Published on Aug. 30, 2023, 12:36 p.m.

As a pediatric dentist and father, I’ve seen the nightly battles. Here’s a look at the psychology, physics, and hidden engineer…

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### Unpacking the hidden physics, biology, and behavioral psychology inside the humble electric toothbrush. Every morning, w…

Published on Nov. 19, 2023, 6:57 p.m.

A silent, microscopic war is being fought inside your mouth every single day. It’s a battle against an opponent far more sophis…

Published on Nov. 1, 2024, 3:18 p.m.

You know the feeling. That fuzzy, slightly sticky coating on your teeth when you wake up. You brush it away, and for a few hour…

Published on Aug. 14, 2023, 8:54 p.m.

It’s not just vibrating. It’s a lesson in physics, design philosophy, and the hidden compromises inside an $18 gadget. Long …

Published on Nov. 2, 2024, 5:38 a.m.

It’s not just about brushing. It's about outsmarting a billion-year-old microscopic enemy with physics, feedback loops, and cle…

Published on Aug. 30, 2023, 12:03 p.m.

I have a ritual when packing for a trip. I lay out my gadgets on the bed: the laptop with its hefty power brick, the phone need…

Published on Nov. 29, 2023, 3:50 p.m.

It’s not just about washing away last night’s spinach. Modern oral care is a battle against intelligent bacterial cities, and o…

Published on Oct. 19, 2023, 8:19 a.m.

Inside the invisible war against oral biofilm, and how technologies leveraging fluid dynamics and behavioral science are changi…

Published on March 23, 2025, 8:45 a.m.

We all do it, twice a day if we’re diligent. It’s a ritual so ingrained it feels automatic, almost instinctual. We grab a brush…