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Diabetes is a data-driven disease, with patients inundated with information to monitor. The One Drop system is designed to let people manage diabetes through an integrated app, smart meter and supplies service, and New Atlas spoke to the company’s founder, Jeffrey Dachis, to find out how it works.

Just a month after the state government of South Australia announced a deal with Tesla to create the largest lithium-ion battery storage facility in the world, it has now revealed plans to build the biggest, single-tower solar thermal power plant on the planet with a proposed output of 150 MW.

Thanks to a global network of 18 robotic telescopes, researchers caught a brief blue glow in the sky which, they say, was the result of a different kind of supernova explosion. The find reveals surprising information about the companion star next to the white dwarf that sparked the spectacle.

​Natural spider silk is already amazingly strong stuff, plus scientists have developed synthetic versions of the material. Now, however, researchers have split the difference – they've created silk that comes from spiders, but that has added man-made ingredients which give it extra strength.

​Although there are a great many folding bike manufacturers out there, Brompton is probably the most well-respected of the bunch. Now, the company is introducing its first folding e-bike, known simply as the Brompton Electric. Among other things, it offers a range of up to 50 miles.

To survive through winter in the freezing, oxygen-starved waters of northern Europe, crucian carp and goldfish produce their own alcohol internally, removing dangerous chemicals from their bodies and getting nicely sauced along the way. Now, researchers have worked out how they do it.

​Back in October 2015, Dave McAuld secured production funding from over 1,300 Indiegogo backers to bring his Fusion digital/analog hybrid guitar project to life. Almost 2 years on and, from today, the instrument will go on sale in the US.​

DeLorean is a name associated with a certain brushed stainless steel supercar, but now it's being added to aircraft. DeLorean Aerospace is developing a two-person VTOL aircraft called the DR-7 that combines rotating ducted lift/propulsion fans with an autonomous flight control system.

Infiniti is set to completely unwrapped the stunning retro-futuristic Prototype 9 this week. Inspired by classic Japanese racers and aircraft, the car blends stunning proportions with a modern electric powertrain to create one of the most interesting concepts we've seen this year.

Over the years we've seen various attempts to reinvent the humble alarm clock, from one that wakes you with an electric shock and another that literally runs away from you​.​ The Sandman Doppler eschews such gimmicks in favor of some features that most people will actually find pretty useful.

Modern Tiny Living recently put the finishing touches to a model that makes your average tiny house look spacious. Though it measures just 12 ft (3.6 m)-long, the off-grid Nugget nonetheless has a bathroom, kitchenette, and sleeping area squeezed into its small frame.

You may have found some old leftovers at the back of your fridge, but they're likely to pale in comparison to a fruitcake recently found in one of the huts used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott during his ill-fated expedition of 1910-13. The "almost edible" ​fruitcake is over a hundred years old.