Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment

[New Atlas logo]( Robotics [Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment]( [Skyline Robotics says that "1133 Avenue of the Americas is now the only skyscraper in the world utilizing an automated window cleaning system"]( A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Use this app to look like a pro designer]( For managing complex projects or presenting detailed info, clarity is key. Microsoft Visio is your go-to tool for turning intricate data into clear, professional diagrams, perfect for office renovations, team organization, or system mapping. [Read more]( Automotive [Airstream's semi-clever camper van nosedives into gaudy cringe]( [Airstream presents some good ideas and some ideas we'd like to forget immediately in the new special-edition Interstate 19X Outland]( Airstream has taken a good idea too far. Way too far. The Interstate 19X Outland camper van starts off with some unique camping features, but then gets slathered in a package so over-the-top tacky, the SEMA show might be embarrassed to host it. [Read more]( Environment [All-in-one solution captures and destroys ‘forever chemicals’ using light]( [A new method for trapping and destroying PFAS chemicals is cheap and quick]( Proposed methods of removing toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water have either only trapped the chemicals or broken them down. A new study has demonstrated a method that does both effectively. And it's quick and cheap. [Read more]( Military [Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight]( [The Model 437 Va]( Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls. [Read more]( Environment [Fast-dissolving bio resin could drive recycling of wind turbine blades]( [Wind turbines may be a symbol of the green energy movement, but their expired blades are usually just dumped in landfills]( Although wind turbines generate electricity via an eco-friendly process, their blades end up in landfills once they wear out. That could change, however, thanks to a resin that would allow old blades to be broken down and recycled into new ones. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Hartley tiny house fits family of four under one small roof]( [The Hartley has a length of 8.4 m (27.6 ft)]( Ridgeline Tiny Homes' Hartley is a little larger than the firm's previous model and has a length of 27.6 ft. This extra room has allowed for a space-saving interior layout that can fit up to a family of four. [Read more]( Transport [The reason Honda's corporate color is red]( [Honda had to fight for its red logo]( Most of us associate Honda with the color red. The multinational is even known as Big Red in some parts of the world. Have you ever wondered how that came to be? The answer is both obvious and convoluted. [Read more]( Biology [Super-slo-mo video captures the sickest backflips in the animal kingdom]( [A composite image of a globular springtail backflipping its way to safety]( Despite what you might say when drunk, you’re not the best backflipper in the world. That honor belongs to a tiny little bug called a globular springtail, whose superfast backflips have now been caught on slow-motion camera for the first time. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Music has the power to enhance and reshape memories]( [Music can affect both new and old memories]( Music can enhance our ability to learn new information and positively alter existing memories, according to two recent studies. The findings could inform music-based interventions for conditions such as PTSD, depression and dementia. [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