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  • The Sense Glucose Earring would pierce the earlobe and pulse high-frequency radio waves through the surrounding tissue as a way of measuring blood sugar levels
    Diabetes
    Glucose earring concept imagines blood sugar tracking via the earlobe
    An imaginative new concept for diabetes management is a student-designed earring that tracks blood glucose levels via the earlobe. The creator hopes it can one day help children with the condition more discretely manage their condition.
  • Trains equipped with Tracksure sensors can detect under-track voids
    Science
    Tech turns trains into track inspectors
    ​If you're trying to monitor railways for wear and tear, why not just use something that's already on the tracks all the time … trains? That's the idea behind the Tracksure system, which looks for trouble using an inexpensive sensor that can be easily added to locomotives.