Scientists hail new alloy as missing ingredient for next-gen batteries

[MATERIALS]( [SiliconX: Scientists hail new alloy as missing ingredient for next-gen batteries]( ​For years, scientists have seen silicon as a hugely promising material in the world of lithium-ion batteries. Scientists at Norway’s Institute for Energy Technology are now claiming to have overcome some of its limitations with a new material it calls SiliconX. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Record Crystal-Clear Audio for Note Taking, Presentation Prep, and More with the Uqique Recorder — Just $22]( Smaller than most flash drives and amazingly more versatile, this pocket-sized recorder is capable of capturing audio, playing music, and transporting files on the move. Bring it to class to record your lectures, play music without killing your phone's battery, and take important files with you in a pinch. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [First production Solo three-wheeler EV rolls off the assembly line]( Electra Meccanica has kicked production of its US$15,000 electric three-wheeler into high gear. The first of the fully-enclosed Solo cars has rolled off the line at a new production facility that's gearing up to build 75,000 of these quirky getabouts in the next three years. [Read more]( [URBAN TRANSPORT]( [Uno Bolt one-wheeled scooter gets a li'l sidekick]( It was just a year ago that we heard about the Uno Bolt, a rather nifty one-wheeled self-balancing electric scooter. Well, if it was still just a bit "too much" scooter for you, it's now got a little sibling named the Mini. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [The original Paleo Diet: Ancient Iceman's stomach contents reveal last meal]( Ötzi the 5,300-year old Iceman has taught us a lot about the Copper Age world he came from. The newest lesson comes from an analysis of his stomach contents, indicating an unexpectedly high-fat diet of meat interspersed with cereals and strangely, toxic bracken. [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola //gizmagptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-bitdra-wtkuhhtil-s///gizmagptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-bitdra-wtkuhhtil-w/ [SPACE]( [Fermi Telescope locates extragalactic source of "ghost particles"]( About 3.7 billion years ago, a neutrino was thrown out of a blazar and launched towards Earth. The ghostly particle was detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica and traced back to its point of origin, helping to confirm the most distant neutrino source ever identified. [Read more]( [BICYCLES]( [Tiny cycling power meter mounts on a bike's valve stem]( ​Ordinarily, cycling power meters are mounted on the crank, pedal, or sometimes even the rider's shoe. The AroFly, however, takes a different approach – it threads onto the rear tire's Schrader or Presta valve stem. It's also claimed to be the world's smallest power meter. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [The Space offers luxury off-grid living at a high price]( Though still in the concept stage, the Space is an off-grid home that packs some neat technology, including smartphone integration. The firm is currently working on a prototype, however its price means it'll only be a viable option for those with deep pockets. [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Floating park built using recycled waste plastic opens in Rotterdam]( ​As the Ocean Cleanup Project readies its floating barriers for collecting waste plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a similarly green project much closer to its home has opened a floating park in Rotterdam's harbor. The Recycled Park features connected blocks made from waste plastic.​ [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [California chosen to host Daimler/Bosch self-driving pilot project]( Bosch and Daimler plan to use a city in central California as a test bed for in-town automated driving systems. The companies have been working together on self-driving vehicles for some time and have signed an agreement with Nvidia, of Silicon Valley, which will provide computing power. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Get an extra 10% off PureVPN!]( PureVPN operates a self-managed VPN network with a large pool of anonymous IPs and 750+ servers in 140+ countries for 100% privacy. Ultra-fast speeds, 24-hour support, a 15-Day money back guarantee and NO logs of your activities are just some of the benefits of this premier VPN service. PureVPN is currently offering 1 month - $10.95, 1 year $4.15/month and 2 years - $2.49/month, but New Atlas readers can get an extra 10% off these already discounted prices using the code "newatlas10". [Read more]( [SPACE]( [Rare double asteroid scoots by Earth]( Findings from three major world observatories confirm that a very rare binary asteroid came within a cosmic whisker of Earth on June 21, 2017 The near-Earth asteroid (actually two asteroids) passed within 3.7 million of our planet for the first time in 170 years before heading out into deep space. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [Lush greenery-covered hotel planted in Vietnam]( Vo Trong Nghia Architects has long professed a desire to add more greenery to Vietnam's cities and this is reflected with its latest project, the Chicland Hotel. The extraordinary building will be almost completely covered in vegetation and squeezed into an awkward plot near the coast in Da Nang. [Read more]( [BIOLOGY]( [Activating "grandmother neurons" could reset body clock]( Researchers at Washington University in St Louis have isolated a small cluster of “grandmother” neurons that tell the rest of the brain when to go to bed, and found that stimulating those could help combat jet lag. [Read more]( [HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS]( [Converted bridge control stations take tiny living to Amsterdam's canals]( ​The canals of Amsterdam are an iconic part of the city’s landscape, and the transformed stations once used to control their traffic are now serving as an intimate way to experience them, offering unique waterfront accommodation with a historical flavor. ​ [Read more]( [VR]( [VR therapist helps patients overcome fear of heights in Oxford study]( A new study has used a VR-based treatment to help people overcome a fear of heights. The treatment is the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of a completely automated therapy guided by a computer-generated virtual therapist that responds to the patient's voice. [Read more]( [SPACE]( [Experimental spaceplane engine completes multiple test firings]( DARPA's Phantom Express experimental spaceplane took a step closer to flight as Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that the AR-22 booster rocket engine successfully completed 10 test firings in 240 hours at NASA's Stennis Space Center. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Video: Ride along with Roborace's autonomous race car at Goodwood]( ​This weekend, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is hosting its annual hill climb, where sporty cars old and new zip around the Duke of Richmond's estate. This year, an autonomous race car is driving itself around the 1.16 mile track. Now you can see exactly what that's like in a 360° video.​ [Read more]( [GAMES]( [Pop-up book to revive Sega's arcade glory days]( ​A new book hopes to revive some classic Sega arcade cabinets of yesteryear as pop-up paper sculptures. The project, titled Sega Arcade: Pop-Up History will feature some of the early 80s classics of game designer Yu Suzuki during his time at Sega’s legendary AM2 division. [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