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In what could spell the end of daily finger-pricks and meticulous blood sampling for diabetics, Japanese scientists have developed a non-invasive blood-glucose monitoring method that relies on far infrared light, which the researchers say is harmless and offers unprecedented levels of accuracy. ​​

We covered one wearable sled not 10 months ago, and now we have an alternative design. Sled Legs strap to your legs, letting you kneel down and take off down the snow like Clark Griswold.

Sometimes all virtual reality needs to do to blow your mind is put you in a well-polished sandbox and let you screw around. Owlchemy Labs has mastered this art, with the upcoming VR title Job Simulator. We sat down with the studio to chat about the game's origins and surprising amount of structure.

At small climbing centers, regular visitors can quickly exhaust all the available runs. At a new facility in the US city of Austin, Texas, which is said to be the world's largest bouldering center, climbing sections are rotated twice a week to create new runs.

University of Michigan researchers have entered the race to build a lightweight, more affordable and more effective football helmet with a system they’ve called Mitigatium that incorporates three different layers that are meant to blunt some dangerous physics that today’s helmet designs ignore.

To make radio frequency identification (RFID) chips a bit more secure, MIT and Texas Instruments are developing an "unhackable" RFID chip that's designed to fend off information-stealing attacks.​

Escape has made a name for itself in the tiny house community. Its latest model, the Vista, boasts optional off-grid technology, very generous glazing, and a space-saving layout.

​Along with the usual flying drones, there are also models that can both fly and float. As is the case with its feathered namesake, however, the Loon Copter can fly, land on the water to see what's under the surface, and then dive down to check out what it sees.​

Deep Space Industries (DSI) has announced a successful test by two autonomous Canadian satellites, which carried out the first orbital maneuver without human supervision.

For dedicated gamers, the thought of leaving their cherished consoles behind while traveling can be enough to spark separation anxiety. The owners of a new hotel in Amsterdam have recognized this, with their aptly named Arcade Hotel offering in-room consoles and video game rental for guests. ​

Razor has announced its latest Crazy Cart, and this one is designed to make drifting even easier than previous models. The Crazy Cart Shift makes a number of changes which will enable younger drivers to achieve serious drifts, including an 8 mph (13 km/h) max speed.

Among the risks to our toothbrushes are germs that come from flushing toilets, not drying out between uses, and other external threats. Toothbrush covers can be used to mitigate these risks – and the Brushield is designed to be the best toothbrush cover available.