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In issue 207, discover the amazing electric vehicle inventions that will change the way we drive in the future. Also: inside an F-16 fighter jet, how toothpaste is made, world’s most powerful microscope, how medieval catapults could slingshot a siege to victory, hornets explained, your guide to 30 years of exoplanet discovery, and much more.

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