No outdoor outlet? Power Mole transmits electricity through window glass

[New Atlas logo]( Around The Home [No outdoor outlet? Power Mole transmits electricity through window glass]( [The Power Mole consists of an indoor transmitter and an outdoor receiver]( The Power Mole wirelessly transmits 10 watts of electricity through window glass, allowing indoor outlets to power outdoor devices. It's built on the inductive coupling technology utilized in wireless smartphone charging systems. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Discover the power and efficiency of Office Pro 2021, now for only $56]( As you settle into your workstation, a pile of tasks demands your attention. Luckily, Office Professional 2021 is there to help. With just a click, you dive into a world where getting things done is a breeze. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Fully autonomous street crawlers could make potholes thing of the past]( [The ARRES Prevent can detect and repair small cracks in road surfaces, before they expand into potholes]( Whether you're on a bike or in a car, potholes are a problem. Maintenance is costly and labor intensive, but UK authorities have successfully tested a prototype autonomous machine designed to detect and seal surface cracks that can grow into potholes. [Read more]( Outdoors [RV gear-maker glampifies box trailer into stealthy Swiss Army camper]( [Tetravan's one-off camping trailer]( Setting out with the goal of turning a humble cargo trailer into a luxurious camper, Tetravan has created a clean, modern caravan loaded with smart, multipurpose equipment that includes a kitchen that doubles as an office and a stow-away shower. [Read more]( Energy [Self-assembling crane promises to halve cost of offshore wind setup]( [Specific blade lifting tool lets operators lift and install huge airfoils without having them swing in the wind]( Part of the exorbitant cost of offshore wind energy is the massive crane ships required to install the damn things – but Norwegian company Windspider has come up with a brilliantly lightweight crane system that promises to slash costs in half. [Read more]( Technology [World’s fastest camera shoots at 156.3 trillion frames per second]( [An illustration of SCARF, the world's fastest camera. A chirped pulse of light captures an ultrafast event – an apple being pierced with a bullet – before entering the system for processing into an image]( Engineers at INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre in Canada have developed the world’s fastest camera, which can shoot at an astonishing 156.3 trillion frames per second. [Read more]( Music [Startup spins out plant-based alternative to PVC in vinyl records]( [The EvoVinyl album demonstrated by Evolution Music's Marc Carey is made primarily from sugarcane]( Sales of vinyl records have been on the rise for a few years now, but the plastic used to create them is bad news for the enviro-conscious listener. A UK startup is hoping to change that by pressing for plant-based alternatives. [Read more]( Technology [Video: Filmmakers test-drive OpenAI’s Sora, inspiring awe – and concern]( ['Air Head' is an example of the work produced by creatives using OpenAI's Sora]( OpenAI has asked creatives to produce their own short films using text-to-video model Sora. The public's response has been a mixture of awe and fear about the potential uses of this technology and the real-world impact it may have. [Read more]( Science [Scientists look to leaves for longer roots on better crops]( [One of the corn crops utilized in the LEADER study]( A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant's leaves to see how far down its roots go into the soil. [Read more]( Science [New images show 'demonic' face distortions from rare condition]( [A comparison of a normal face (left) with how a patient with prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) perceives the same face (right)]( Imagine waking up one day and seeing every face distorted into demonic proportions. That’s reality for patients with a rare condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), and a unique case study has now given us a glimpse through their eyes. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2022