US Air Force releases first official pics of B-21 bomber in flight

[New Atlas logo]( Military [US Air Force releases first official pics of B-21 bomber in flight]( [The B-21 Raider in flight]( Although snapshots of the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight have been taken previously by the public, these weren't with permission. Now the United States Air Force has released the first official images of the aircraft in the air. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [A lifetime license to MS Office Professional is $50 this Memorial Day]( Amid the frenzy of Memorial Day sales, snagging a Microsoft Office license might not seem like a top priority, but with a lifetime license to the Professional 2021 plan available for just $49.97, this deal is an opportunity too good to ignore. [Read more]( Materials [Spiky stainless steel and copper delivers one-two punch to bacteria]( [Even thick-skinned bacteria is no match for the copper-coated spiky surface of the etched stainless steel, as illustrated in this exaggerated rendering of the material]( To help combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have been experimenting for years with drug-free methods to blast disease-causing bugs. A new type of stainless steel does exactly that, in a convenient and affordable way. [Read more]( Outdoors [Titanium Xbar packs a blade, pry bar, bottle opener and hex wrenches]( [From left, the Xbar Standard, Sid and Mini – buyers can choose between blade assembly colors of blue, gray and black]( A lot of multitools boast a ton of features, but such products often just end up being cluttered and confusing. The no-nonsense titanium Xbar sticks to the essentials, with a pry bar, bottle opener, hex wrenches and a fold-out cutting blade . [Read more]( Space [Boeing scrubs Starliner launch indefinitely]( [Starliner on the launch pad]( Boeing's ill-fated Starliner spacecraft has suffered another major setback as NASA announced today that its first crewed launch has been postponed indefinitely. This comes after four launch dates were scrubbed in less than three weeks due to technical issues. [Read more]( Technology [Autonomous robot invents the world's best shock absorber]( [Boston University's autonomous AI robot gingerly discards it's latest plastic pancake]( Build, weigh, crush, measure, discard, redesign, repeat. All day, all night, never stopping. Boston College's autonomous AI robot MAMA BEAR has struck gold after three years and 25,000 attempts, with the world's most impact-resistant shape. [Read more]( Materials ['Absolute miracle' breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement]( [Old concrete can be recycled in furnaces used to recycle steel, in a new method that drastically reduces the CO2 emissions of both]( A new solution from Cambridge University could recycle both concrete and steel at the same time, by throwing old concrete into steel-recycling furnaces. If done using renewable energy, the process could make for completely carbon-zero cement. [Read more]( Military [DARPA's new high-speed, blended-wing VTOL X-plane]( [Aurora Flight Sciences' concept is designed for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project]( Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed its latest concept for a low-drag, fan-in-blended-wing body design for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program aimed at producing a high-speed VTOL aircraft for Special Forces missions. [Read more]( Medical [Inherited melanoma risk 7-fold higher than previously thought]( [New research challenges the idea that melanoma is not generally caused by genetics]( The number of people carrying an inherited mutation that predisposes them to melanoma is seven-fold higher than previously thought, according to a new study. Medical practitioners are urged to consider cancer risk factors beyond sun exposure. [Read more]( Good Thinking [Swiss scientists invent a new type of chocolate]( [Scientists in Switzerland have created a new type of chocolate that uses a lot more of the cocoa fruit]( Bored of the regular chocolate varieties in your grocery store? Swiss scientists have invented a brand new kind of chocolate made of “cocoa fruit jelly.” The new concoction uses more of the cocoa fruit, making it healthier and more sustainable. [Read more]( Medical ['Bio-paper' implant: Personalized wireless electrotherapy for Parkinson's]( [A biodegradable paper can deliver wireless electrical stimulation to the brain]( An innovative biodegradable paper that sticks to the brain’s surface like a Band-Aid and delivers electrical stimulation wirelessly could revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. [Read more]( Technology [Proximity-sensing film lets people communicate by blinking]( [The film was demonstrated in these eyeglasses which allow the wearer to communicate by blinking in Morse code]( Human-machine interfaces such as phone screens would be a lot cleaner and longer-lasting if we didn't have to touch them. Scientists have now created a proximity-sensing film which makes such a scenario more possible and practical than ever before. [Read more]( Materials [Game-changing nanostrings vibrate longer than any solid-state material]( [An artist's impression of the new nanostrings which, when suspended above a microchip are "the equivalent of manufacturing guitar strings of glass that are suspended half a kilometer with almost no sag," according to TU Delft]( "Imagine a swing that, once pushed, keeps swinging for almost 100 years because it loses almost no energy through the ropes." So says a Delft University of Technology researcher who has helped his team accomplish a parallel feat at the nanoscale. [Read more]( Medical [Head transplants performed by robots planned within the decade]( [Robots could be surgically swapping heads within the decade]( In what sounds more like the opening scene from a B-grade sci-fi/horror flick, head transplant operations performed entirely by AI-robot surgeons could be coming to a hospital near you within a decade, if startup BrainBridge is to have its way. [Read more]( Automotive [EV charging "trees" ready for planting on a street near you]( ["We took up the challenge of making every aspect of the on-street charging experience faster and better and can't wait to deploy our new DEAP Trees by the thousands," said Gravity founder and CEO, Moshe Cohen]( Back in March, not only did Gravity open the fastest EV charging station in the US, but the company also unveiled a super-quick curbside charger. Now a new on-street system has been revealed that will see "DEAP Trees" raising the charging game. [Read more]( Architecture [Skinny apartment building slots perfectly into super-slim inner-city plot]( [Signal House has a width of just 26 ft (almost 8 m)]( Modern cities are full of unused plots typically considered too small to build housing on, but a skinny apartment building by ISA shows that with a little ingenuity, shrewd designers can make use of even the most awkward piece of land. 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