Image of the Day: Elegant Enamel
A scanning electron microscope image of a rat incisor's enamel shows an intricate lattice of calcium phosphate "nanowires" and metal ions that protects the tooth.
(See “Amorphous intergranular phases control the properties of rodent tooth enamel,” Science, 2015.)
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