Divergent 3D slices forward with automotive 3D printing

[AUTOMOTIVE] [Divergent 3D slices forward with automotive 3D printing] When we first took a look at the Divergent 3D Blade, world's first 3D-printed supercar, we really weren't all that sure we'd hear about it again. We have. Divergent 3D is back at the LA Auto Show, detailing the latest version of its car and 3D printing technology. [Read more] [LAPTOPS] [MacBook Pro with Touch Bar review: More than a touch overpriced] Apple has reinvented the laptop yet again. Or at least that's what its marketing will tell you, as it plugs its 2016 MacBook Pro for holiday shoppers. But is the new strip of screen a game-changer? And does any of this justify a starting price that's approaching US$2,000? [Read more] [VR] [The best VR headsets of 2016] New Atlas hands out awards for the best VR headsets of 2016. [Read more] [URBAN TRANSPORT] [Moving walkway networks would be an efficient transport option for car-free cities] Researchers at EPFL looked at the idea of car-free cities and concluded that Jetson-style moving walkways could not only replace the car, but could each carry 7,000 passengers an hour more energy efficiently than buses. [Read more] [CHILDREN] [Kids' Mustang gets traction control and other "big car" tech] In anticipation of the holiday season, Ford and Fisher-Price have revealed what they call the most advanced Power Wheels ever, a mini-Mustang that's sure to drive its way onto many a child's wish list. [Read more] [ENERGY] [Swarms of sensor-packed drones may soon be a windfarmer's best friend] ​Wind farmers may soon be using swarms of drones to solve the headache of downstream wind turbulence and identify the most efficient places to plant wind turbines, thanks to a team of researchers from Switzerland. [Read more] [MEDICAL] [Predatory bacteria help fight antibiotic-resistant bugs in the body] ​One of the more likely doomsday scenarios may be a future where our antibiotics become useless against a rising tide of “superbugs.” According to new research, predatory bacteria could be injected into the body to work with the immune system in hunting down harmful, antibiotic-resistant bugs. [Read more] [MOTORCYCLES] [A Moto2 bike with headlights: Spirit's exquisite GP-R makes your sportsbike look like a pig] These numbers should make your arm hairs stand up: 180 horsepower, 140 kilograms (309lbs) wet without fuel, In a street-legal sportsbike. Let that sink in. New British company Spirit Motorcycles has just unveiled what it believes is the closest thing possible to a Moto2 bike with headlights. [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Review: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS packs plenty of muscle] The SS model comes with a muscular V8 that is very similar to that powering the Corvette, but which is surprisingly fuel efficient in the Camaro. Add in some excellent design for the new Camaro’s look and a fresh new interior and, well, you have a serious contender in the pony car field. [Read more] [SPACE] [Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed because it thought it was below ground] ​ESA has identified the malfunction that made the unmanned Schiaparelli Mars lander crash and explode on the surface of the Red Planet. According to the space agency, it was due to the navigation system being overloaded. [Read more] [BICYCLES] [Quirky Kwiggle folding bike reaches the last mile] The Kwiggle Bike, which first caught our eye back in 2013, still appears to be in line for the title of most compact folding bike out there, and after an additional three years of development and tweaking, it’s finally heading for Kickstarter. [Read more] [MEDICAL] [Slanted electrode implant restores movement to paralyzed limbs] Researchers at OSU are working on a way to restore movement to paralyzed patients by means of tiny arrays of implantable electrodes. The team has demonstrated the electrodes' potential in a cat, which provides hope not only for those with spinal cord injuries, but also people with prosthetic limbs. [Read more] [BIOLOGY] [A fishy solution to restoring the heart’s regenerative abilities] A novel study has found success in using the extracellular matrices in zebrafish to jumpstart mammalian cardiac tissue regeneration, possibly bringing science closer to fixing a "broken heart.​" [Read more] [URBAN TRANSPORT] [Electric skateboard has no use for four wheels] ​​While they're certainly not common, we have seen two-wheeled skateboards before. So, what does a company do if it wants its two-wheeler to stand out? Well, it could always add an electric motor, which is just what China's Yiimix has done with the Yiiboard.​ [Read more] [MUSIC] [Snap-on amp lets play anywhere guitarists rock app-based FX] The JamStack is a portable guitar amplifier that snaps onto a strap peg and makes use of a connected smartphone to tap into an almost infinite universe of app-based digital effects. [Read more] [ELECTRONICS] [Mini jet engines blast out futuristic nanomaterial at supersonic speeds] From temporary tattoos that track your blood alcohol level, to a paper skin that responds to stimuli, it's no stretch to realize that flexible electronics will be a big part of technology going forward. Adding yet another option to this field is a clear, conductive film made by mini jet engines. [Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [Mutant grasses can clean up the mess left over from bombs] Cleaning up toxic explosives at military training grounds can be very expensive using conventional methods, so scientists at the University of Washington and the University of York have developed an alternative – they've created transgenic grass that "eats" those explosives.​ [Read more] [WEARABLES] [Wearable tech wants to see you sweat] ​When you're in the midst of a workout, it can be hard to know when you need to drink more water or replenish electrolytes. That's part of the reason why an international team of scientists has created a skin patch that tells you. [Read more] [HEALTH & WELLBEING] [Smart cane packs parking sensor tech and beeps when collisions are imminent] The mySmartCane system is the latest modern-day take on a centuries-old mobility aid, consisting of a ball that can be retrofitted to existing canes to equip them with parking sensor-like technology and give users a better sense of their surroundings. [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Wedge-shaped family home is squeezed into an awkward plot] We've covered a lot of residential architecture from Australia and some of the most interesting has involved the renovation or replacement of aging weatherboard homes. This is also the case with the Acute House, a wedge-shaped family home squeezed into an awkward triangular plot in Melbourne. [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [NASA's first-ever global water survey to be launched by a SpaceX rocket] ​​NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will be the first global survey of the Earth's surface water. The space agency has just announced that the satellite it will use to carry out the measurements will be hitching a ride on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, set to launch in April 2021. ​ [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Lotus Exige Sport 380 leaves its siblings in the dust] Lotus has unveiled what it says is the fastest Exige it has ever made. The top-of-the-range Exige Sport 380 will hit 60 mph from a standstill in just 3.5 seconds and maxes out at 178 mph. It has been designed to compete with what Lotus terms "six-figure supercars." [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [One Big Question: What will happen if Trump pulls out of the Paris Agreement?] Wondering just what impact a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement would have on climate change, as part of our "One Big Question" column, we turned to Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, to see what he thought. Here's what he had to say. [Read more] [ELECTRONICS] [Flexible supercapacitor process brings phones that charge in seconds a step closer] Researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a supercapcitor that can not only be fully-charged in mere seconds, but can go on to be recharged more than 30,000 times without affecting performance or capacity. [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Work starts on new autonomous and connected vehicle testing site] Ground has been broken on a new proving facility for connected and autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. The American Center for Mobility is designed for research, education, testing, standards-convening, product development, validation and self-certification of future transportation tech. [Read more] [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS] [CleanMyPC Removes Junk Files to Keep Your Computer Running Like New — Now On Sale] PCs, like people, age and slow down (not that you ever will, we just mean other people in general). Thankfully, there's CleanMyPC, built to keep your PC clean and running like new. It scans your whole computer to clean up junk files and other things you don't need to speed your computer up, and drastically boost its performance. If you want to get the absolute most out of your PC, this is the program to do it! [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 © 2016