Truck camping kit gives Toyota Tacoma a modular camper van floor plan

[New Atlas logo]( Automotive [Truck camping kit gives Toyota Tacoma a modular camper van floor plan]( [Catapult turns its pickup topper into more of a full-blown RV with its modular floor-mount system]( Catapult has a more comprehensive solution for the common pickup camping topper. Its camping system pairs a wedge pop-top with a custom-fit panel designed to support a full camper van floor plan worth of furniture and equipment inside the truck bed. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Here's how to get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life for $40]( It's hard to cover the cost of a Microsoft 365 subscription, but the alternative isn't to find other apps. Just switch to an older version of Microsoft Office that has a lifetime license you can buy instead of paying monthly for a subscription. [Read more]( Energy [World’s first ‘meltdown-proof’ nuclear reactor aces safety test]( [The Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant]( China's Tsinghua University has scored a world first by demonstrating the inherent safety of the first operating commercial pebble-bed nuclear reactor by shutting off the power and letting the passive systems maintain control of the reactor core. [Read more]( Environment [Earth's hottest day on record broken twice this week]( [Earth has sweltered through its hottest day on record this week]( Earth saw its hottest day on record this week – twice. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service data, Sunday claimed the top spot for highest global average temperature since the records began in 1940, only to be broken again on Monday. [Read more]( Biology ["Enormous concern": New bird flu transmission paths confirmed]( [Healthy cows were able to transfer the virus to other animals when transported to other farms]( Scientists are again on high alert, as whole genome sequencing of the H5N1 virus has revealed that it is capable of multidirectional infections across species. While human risk is low, it's a step forward for the pathogen in this biological arm's race. [Read more]( Physics [Element 120 discovery possible after titanium beam breakthrough]( [Scientists have successfully created element 116 using a titanium beam, which could unlock a way to make the brand new element 120]( Scientists at Berkeley Lab have used a titanium beam to make atoms of element 116. This new way to make the super rare element stands as a proof-of-concept that they could soon potentially create the undiscovered element 120, which may be stable. [Read more]( Outdoors [Two-headed flashlight doubles down on functionality]( [A]( Sometimes a forward-facing-beam flashlight is what you need, while other times a side-facing beam is more appropriate. The Wuben X2Pro combines the two in one device, plus both of its beam modules are multi-functional. [Read more]( History [Shards from famed astronomer's garden show secret alchemy lab details]( [Alchemists have become most famous for trying to turn lead to gold, but they also created medicinal potions, especially for the wealthy class]( Tycho Brahe is best known as a Danish Renaissance astronomer. But he was also a bit of an alchemist, and a first-ever analysis on shards found at his former home from the 1500s has shed some light on just what he was up to in his basement lab. [Read more]( Medical [The placebo effect unlocked: How the brain tricks itself into pain relief]( [Neuroscientists solve the placebo puzzle when it comes to pain relief without actual medication]( In a fascinating discovery, scientists have pinpointed just what happens in our brains when we're expecting pain relief but are unknowingly given a placebo. It reveals just how powerful the mind is in moderating physiological responses such as pain. [Read more]( Technology [Japanese supermarkets begin tracking and optimizing workers' smiles]( [A face-tracking system, pictured here using generative tools, is keeping watch over Japanese supermarket employees to make sure they're smiling enough for Corporate]( Aeon – a major Japanese supermarket chain – has implemented a new AI system that evaluates and seeks to "standardize" employee smiles. [Read more]( Biology [Metal mouth – Komodo dragons' teeth found to have a sharp iron coating]( [A hard coating of iron makes Komodo dragons' serrated teeth even tougher – and dinosaurs such as T-Rex may have had something similar]( As if Komodo dragons didn't seem ferocious enough already, scientists have now discovered that the reptiles tear through flesh using a coating of iron on their teeth. It is now believed that dinosaurs such as T. rex may have been similarly endowed. [Read more]( Biology [What does it mean when a chicken blushes? Now we know]( [Understanding the blushing behaviors of chickens could help improve livestock practices]( For the first time, researchers found that chickens fluff their facial feathers and blush in response to varied stimulation, likely as a way to reveal their inner emotional states. The link could help improve our stewardship of the birds. [Read more]( Robotics [New delivery robot loads up in the supermarket aisle, then rolls to you]( [A large e-commerce operation is deploying 2,500 One delivery robots, starting in San Ramon, California]( Vayu Robotics has today unveiled its first delivery robot. The One can follow staff around stores to load up customer orders, before autonomously navigating city streets at speeds up to 20 mph to deliver the goods. Commercial deployment has begun. [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