Expandable camping pod turns barren ground into RV-style kitchen

[New Atlas logo]( Outdoors [Expandable camping pod turns barren ground into RV-style kitchen]( [The Cinch Wild Land Kitchen Cruiser delivers RV-style cooking in an easy-carry module]( The new Kitchen Cruiser is a nomadic camp kitchen that packs neatly and flips up into an RV-like kitchen block at camp. Throw it in the trunk of a roof tent-topped car, and you have yourself a deconstructed RV ready to explore and camp. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This may be the last charger you need, and it's only $22]( A different cable for each device is impractical. Save space with the Statik® 360 Pro 100W Universal Charging Cable and its magnetic adapters for Lightning, USB-C, and Micro connectors. Get this universal charger while it's only $19.99 (reg. $23). [Read more]( Motorcycles [24-hour motorcycle distance record absolutely smashed in Italy]( [Iván Cervantes on his way to a Guinness Word Record]( The Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered on a motorcycle in 24 hours is now credited to Spaniard Iván Cervantes, who smashed the old record by over 600 km (370 miles) while averaging a speed of 167.79 km/h (104.26 mph) on July 9, 2024. [Read more]( Energy [Giant dual-rotor wind turbine takes to the seas]( [OceanX under tow]( The world's largest single-capacity floating wind platform has set to sea and the builder released images of the operation. Mingyang’s OceanX is set to travel 191 nm (220 miles, 354 km) over the next three days to its final offshore destination. [Read more]( Robotics [Six-wheeled robot inspects sketchy culverts so people don't have to]( [The PIPE-i robot goes where humans fear tread]( Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind, as it takes the place of a human when inspecting such structures. [Read more]( Materials [New greener building bricks made from demolished school and CO2]( [University of Tokyo researchers have created calcium carbonate concrete bricks by using materials recovered from a demolished building and mixing in CO2 from the air]( Back in 2021, researchers came up with a recipe for greener concrete that had building waste and CO2 among its ingredients. Now the same team has used rubble from a demolished school and the greenhouse gas to produce bricks to build new structures. [Read more]( Architecture [Revolutionary community center will be 3D printed using earth]( [The community center will be printed using earth that's sourced from within 25 km (15.5 miles) of the build site]( An upcoming community center in Tanzania will be defined by its cutting-edge 3D-printed design. However, rather than being built from layered concrete as you'd usually expect, its walls will be created using locally sourced soil. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [The AI doc will see your tongue now – and tell you what's wrong with you]( [Your tongue offers a window to your overall health, especially when a machine-trained algorithm is looking]( Updating an ancient form of health diagnosis with modern machine learning, researchers have developed a remarkable system that can reveal a range of medical conditions including asthma and diabetes just by looking at your tongue. It aced its tests. [Read more]( Transport [Personal "Aircraft Carrier" & eVTOL set to become Model T of 3D transport]( Twelve months from now, the modern day equivalent of Ford's moving assembly line will begin producing flying cars in bulk – and the equivalent of the built-for-the-masses Model T Ford is very likely to be the XPeng AeroHT Modular Flying Car. [Read more]( Science [Optical device forgoes lenses for better detection of tainted water]( [Telltale proteins in harmful bacteria such as E. coli fluoresce when excited by exposure to ultraviolet light]( It's ironic that in places where drinking water needs to be checked for microbes the most, labs that can perform the analysis are least likely to be present. A new "lensless" device could help, as it uses light to detect harmful microorganisms. [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