Ford Ranger camper makes horizonless adventure "attainable"

[Automotive]( [Ford Ranger camper makes horizonless adventure "attainable"]( [The Hellwig Ford Ranger "Attainable Adventure" is one of the coolest of the many adventure rigs at SEMA 2019, a simple but effective design for seeking out fun in the backcountry]( One of SEMA's slickest camping rigs, the Ford Ranger "Attainable Adventure" is ready to explore deeper than most thanks to its nimble midsize platform and Specialized e-bikes swinging off the hitch to clear way to the roof tent and slide-out kitchen. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Inspired Home 5-Pc Enameled Cast Iron Cookware + Bakeware Set]( Bel Fer, pronounced "bell fair" in French, means beautiful iron. The Bel Fer collection of enameled cast iron cookware blends timeless function with classic beauty. This limited edition Pure White series features brilliant white exteriors and matching interiors, making each one a showpiece in your kitchen with the functionality of high-end cookware. The cast-iron design heats evenly to seal in moisture while the hard enamel resists staining or dulling. Bel Fer by Inspire Home helps you serve great food with beautiful tools. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Maersk puts a giant battery on a container ship to improve efficiency]( [Battery modules will be operating within the container in conjunction with other electrical and control components]( Maersk has teamed with Trident Maritime Systems to create a 600 kWh container battery that can be placed on a container-hauling ship to provide power. The battery is now en route to be installed on the Maersk Cape Town container vessel. [Read more]( [Military]( [ATHENA laser weapon counters multiple drones in full-integration test]( [The ATHENA system shown here destroyed multiple drones in a real-world demonstration for the Air Force]( Lockheed Martin's Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser weapon, which is being developed for the US Air Force, engaged and destroyed multiple drone threats in a recent field test at a US government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [KTM goes big with three new street and adventure machines for 2020]( [KTM has unveiled three new bikes at EICMA: the 890 Duke R, a new 390 Adventure, and a totally overhauled 1290 Super Duke R (pictured)]( KTM brought a bumper crop of new goodies out for EICMA 2019, including a capable-looking new 390 Adventure bike, a faster, firmer Duke 890 R to go alongside the "scalpel" Duke 790, and a fresh chassis overhaul for its 1290 Super Duke R flagship. [Read more]( [Science]( [New evidence shows how humans hunted mammoths 15,000 years ago]( [One of eight skulls excavated from Tultepec]( The skeletal remains of some 14 woolly mammoths have been discovered in Mexico. More than 800 mammoth bones were distributed in two round pits – apparently traps used to house the mammoths. The remains were found north of Mexico City. [Read more]( [Electronics]( [PrinCube may be the smallest color printer yet]( [The PrinCube is currently on Indiegogo]( In a perfect world, the only objects that anyone would ever wish to print on would be sheets of paper. Given that this isn't a perfect world, though, The God Things has created what it claims is the smallest-ever mobile color printer – the PrinCube. [Read more]( [Digital Cameras]( [Hitting the streets in the 2019 Urban Photo Awards]( [Politician took out an Honorable Mention in the Streets category of the 2019 Urban Photo Awards]( In its 10th year the Urban Photo Awards presents a wonderful collection of surreal, evocative, and occasionally spectacular snaps. This year’s top prize went to a beautifully strange shot the judges suggested required an unbelievable sense of timing. [Read more]( [Space]( [Into the great unknown: New Horizons, to Pluto and beyond]( [Artist's concept of New Horizons approaching Pluto]( As NASA scientists finalized their plans for the New Horizons mission in the mid 2000s, the US had already sent space probes to all of our neighboring planets between Mercury and Neptune. But dangling at very edge of the solar system was a dark and icy carrot named Pluto, the final item on a bucket list of planetary exploration. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Happier Adaptiv camper van changes the game with Lego-style modularity]( [Configure the individual modules around the van however you want at the moment or use them outside]( Happier Camper hits van modularity from a new angle, creating camper vans that transform into ... camper vans, of many different styles. Its van conversion breaks down into blocks and builds up like Lego, upping camper van versatility to maximum. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [The MIT robot that grows like a plant]( [The robot can "grow" in different ways to suit different tasks]( This week, roboticists at MIT have demonstrated a new robot with an extending limb that grows a bit like a plant. The appendage can weave its way through confined spaces before lifting a heavy load. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Zaha Hadid Architects designs futuristic train station for Estonia]( [The Ülemiste terminal is slated for Estonia's capital Tallinn]( ZHA, working with local firm Esplan, has been chosen to create a new rail terminal in Estonia. Assuming the finished project lives up to the early renders, it's going to be a futuristic and eye-catching addition to the northern European country. