Pop-up Cube camper cuts out canvas for four-season hard walls

[New Atlas logo]( Automotive [Pop-up Cube camper cuts out canvas for four-season hard walls]( [Cube Series puts its hard-wall pop-up camper design on a chassis all its own]( Cube Series debuted a few years ago with a lifting hard-wall pickup camper, and it's now launched the trailer version. The all-season shelter tows low but lives tall with a 4-sleeper layout that includes a dinette, kitchen and collapsible bathroom. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Learn while you drive with Kevin Costner's story-telling app, now $40]( Learn on the road with Autio. This location-based storytelling app teaches about the world as you drive through it, whether you want to learn about the land, local hotspots, or the history of your surroundings. And it's only $39.99 for 3 years. [Read more]( Biology [Would we exist if Earth's magnetic field hadn't collapsed 500m years ago?]( [An artist's impression of the Ediacaran Period, a time when the Earth's magnetic field was at its weakest]( The Earth’s magnetic field is vital for life – without it, the Sun’s radiation would sterilize the planet. But a new study suggests we wouldn’t be here at all if that magnetic field hadn’t almost completely collapsed half a billion years ago. [Read more]( Motorcycles [BMW Motorrad's magic button = auto & manual in the same bike]( [BMW's new Automated Shift Assist (ASA) completely eliminates the need for a rider to operate the clutch, but only if you want it. In M mode, it operates just like a normal motorcycle except it will change down automatically if you 're going to stall the engine. In automated D mode, it changes automatically based on how you are using the bike.]( BMW Motorrad has announced a new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) technology that operates the clutch and gearbox of a motorcycle to offer a smoother, faster, more precise gear shift. If you’re thinking “what for”, then you’re probably an existing motorcyclist. That was my first reaction when I saw BMW’s press release, but as I read onwards, I changed my mind. [Read more]( Robotics [Forest walker robot takes a brutal beating and keeps marching]( [A LimX engineer belts the P1 Biped's knees with a fallen tree branch]( Somebody better break it to the Ewoks: crafty log tricks aren't gonna cut the mustard. LimX Dynamics has released video of its P1 Biped – heavily inspired by the AT-ST walker from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, taking an absolute pounding with ease. [Read more]( Robotics [Video: Iron-shelled robo-snails swarm together for off-road tasks]( [A swarm of the robo-snails work with one another to traverse a gap]( Even though snails are slow and slimy-bottomed, they've inspired a new type of robot that could be quite useful. Groups of these bots can operate independently or join together in order to perform tasks that would otherwise be impossible. [Read more]( Technology [OpenAI's Sora makes its first official music video]( [Director Paul Trillo has used Sora to create a four-minute music video for singer/songwriter Washed Out]( Though OpenAI is yet to make the Sora text-to-video model available to the public, its ability to produce realistic, high-res video clips already has movie makers worried for job security. Now the tool has moved into the world of pop music videos. [Read more]( Energy [Sea-bed 'air batteries' offer cheaper long-term energy storage]( [BaroMar says its undersea compressed energy storage system creates an air battery cheaper than any other for long-duration storage]( Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work. [Read more]( Technology [Google's medical AI destroys GPT's benchmark and outperforms doctors]( [Google's Med-Gemini is an AI specialized in medicine]( Google Research and Google’s AI research lab, DeepMind, have detailed the impressive reach of Med-Gemini, a family of advanced AI models specialized in medicine. It's a huge advancement in clinical diagnostics with massive real-world potential. [Read more]( Space [Deep-space lasers smash data speed records over interplanetary distances]( [An artist's impression of Psyche, orbiting near the asteroid of the same name]( NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, farther away than the Sun, has sent data through a laser over a record-breaking distance, and done so even faster than expected. The breakthrough could help establish high-speed communications with human colonies on Mars. [Read more]( Medical [mRNA vaccine tackles deadly brain cancer in human trial]( [An mRNA vaccine against glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer, has shown promise in a new clinical trial]( Glioblastoma is one of the most deadly cancers, with few treatment options available. Now, a small human clinical trial has demonstrated an mRNA vaccine that quickly rallies the immune system to fight off the tumors, with promising results. [Read more]( Biology [Wild orangutan engaged in never-before-seen wound-healing behavior]( [This series of photos shows the wound progressively healing thanks to the animal's self-treatement with a medicinal plant]( For the first time ever, a wild male orangutan in Sumatra has been spotted tending to a wound on his face in an ingenious way. The technique worked, adding even more cred to the intelligence of this striking and endangered species of great ape. [Read more]( Materials [Copper coating turns touchscreens into bacteria killers]( [The TANCS coating has been shown to kill 99.9% of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in just two hours]( If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating. [Read more]( Technology [Brain implants are becoming obsolete, like old phones. What happens next?]( [What happens to the implant in your brain when it becomes obsolete or its manufacturer goes bust?]( Implantable neurological technology has advanced drastically, offering a return to normalcy for some people with neurological disorders. But given its rapid progression, what happens when these implants become obsolete or its manufacturer goes bust? [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