Night-vision lenses so thin and light that we can all see in the dark

[New Atlas logo]( Technology [Night-vision lenses so thin and light that we can all see in the dark]( [Lightweight glasses that let us see in the dark could change how we work and play after hours]( A pair of night-vision glasses would change the way we navigate the late hours, from driving to walking home in the dark. This vision is nearer to reality, as researchers simplify how light is processed, trading bulky lenses for cling-wrap-thin film. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This refurbished iPad Pro offers peak performance at a reduced price]( Sometimes, the best tech finds are the ones with a little history. That's the case with this refurbished 9.7” iPad Pro. Think of it as a pre-loved Porsche—sleek, powerful, and ready to take you on adventures, minus the dent in your wallet. [Read more]( Outdoors [Titanium knife uses one-handed mechanism to deploy a hooked steel blade]( [The Tiflex is presently on Kickstarter]( Sometimes, all you really wanna do is cut stuff. The tiny Tiflex titanium-bodied knife is definitely designed to be simpler and lighter than a knife-equipped multitool, although it does feature a clever mechanism that allows its blade to be deployed with just one hand. [Read more]( Biology [Colossal skull discovery shows that "thunder bird" was a giant goose]( [An artist's recreation of a Genyornis newtoni, the head of which hasn't been described before]( Geese have a reputation for being aggressive birds, so imagine one that’s more than 6.6 ft tall and weighs about 507 lb. That’s Genyornis newtoni, an Ice Age “thunder bird” from Australia, for which scientists have now found the first complete skull. [Read more]( Medical [Torn rotator cuffs may be no match for new 3D-printed elastomer]( [While partial-thickness rotator cuff tears may heal on their own, full-thickness tears often require surgical treatment]( There may be new hope for people suffering from debilitating, slow-healing rotator cuff injuries. Chinese scientists have created an implantable 3D-printed material that both restores shoulder motion and boosts the regrowth of torn tendons. [Read more]( Outdoors [Ultralight, modular Toyota Tacoma camper gets full-length pop-top]( [The Yoho Pop Up lowers center of gravity and overall height for better handling and agility on tight trails]( Scout Campers took social distancing to new heights when it released three ultralight, versatile truck campers in a row in 2020. Now it's back to enjoy stabler times, blowing the lid on its line with pop-up campers that ride lower and live taller. [Read more]( Robotics [Video: Eve humanoid voice-prompted to perform back-to-back multi-tasking]( ["We’ve built a voice-controlled natural language interface to chain short-horizon capabilities across multiple small models into longer ones," says 1X's VP of AI, Eric Jang. "With humans directing the skill chaining, this allows us to accomplish the long-horizon behaviors shown in this video."]( OpenAI-backed robotics company 1X has released a video of its wheeled service robot seamlessly moving from one simple task to another as it tidies up an office space, prompted into action by a voice-controlled natural language interface. [Read more]( Architecture [Kilometer-tall skyscrapers to double as massive batteries]( [SOM and Energy Vault Holdings envision the energy storage skyscrapers reaching a height of up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft), which would make them the tallest buildings in the world]( The designer of the world's tallest building, SOM, has joined forces with Energy Vault Holdings to investigate the possibility of creating huge skyscrapers that would function as gigantic gravity based energy storage systems. [Read more]( Sports [What's faster: Pedal power or motor power?]( [Johnny Walker rides behind the Red Bull VJ about to huck the road gap in which is probably the very first time pedal and motor have ever ridden together on Hardline]( We've all wondered who can get down the mountain faster; a mountain bike or a motor bike. Red Bull put it to the test in this white-knuckled thriller of a test down its infamous Hardline race course in Wales, known for big air, big brass, and big carnage. [Read more]( Military [Radical hypersonic engine blasts hotfire tests]( [The Draper engine firing]( Hypersonic aircraft will need hypersonic engines. With that goal in mind, Ursa Major under a US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract has conducted a series of hotfire tests of its advanced Draper liquid-fuel rocket engine at its Berthoud, Colorado headquarters. [Read more]( [Melanoma recurrence risk cut by 49% by new vaccine/existing drug combo]( [Combining a new melanoma vaccine with an existing drug significantly reduced the risk of the cancer recurring]( Results from human trials coupling a new melanoma vaccine with an existing cancer drug showed that, at the three-year mark, the combination treatment reduced the risk of melanoma recurring by 49% and the risk of it spreading by 62%. [Read more]( Automotive [$100,000 Skye “tarmac rally car” breaks cover ... at local shopping center]( [Shown for just two mid-week days at the “Concours on Savile Row", the Callum Skye will now go into limited production with the first customer deliveries beginning in mid-2026]( Callum kicked off sales of its first limited-production EV this week by parking the prototype in the local shopping center and coming away with a dozen confirmed orders. [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