Debate stirs over mysterious "void" found inside Egypt's Great Pyramid

[SCIENCE]( [Debate stirs over mysterious "void" found inside Egypt's Great Pyramid]( Scientists have discovered a mysterious “big void” inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. The void was found using a novel scanning technology called cosmic-ray muon radiography, and while the scanning team is suggesting this could be an undiscovered inner structure, some Egyptologists are not convinced. [Read more]( [ELECTRONICS]( [Cheap new alloy may double the storage of lithium batteries]( ​​Lithium-ion batteries are at the heart of all kinds of devices, so there is quite a bit of interest in making them lighter, more compact and able to hold more energy. A new tin-aluminum alloy developed by engineers in Texas might deliver on all three aspects. [Read more]( [MEDICAL]( [Dinosaur-destroying asteroid might have delivered a cancer-killer to Earth]( Over 65 million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. Strangely, the legacy of this huge space rock could include a treatment for cancer. Scientists have demonstrated that iridium – a rare metal delivered to Earth by the asteroid – can kill cancer without harming healthy cells. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [China's library of the future has an eye on design]( ​It’s not unusual for bold Dutch design firm MVRDV to create experimental structures. This is the firm to have given us everything from a transparent office tower to a house shaped like the letter “Y”. Now it's delivered one of the most oddball libraries we have ever seen, the Tianjin Binhai Library [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [3D-printing spiders and flying drones: The blue-sky plan to rebuild Mosul]( Vincent Callebaut Architectures has unveiled a blue-sky proposal to regenerate the war-torn city of Mosul, Iraq. The plan involves drones and spider-like robots working together to rebuild five major bridges, with urban farms and afforable homes built atop. 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The Podbike, however, is a little different. It has four wheels, two motors … and no chain. [Read more]( [HOME ENTERTAINMENT]( [Retro-tech designer blends arcade game nostalgia with handcrafted Swedish style]( ​Swedish designer Love Hulten fuses classic crafts like woodwork with 1980s arcade technology to create weirdly discordant, but also compellingly beautiful, objects that evoke a sense of nostalgia while still being entirely new – and playable. [Read more]( [MARINE]( [Lockheed Martin to design giant robot sub for US Navy]( As part of its plan to turn undersea drones from remote controlled tools to proper members of the fleet, the US Navy has awarded a US$43.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design an autonomous submarine capable of carrying out multiple missions without a human crew. 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[Read more]( [SPACE]( [Mars 2020 Rover will carry a record number of eyes]( When NASA's Mars 2020 mission sets down on the Red Planet in three years, it will have a record number of cameras aboard. The unmanned, nuclear-powered rover will carry 23 cameras that will have higher resolution more 3D capability, and larger bandwidth than any previous Mars explorer. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [New species of orangutan discovered ... and it's already critically endangered]( An international team of scientists has identified a new species of orangutan, living in an isolated part of North Sumatra. Dubbed Pongo Tapanuliensis, comprehensive studies of its genomes and skull confirmed it as a distinct species. And unfortunately, it’s already critically endangered. [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 © 2017