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [Gallery: Horsepower and electric motorcycles galore at EICMA 2019]( [Brough Superior and Aston Martin joined forces for a very special display at the EICMA show]( In a foggy and wet Milan, the Euro 5 class made a thunderous debut at EICMA 2019 with bigger and more powerful engines. The show demonstrated increasing competition from the Far East at all levels, and was garnished with some exciting announcements. [Read more]( [Games]( [6DOF joystick crams a cockpit's worth of controls into one hand]( [Sublight Dynamics has unveiled a prototype of a one-handed joystick with six degrees of freedom]( Flying aircraft or spacecraft is tricky in games. Traditional controllers or joysticks can only provide half the puzzle. Now, a small startup called Sublight Dynamics has unveiled a prototype for a one-handed joystick with six degrees of freedom. [Read more]( [Space]( [NASA instrument spots its brightest X-ray burst from a peculiar pulsar]( [An artist's rendition of an accretion disk around a pulsar, which is believed to be the case of the bright X-ray burst]( On August 20, an x-ray instrument on the ISS caught a bright x-ray burst from a pulsar thousands of light-years away, which released as much energy in 20 seconds as the Sun does in 10 days. Now a NASA team has outlined what they believe caused it. [Read more]( [Space]( [Faulty connection blamed for Starliner parachute failure]( [Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner’s four launch abort engines and several orbital maneuvering and attitude control thrusters ignite in the company’s Pad Abort Test]( Boeing has found the cause of the parachute failure that occurred during the recent successful launch pad abort test of the CST-100 Starliner. The company said that the failure of one of the parachutes was due to a faulty connection. [Read more]( [Environment]( [New Zealand passes historic law to decarbonize economy by 2050]( [New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds a joint press conference with the European Commission earlier this year]( In what is being hailed as a historic moment for the island nation of five million people, New Zealand’s parliament has passed new legislation that commits the country to a carbon neutral economy by 2050. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Juul pulls mint pods from US market as vaping crisis tops 2,000 cases]( [The CDC has not revealed any single cause for the vaping crisis as of yet]( The CDC is now reporting over 2,000 cases of e-cigarette associated lung injury in a new update on the vaping crisis. Alongside this, the largest e-cig company in the United States has announced it will halt sales of mint-flavored pods. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Volocopter builds a giant crop-spraying drone for John Deere]( [Volocopter's crop-spraying drone is said to be ready for its first flight]( Having introduced a massive heavy-lift drone at the end of October, Volocopter is now looking to show what the aircraft can do through a new partnership with John Deere, with the two developing a version customized for spraying crops. [Read more]( [Space]( [New mosaic of southern sky was shot by an exoplanet-hunting satellite]( [A section of the southern sky mosaic flipped onto its side – the dark lines indicate areas of the sky that were not imaged by TESS's cameras]( NASA has released an enormous mosaic of the southern sky, stitched together from images captured by the agency’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) over the course of its first year of science observations. [Read more]( [Drones]( [RangePro X8 drone claims 70-minute flight time]( [It reportedly takes about 2.5 hours to fully charge the RangePro X8's battery from empty]( Although there are many possible uses for multicopter drones, one thing that's holding the tech back is battery life – the aircraft can't fly for more than half an hour. According to TerraView, however, its new RangePro X8 runs for over 70 minutes. [Read more]( [Good Thinking]( [Computer vision system tracks instructors' performance]( [EduSense could allow instructors to adjust their performance on the fly, based on real-time feedback]( Being a college lecturer – or at least, being a good one – involves more than just speaking at a podium. You also have to engage the students, and a new dual-camera system is designed to assess just how well instructors are doing so. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Mopar releases 4th-gen Dodge Challenger Drag Pak at SEMA]( [Introduction of the 2020 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak marks the fourth generation of the modern-day drag race package car]( Mopar and Dodge/SRT have been building race-ready, NHRA/NMCA-approved drag racers for quite a while. At the SEMA show in Vegas, Mopar has unveiled the fourth generation of the Drag Pak. And it’s sonic awesomeness. [Read more]( [Digital Cameras]( [Leica SL2's familiar looks mask huge update inside]( [Leica says that it's improved ergonomics and weather-sealing, but managed to retain the same overall dimensions as the predecessor]( Leica announced the SL full-frame mirrorless camera way back in 2015, and it looked like an eye-popper. Now the iconic red dot has been slapped on a 2nd gen model, which looks pretty much the same on the outside but gets major upgrades on the inside. [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