top of its game. The recently-completed project features two high-end theaters with a combined capacity of 2,000 patrons.​

A new attraction in the Czech Republic has visitors walking around with their heads in the clouds. The Sky Walk is a 55-m (180-ft)-high wooden walkway on top of a mountain. It is aimed at being both fun and educational, with a helter skelter-type slide providing a fast way down.

One of the more difficult things to teach a machine is how to see. With that in mind, researchers have developed two technologies that use deep learning for robotic sight.

Although mirrors are currently utilized by women everywhere, they can only show users what their makeup will look like in that one type of light. That's why simplehuman created the Wide-View Sensor Mirror. Its full-spectrum LED lighting can replicate a variety of color temperatures, on demand.​

SpaceX successfully made the first landing of an orbital space booster rocket today at 8:39 pm EST at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster made a controlled, powered touchdown on land after delivering 11 communications satellites into low Earth orbit.

Back in January, a Johns Hopkins University study was released claiming that two-thirds of cancers are down to random mutations. Now, a research team is refuting that claim, carrying out a four part investigation that counters the argument.