{
  "id": 18331924,
  "title": "A self-charging toothbrush that generates electricity to kill bacteria while you brush",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/a-self-charging-toothbrush-that-generates-electricity-to-kill",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:20:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-toothbrush-generates-electricity-bacteria.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A lot of time and effort goes into toothbrush technology, whether changing bristle angles or tweaking and improving electric models. No matter the developments, they all essentially still do the same thing to a greater or lesser degree, which is using a mechanical scrubbing motion to clean teeth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}