Gecko Gloves Grip Grateful Grabbers

Maybe we're on the brink of the feel-good Christmas gift of 2015, at least for those who like to "stick with it." Patents are pending and negotiations are still underway with toy companies, but Stanford University students have developed gecko gloves, designed to allow humans to scale glass walls, just like those adorable little insurance salesmen. Really, they act more like paddles, using the same scientific principles as the sticky feet of the gecko, one world-class climber. The paddle-gloves have slots hands fit into.

And just in case you think this might be some silly school project with no merit, even NASA is looking at the new gecko gloves as a way for astronauts to grab things in space. No suggested retail prices was given, but something tells me you won't find these in the $5.99 mitten bin. Anyway, good luck to some obviously brilliant students.

DB