Review: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 defies logic to enter unlikely territory

[New Atlas logo]( Automotive [Review: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 defies logic to enter unlikely territory]( [The 2024 Ioniq 6 is a beautifully-done sedan overall]( The Ioniq 6 is the least logical step on from Hyundai’s well-done Ioniq 5 crossover. But it works. Going from an SUV to a sedan seems counterintuitive, given the way the auto market seems to shun sedans. Yet this is one of the best we’ve driven lately. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Harness the coding power of Microsoft Visual Studio for only $40]( Imagine yourself as a coder, faced with a myriad of tasks spanning various languages and platforms. Your project demands versatility and agility, and in the midst of it all stands Visual Studio ready to elevate your coding experience to new heights. [Read more]( Marine [Dual-drive electro-foil jet ski levitates toward the future]( [The WaveFlyer Rogue lifts out of the water at just over 9 mph, proceeding to a top speed of 25 mph]( Enautic started life with a hydrofoil e-jet ski before turning all its attention to a foil mini-boat. It seems it never totally shelved its original PWC, though, as it now presents the WaveFlyer Rogue with intent to "redefine what a PWC should be." [Read more]( Outdoors [ARB powered rooftop tent brings RV luxury and ease to car camping]( [ARB adds a little bit of RV security, comfort and ease of use with the all-new Altitude rooftop tent]( The all-new hardshell Altitude rooftop tent from ARB is loaded with RV-style upgrades not often seen RTTs, including a push-button electric lift system, staircase-inspired step ladder, and neatly integrated auto-shutoff lighting. [Read more]( Science [AI tech takes just minutes to convert GoPro videos into 3D coral reef maps]( [A DeepReefMap-using scientist with a six-camera setup – the system does work with even just a single camera]( A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at their computers in their labs. [Read more]( Architecture [Vertical garden corkscrews its way to the top of Hollywood tower]( [The Star, Hollywood will be defined by its eye-catching greenery filled facade]( Bringing to mind a Helter Skelter with its unusual spiraling exterior, the Star, Hollywood is a new office tower by Foster + Partners that will be wrapped in ascending gardens, providing generous outdoor spaces for workers inside. [Read more]( Around The Home [Video: First stair-climbing robo-vacuum stretches its folding legs]( [The Ascender can manage both regular and open-riser stairs, as long as the treads are at least 5.9 inches deep (150 mm)]( Migo Robotics' Ascender is the world's first stair-climbing robotic vacuum cleaner and floor mop. People certainly seem to like the idea, as its just-launched Kickstarter campaign has already racked up almost $2 million in pledges. [Read more]( Medical [Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into first living human patient]( [Surgeons Nahel Elias (left) and Tatsuo Kawai (right) performing the landmark transplantation surgery of a pig kidney into a human patient]( A genetically edited pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living patient for the first time. Reports indicate the man is doing well a few weeks on, raising hopes for a wider pool of donated organs in future. [Read more]( Technology [NVIDIA to create AI ‘agents’ that outperform human nurses]( [NVIDIA has partnered with Hippocratic AI to develop AI-powered healthcare agents]( NVIDIA has joined Hippocratic AI to develop AI-powered ‘healthcare agents’ that have already been shown to outperform other large language models and human nurses in specific tasks. But can these agents adequately ease the healthcare worker shortage? [Read more]( Space [Sulfuric acid clouds of Venus can't dissolve life, new experiments find]( [Amino acids essential to life are surprisingly stable in Venus' sulfuric acid clouds, suggests a new study]( Venus may be a hellscape, but there’s a chance some forms of life could evolve there. A new MIT study has now found that the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in highly concentrated sulfuric acid – which Venus’ clouds are made of. [Read more]( Aircraft [Video: Next-gen supersonic aircraft takes flight]( [XB-1 in the air]( The first private supersonic aircraft since Concorde retired two decades ago has successfully taken to the skies. On March 22, Boom's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator completed its maiden flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. [Read more]( Around The Home [Dual-lift standing desk brings your computer screen to eye level]( [The patented Dual Lift Standing Desk puts the work surface at comfortable standing height, while allowing the rear to be raised up to accommodate an eye-height monitor]( Sitting at an office desk all day, every day is generally considered to be bad for our health. Standing desks are here to get you on your feet while working, but the Dual Lift Standing Desk is designed to give your screen an extra lift as well. [Read more]( Space [NASA mission could detect alien life from a single cell as early as 2030]( [An upcoming NASA mission could detect life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa in the next decade]( We might find alien life as soon as 2030, suggests a new study. A lab experiment has shown instruments on a spacecraft headed to one of the most promising worlds to find life are sensitive enough to detect a single living cell in a single ice grain. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Video: 28-ft-long Sangja tiny house doesn't compromise on comfort]( [The Sangja has a length of 28 ft (8.5 m) and is based on a triple-axle trailer]( Modern Tiny Living's latest model, the Sangja, has a length of just 28 ft but is surprisingly comfortable inside. It features a master bedroom with standing space, a well-proportioned living area, and even a bathroom with a tub. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). 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