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There isalready a way of running with your young children – you push them in front of you, in a running-style stroller. With your arms holding onto its handle, however, your form isn't exactly ideal. That's why a group of entrepreneurs has created the kidRunner. It's a kid jogger that you tow.

Roomba co-designer Helen Grainer's startup CyPhy Works, which has already built a pair of industry-oriented drones, has made its first flirt with the consumer space: a moderately priced six-rotor drone that takes flight with a swipe of the smartphone screen.

If you've ever seen a bat in flight, then you'll know how quickly and precisely they can maneuver. Scientists have now uncovered one of the key factors that allows them to do so – and it could have applications in the design of aircraft.

A London-based startup is looking to give coffee aficionados yet another level of refinement with the launch of a smartphone-controlled micro-roaster. Called Ikawa, the countertop roaster can roast green coffee beans in 3-10 minutes.

Had bioprinting been around in Vincent van Gogh's day, he would have had to do something more dramatic to express his inner torment than cutting off his ear – American startup BioBots has been demonstrating that he could have easily just 3D-printed a new one.

When the first Orion astronauts stare back at Earth, they'll be looking through windows made mostly of plastic that are lighter, less expensive, and more structurally sound than previous designs, and is more suited to long-duration missions.

Here's some highly conceptual food for thought from XTU Architects. The Paris-based firm has drawn up a concept for creating sustainable shelters using that one material that the inhospitable Sahara desert has in abundance ... sand.

Researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology have created a light-blocking facade for plate glass windows that only kicks in when exposed to strong sunlight ... and it's powered by that sunlight, too.

Brick Lamp is a minimalist lamp shaped like a brick. More than that, it's designed to reconnect us with the act of flooding our homes with light, with the simple act of picking it up switching it on and off.

As the Apple Watch goes up for pre-order (and in-store showings) around the world, perhaps you're wondering if any of the existing smartwatches are worth a look? We've been following this space closely for the last couple of years, and have rounded up the best of the pre-Apple Watch smartwatches.

Entrepreneurs Denmark have another step towards improving the general usability of 3D printers with the Diamond Hotend, a single 3D extruder unit that can mix and melt three colors of filaments together and produce items in a rainbow of colors.

It seems like every celebrity comes out with a cookbook at some point and IBM's Watson supercomputer is no exception. The newly released Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson includes 65 recipes developed with the help of what's billed as "the world’s first cognitive cooking system."