Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production

[AUTOMOTIVE]( [Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production]( Charging almost instantly and offering massive power density, Nawa's innovative ultracapacitors are ready to make a mark across industries from automotive to power tools and aviation. And after raising more than US$10 million, this French company is going into mass production. [Read more]( [MARINE]( [Kymera floats fast, lightweight and powerful electric personal watercraft]( ​Jason Woods began his quest to build an inexpensive, easily hauled personal watercraft back in 2004. He introduced us to the Kymera in 2011, which went electric in 2012 and launched in 2013. In 2016, we spent some time on the water with the body board, and now the Kymera K-X2 has been announced.​ [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Come to Grips with Raspberry Pi & Start Building Real Amazon Alexa Project with 10+ Hours of Hands-on Training]( This course is an all-inclusive introduction to the Raspberry Pi platform. Catered for all levels, this project-based course will get you up and running with the basics of Pi, before escalating to full projects. Before you know it, you'll be building a gaming system to play old Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation games and a personal digital assistant using the Google Assistant API. Now that's progress. [Read more]( [OUTDOORS]( [Rubicon bolts the roof-top tent to your hitch and creates a platform base camp]( If you were looking for the roof-top tent on a vehicle, the most logical place to look would be ... the roof. But Rubicon Expedition Products wants people to look down. Its Hitch Tent system drops the roof tent down to hitch level, making it easier to load and freeing up the vehicle for day trips. [Read more]( [BIOLOGY]( [Long-lost "tasty genes" could soon be spliced back into store-bought tomatoes]( It’s no secret that tomatoes plucked from the supermarket aisles just aren’t that tasty. To find taste genes that could be spliced back into commercial crops, researchers have complied a pan-genome of all cultivated and related wild tomato species, uncovering almost 5,000 previously-unknown genes. [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola //gizmagptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-pilhldt-wtkuhhtil-s///gizmagptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-pilhldt-wtkuhhtil-w/ [AROUND THE HOME]( [Tabletop dryer vacuum-evaporates water out of clothing]( ​For apartment-dwellers who don't like going to laundromats, there are already compact washing machines – but what happens when the washed clothes need to be dried? Well, that's where the diminutive Morus Zero comes in. [Read more]( [BIOLOGY]( [Scientists discover self-defense "switch" for stem cells]( Unfortunately stem cells lack some of the self-defense mechanisms that other cells have, leaving them open to attack from viruses and other threats. Now, researchers from the University of Edinburgh may have found a way to switch this mechanism back on, making stem cell treatments more effective. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS brings family hauling to the luxury segment]( Mercedes' big, three-row sport utility is often overlooked because it's not as flashy or sexy as some other Mercs, but there's a lot of goodness in the GLS. The 2019 model marks the fifth year of this SUV's current design, but our review uncovered very little that needs changing. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Alarming study finds plastic ocean pollution harms bacteria that produces the oxygen we breathe]( A new study is raising concerns over the effects of plastic pollution in our oceans. For the first time researchers investigated how a common ocean bacteria, responsible for producing over 10 percent of oxygen in the atmosphere, is impaired by chemicals that can leach out of plastic products. [Read more]( [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY]( [The OnePlus 7 Series brings a pop-up camera, a huge screen, and plenty of power]( We've got used to OnePlus launching two flagship phones a year – one in May and one in October last year – but for 2019 it's decided to reveal two phones at once, unveiling the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro at media events held across the world. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [Stunning observation tower runs rings around Danish forest]( Nestled in Gisselfeld Klosters Forest, about an hour's drive south of Copenhagen, Denmark, is a large new observation tower constructed from steel. The elegant structure, named Camp Adventure Tower, provides visitors with 360-degree views of the unspoiled landscape. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [Multi-purpose electrochemical sensors preview the future of fitness and medical wearables]( Wearable health-monitors are everywhere, from Fitbits for the health conscious to continuous glucose monitors for diabetics, but most are limited in what they can tell us, and there are issues around accuracy, calibration and reliability. Researchers in Sweden are working to change that. [Read more]( [MARINE]( [Victor Vescovo and the DSV Limiting Factor have found new depths in the Mariana Trench]( The DSV Limiting Factor submarine has just yo-yoed its way from the surface to the bottom of the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep point four times in eight days, breaking a ton of records and establishing itself as a reliable deep-sea elevator with unmatched exploration capabilities. [Read more]( [GAMES]( [Vertical gaming mouse packs a pistol design for first-person shooter games]( The keyboard and mouse combo is the long-standing weapon of choice for players of first-person shooter games. Now a Chinese company called Ragnok is trying to ramp up the realism a bit with the Mousegun, a controller that’s designed to look and feel like the handle of a pistol. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [PistonBully looks to bring world's first all-electric snow groomer to the slopes]( With the success of its first diesel-electric snow groomer, the 600 E+ "Green Machine", launched in 2012, the team at PistenBully was inspired to work towards developing a 100-percent electric, zero-emission groomer, which has already proven itself in field testing. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Yale research suggests brain scan can detect suicide risk in PTSD sufferers]( Researchers believe they have homed in on a specific biomarker that can be linked to suicidal thoughts in subjects suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The new study adds to a growing body of research into novel ways clinicians can identify patients at high risk of suicide. [Read more]( [COMPUTERS]( [San Francisco becomes first US city to ban facial recognition technology]( San Francisco has become the first city in the US to entirely ban local government and law enforcement uses of facial recognition technology. Although the ordinance is currently limited in its reach, it does strictly regulate the future deployment of all kinds of surveillance technology. [Read more]( [SPACE]( [NASA's Artemis mission plans to put the first woman on the Moon by 2024]( ​​NASA has filled in some of the blanks concerning its return to the Moon, today giving the mission a name and declaring plans to put the first woman on the lunar surface by 2024. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [RFS lens attachment drops a filter when you need it, flips up when you don't]( ​Whether you want to add special effects to a photo, reduce haziness or color the scene, lens filters can be very useful in-the-field photography tools. The Rapid Filter System by Alter lets photographers apply a filter the moment its needed, and disengage when it's not.​ [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [Nike introduces smartphone shoe-fit system]( ​Buying shoes online is a risky business, as it's hard to know if they'll fit once they arrive on your doorstep. Nike is attempting to address that issue, with its app-based and artificial intelligence-enabled Nike Fit system. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Food-tasting "electronic tongue" seeks out the spice]( ​If you worked as a taste-tester of spicy foods, you'd only be able to try a few samples at a time – after that, your taste buds would become desensitized and need a rest. A newly-developed "electronic tongue," however, can accurately measure the spiciness of multiple foods for hours at a time. [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 © 2019