Human-powered forklift lets solo campers install and remove rooftop tents

[New Atlas logo]( Outdoors [Human-powered forklift lets solo campers install and remove rooftop tents]( [Bad Boy inventor John Cullinan uses the device to install a rooftop tent on a Jeep Wrangler]( Rooftop tents may be convenient when camping, but when you're doing anything else with your vehicle … well, not so much. The Bad Boy was designed with that fact in mind, as it allows one person to quickly install and remove their tent as needed. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This AI-fueled subscription helps you find the best deals on travel]( Are you passionate about traveling? A lifetime subscription to OneAir Elite Plan, an AI-powered all-in-one, members-only travel app, transforms the travel landscape with unmatched savings on flights, hotels, and more. [Read more]( Automotive [Insanely complex wooden 'time machine' vehicle hits the streets]( [Built from a concept inspired by generative AI, this eye-catching vehicle showcases its creator's extraordinary woodworking skills]( Designed to represent the concept of a time machine, and built by a talented woodworking engineer, this extraordinary wooden vehicle is now turning heads as it whirrs and rattles through the streets of Vietnam. [Read more]( Medical [Immune cell discovery: "The potential to be used for almost everything"]( [A discovery about an important immune cell could have wide-reaching implications for disease treatment]( A new study has overturned traditional thinking about regulatory T cells, which suppress the body’s inflammatory response, and has significant implications for treating a wide range of conditions, from repairing injured muscles to regrowing hair. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Simple tiny house strips down small living to the bare essentials]( [The Freedom's glass door opens up the home to the outside]( With its compact footprint and open interior layout that's all on one level, the Freedom showcases a simple and stripped-down take on tiny living. It could be a good option for those interested in regular travel, or as a guesthouse. [Read more]( Environment [Canon sorting tech brings black plastics into the recycling mix]( [Canon's proprietary technology is able to identify and sort plastic fragments of any color moving along a conveyor at up to 1.5 meters per second]( Black plastics pose an ID problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify and sort plastic trash on the conveyor belt, no matter its color. [Read more]( Technology [Zeta Labs plans to untie AI's hands]( [AI is great at creating images like these, but it might soon have the chance to do many more practical tasks if startup Zeta Labs has its way]( AI is good at a great many things, but so far, its utility has largely been centered on analyzing large amounts of data and creating content. Now, a new startup plans on taking the tech to a less cerebral and more utilitarian place with JACE. [Read more]( Energy [Energy-positive laser fusion approach heads toward commercialization]( [The NIF Target Chamber at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, where a laser-based fusion approach achieved scientific breakeven in December 2022]( With the promise of unlimited energy, Xcimer has raised over US$100 million from investors and the US Department of Energy to develop a high-energy laser system that's intended for use in a practical fusion power plant. [Read more]( Automotive [Photos: Mercedes' new Marco Polo camper van glamps the highlands]( [The newly refreshed Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo climbs the highlands]( Mercedes-Benz has refreshed its midsize van camper, the Marco Polo, with an emphasis on making the four-sleeper mini-camper an all-out "smart glamping mobile." The new van features a bold, new look and even more smart home-style remote control. [Read more]( Biology [246-million-year-old giant sea lizard is oldest to be found in the region]( [Reconstruction of the nothosaur, which lived in southern oceans 246 million years ago]( A single vertebra dug out of a rock in a stream below a New Zealand mountain in 1978 has been found to have belonged to the oldest sea reptile in southern waters, where no record of these huge beasts had existed. It dates back 246 million years. [Read more]( Energy [AI-controlled batteries unlock 10% more capacity and 25% longer life]( [Applying artificial intelligence to battery management may deliver significant performance gains]( With AI technology proliferating through every facet of our lives these days, Eatron Technologies and Syntiant have leveraged their collective expertise to create an AI-powered battery management system (BMS) to boost battery life. [Read more]( Electronics [All-in-one polychromatic LEDs replace RGB for radically sharper screens]( [Q-Pixel's world-record-breaking 6,800-PPI MicroLED display]( While the Apple Vision Pro VR headset has a much-hyped resolution of 3,386 PPI (pixels per inch), a new technology more than doubles that figure. It was created by Los Angeles-based startup Q-Pixel, and it could revolutionize the world of video displays. [Read more]( Mobile Technology [MFT camera system brings AI-driven photography to smartphones]( [A few years behind schedule thanks to COVID-19, the Alice Camera is finally being prepped for delivery to pre-order customers]( Photogram has announced the start of shipping to pre-order buyers of the Alice Camera – a Micro Four Thirds camera system with AI-driven computational photography that mounts to a smartphone running a companion app, for the best of both worlds. [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