Concrete beams frame ocean views from a "levitating" coastal home in Chile

[ARCHITECTURE]( [Huge concrete beams frame ocean views from a "levitating" coastal home in Chile]( With industrial conversions a growing trend around the world, exposed concrete has come to carry a certain simplistic charm. Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has gone all in on the material, putting it to use in a recently finished residence nestled into the hillside on Chile’s central coast. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [With 10 Different Functions, WRENCHit Puts an Entire Toolbox in Your Back Pocket]( There are loads of multi-tools on the market but none are quite so simple and dynamic as WRENCHit. This portable, multi-functional spanner features a "Pop-A-Point" design that lets you select and interchange ten wrenches of different sizes in a single sleeve. This one-stop toolbox eliminates the need for a toolkit, giving you ultimate flexibility for nearly any DIY job. [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Rock-solid evidence shows how Earth's eccentric orbit affects climate change]( Models have long suggested that Earth's orbit shifts from circular to elliptical and back again over hundreds of thousands of years, which plays a part in natural climate swings. Now, scientists have found the first physical evidence for the cycle, and traced it back to before the dinosaurs. [Read more]( [AIRCRAFT]( [Uber flags future of flying taxis with flashy new concepts]( Not to be pinned down by its continuing troubles here on the ground, Uber is pushing ahead with its flying taxi ambitions at its Elevate conference in LA this week. Among the news to trickle out of the event is a new deal with NASA, along with some flashy new concepts. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Gallery: Visit exotic lands in the 2018 Nat Geo Travel Photographer contest]( Competition is raging in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest, with the editors’ favorite submissions revealing an impressive array of stunning images. [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola //gizmagptyltd.cmail20.com/t/d-l-bljiyld-wtkuhhtil-s///gizmagptyltd.cmail20.com/t/d-l-bljiyld-wtkuhhtil-w/ [BICYCLES]( [Vintage e-bike gets black-out looks and adventure-ready performance]( A couple months ago, Vintage took to cruising the coastline with the surfy Signature Cruz special edition e-bike, and now it's veering toward twisting pavement and dusty high desert with the Scrambler S. The retro-inspired adventure e-bike becomes its most capable yet. [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [The biggest hurricanes are gaining power faster than before]( ​The Atlantic’s biggest hurricanes are getting stronger more quickly than they were 30 years ago. And they’re now gaining power in different parts of the Atlantic than was previously the case. It’s mainly down to a mysterious ocean cycle which may be coming to the end of a period of warming. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Campagna releases images and specs for T-Rex electric three-wheeler]( ​Last month, Canada's Campagna Motors revealed that it was teaming up with Zero Motorcycles to develop an electric version of its reverse three-wheeler, the mighty T-Rex. Now more details and, perhaps more importantly, actual photos have been released.​ [Read more]( [SPACE]( [Astronomers stumble on what may be "toddler" exoplanet]( Astronomers have discovered what may be a "toddler" exoplanet. Orbiting a young binary star system called CS Cha about 538 light years from Earth in the constellation of Chameleon, the object may be less than two million years old and is still growing thanks to the dust disc that it inhabits. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [Side effect of an old drug inspires new hope for treating hair loss]( ​Despite a hefty amount of research, science still hasn’t cracked the mystery of how to stimulate hair regrowth. A study has now uncovered an entirely new way to promote human hair growth – and it's inspired by a side effect of a nearly 50-year-old drug. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Get New Atlas ad-free, get New Atlas Plus!]( Over more than 15 years, New Atlas has built a reputation for unbiased and independent coverage of science, technology and innovation. With New Atlas Plus you will be able to read your favorite articles for a full 12 months in a cleaner, faster-loading, ad-free environment; all for less than a few cups of coffee. Become a member today! [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [Sustainable hotel would ride the waves]( Margot Krasojević regularly produces thought-provoking architectural concepts. Her latest work envisions a futuristic hotel that makes use of tidal energy to produce its own electricity and would move with the tide in a way likened to surfing. [Read more]( [MATERIALS]( [Smart windows coated in mini-mirrors brighten gloomy rooms]( Windows let light, warmth and a view into rooms, but we don’t always want all three of those at once. That’s why researchers in Switzerland are developing a relatively simple method to smarten up windows by embedding tiny mini-mirrors in them and keep rooms comfortable all year round. [Read more]( [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY]( [Google shows off major new features for Assistant, Android and more at I/O 2018]( Google just opened its annual I/O developer conference for 2018, rolling out several big announcements during the opening keynote. We've got news on Android P, Google Maps, Google News, Google Assistant and more – here's what coming to Google's apps and services in the months ahead. [Read more]( [AROUND THE HOME]( [FloSmart blows the whistle on dirty air filters]( ​Chances are, you don't give a lot of thought to changing the air filter on your furnace or air conditioner. You might go check on it occasionally, or just put a reminder on the calendar. FloSmart, however, is designed to notify you when it detects that the filter needs replacing. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [In-mouth sensor could tell users when to halt the salt]( ​According to the American Heart Association, about one third of Americans can't estimate their daily sodium intake. If someone has a condition such as hypertension, obesity or diabetes, then knowing the correct figure is important – which is why scientists have developed an oral sodium sensor. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Phase One aims for the skies with 100 MP drone camera]( ​As evidenced by SkyPixel's best of 2017, drones have opened up a new means of expression for creative photographers. Denmark's Phase One isn't pitching its latest drone camera at enthusiasts though, the iXM 100MP metric camera has been designed for mapping, surveying and inspection applications.​ [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Smart navigation tech knows when cars are on overpasses]( When a motorist enters an overpass that runs parallel to a ground-level road, it's possible that their GPS navigation system will think that they're still ON the lower road. A new system created at the University of Hong Kong is designed to keep that from happening. [Read more]( [SPACE]( [New research confirms spectacular death for our Sun]( ​​Our Sun is too small to explode in a supernova, but new findings suggest that our nearby star is in for a dramatic demise, creating a vast ring of gas and dust called a planetary nebula. Though that was always a leading theory, there’s some small consolation for those that thought differently… [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 © 2018