MIT robot swims through water via living muscle cells
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi9d ago
An MIT robot powered by a single layer of living muscle cells swam through a watery maze, following a light held in a researcher’s hand.
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top 77%Smart rings are suddenly everywhere. Has their time finally come?
New Atlasby Howard Armitage9d ago
There was a time when intelligent rings were what your level-three wizard wore in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Now Amazon will sell you one for less than a steak dinner for two.
Swiss Army knife adds prized EDC accessory it's lacked for centuries
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal9d ago
For how ubiquitous and varied they are, Victorinox' Swiss Army Knives strangely don't come with clips to hold them in place in your pocket.
Aston Martin DBX GT offers 717 horsepower in a tailored suit
New Atlasby Simon Heptinstall9d ago
British luxury automotive marque Aston Martin has always maintained that true sophistication is never purely about raw, numbers-driven performance.
Hillbilly Express: Riding the 2026 Harley-Davidson Pan America Special
New Atlasby Boris Mihailovic9d ago
“Just a good old boys, Never meanin’ no harm, Beats all you never saw, Been in trouble with the law since the day they was born, Straightening the curves, yeah, Flattenin’ the hills, Someday the...
Sea sponges serve as inspiration for strong, lightweight metamaterials
New Atlasby Malcolm Azania10d ago
As one of nature’s most spectacular structures, Venus’ flower basket glass sponges can live thousands of years more than 2 km (3,300 ft) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
Rugged milk crate is actually an undercover self-rescue multitool
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss10d ago
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with...
Google wants to spread mosquitos to fight deadly diseases. Here's why.
New Atlasby Emma Schneck10d ago
Earlier this summer, Google’s Debug program made headlines by applying to the EPA for permits to release droves of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across California and Florida.
Moonwalker moto shoes learn your gait for ultimate wheeling up to 7mph
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi10d ago
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone...
30-sec camping trailer is the lightest and tiniest of towable A-frames
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss10d ago
Just a few weeks ago, we checked out a compact A-frame that looked like it might be about the simplest on wheels.
'Floating' gaming headset pumps immersive audio to your skull
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal10d ago
Desktop accessories brand Cololight is working on an interesting addition to gamer setups: a pair of speakers that appear to float around your head to create a more immersive experience while you...
Smart HUD mask puts your dive data where your face is
New Atlasby Ben Coxworth10d ago
While wrist-mounted dive computers certainly are handy (no pun intended), they can still be awkward to look at when you're underwater in full scuba gear.
Motorcycle radar system adds blind-spot tech to any bike
New Atlasby Utkarsh Sood10d ago
There was a time when even speedometers were alien tech on motorcycles. It was a long, long time ago, but early-age motorcycle riders must’ve looked at the dial and thought to themselves, “I don't...
Coin-sized titanium flashlight improves on the original EDC must-have
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal11d ago
Flashlight brand Rodman is back with an updated version of its tiny ED08 model from last year. While it was already easy to carry, the new one features better LEDs and an improved build – at nearly...
Visionary coupe self-cleans the emissions EVs still create
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi11d ago
Electric cars don't cough out exhaust, but their tires and brakes are still shedding a nearly invisible haze into the air.
A laser just photographed objects through six feet of concrete
New Atlasby Mike McRae11d ago
Superman was cheated. X-ray vision isn’t where it’s at. If yesterday’s writers of comic books knew what we know today, the Man of Steel would have shot muons from his eyes to see through walls of...
Genre-torching RV is a sleeker breed of hybrid camper bus for the USA
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss11d ago
The all-new Origin motorhome from Coachmen blows up the existing motorhome classification system and welds the pieces together into something new.
Wait, AI is hacking government networks now?
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal11d ago
Last week, Australia's prime minister announced that an AI model operated by OpenAI – the company behind ChatGPT – had gained unauthorized access into the country's healthcare systems.
Two-person tiny house provides simplicity on a single floor
New Atlasby Adam Williams11d ago
It's always a real challenge to fit a viable tiny house into a length of just 6 m (20 ft), so instead of complicating things, the Sierra Tiny Home keeps things simple with an open, single-level...
Modular camp kitchen packs down into a metal case
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova11d ago
Cooking outdoors requires a lot of planning and a lot of stuff to bring. A stove, gas, cookware, ingredients, utensils ... the list goes on, and it’s pretty easy to forget a few things.