New evidence of gut-brain connection in Parkinson's disease

[Medical]( [New evidence of gut-brain connection in Parkinson's disease]( [A new study builds on the growing hypothesis that Parkinson's disease may not originate in the brain]( A paper is adding weight to the growing hypothesis suggesting the toxic protein clusters that cause Parkinson’s disease first aggregate in the gut before moving to the brain, and deficiency in a certain enzyme may help this mechanism. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [An easy, no-cost way to fight climate change through your energy bill]( Arcadia's technology works by connecting you to local solar projects and purchasing renewable energy certificates from wind farms on your behalf. It takes minutes to link the platform to your utility account, and you’ll reap the rewards of using clean energy. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Battery design breakthrough brings "dream material" into the mix]( [Professor Min-Kyu Son led a team of WSU researchers in coming up with a new lithium battery design]( Described as a “dream material,” lithium metal could give lithium-ion batteries a huge boost but safely integrating it has proven problematic. Scientists have now come up with a new design that avoids these issues and stops it going up in flames. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [China releases massive novel coronavirus study covering 44,000 cases]( [The novel coronavirus particles colored orange, emerging from cells colored gray]( A newly published study from the Chinese CDC is offering a massive epidemiological insight into the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. The paper examines more than 44,000 confirmed patients finding over 80 percent of cases are only mild in severity. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Air-gen tech harvests humidity to generate electricity]( [An illustration depicting the protein nanowire film, with one of the electrodes visible at top]( We've already heard about so-called "fog harps" that use thin wires to collect airborne water droplets, providing drinking water. Well, an experimental new device also uses wires to capture water vapor, although it proceeds to generate electricity. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Huge leap in efficiency brings see-through solar skins into clear view]( [Scientists at the Australia’s University of Queensland have taken a significant leap forward in the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells]( Scientists working on quantum dot solar cells have made a major breakthrough in the area, smashing the previous world record for conversion efficiency by close to 25 percent and bringing the idea of flexible, see-through solar cells one step closer. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Yakima's latest car roof box brings integrated solar charging]( [In addition to its integrated solar panel, the CBX Solar features modernized styling and a new shell texture]( Crossbars, bike racks, cargo boxes, roof-top tents and solar panels are just a few things jostling for limited car roof space when venturing outdoors. With the new CBX Solar, Yakima combines two of those into one to better optimize roof storage. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Tall timber building offers sustainability in Sweden]( [The Kajstaden Tall Timber Building has a total floorspace of 7,500 sq m (roughly 80,000 sq ft)]( C.F. Møller Architects has designed what it calls Sweden's tallest wooden building. The residential project is topped by a green roof and has been specifically designed so that it can be dismantled and recycled if required. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [UBCO’s FRX1 hits the sweet spot between ebikes and electric dirt bikes]( [The UBCO FRX-1 is a 20-horsepower, 132-pound electric trail blaster]( Further details have dropped on quirky Kiwi company UBCO's lightweight electric dirtbike, the FRX1. At just 132 lb, it packs 15 kW of torquey grunt, and offers a range up to 62 miles – at a price that might make it a winner. [Read more]( [Space]( [Space Adventures to carry tourists into orbit on SpaceX Crew Dragon]( [Artist's impression of the Crew Dragon, which will be used to carry paying passengers into orbit]( Space Adventures has announced that it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to fly paying passengers aboard the aerospace company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will mark the first time that space tourists will be launched aboard an American rocket. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Turnkey tiny house squeezes in two storage-integrated staircases]( [The Home Haven's main bedroom is reached by storage-integrated staircase]( Build Tiny managed to squeeze two storage-integrated staircases into the Home Haven Tiny House's 8-m (26-ft)-long frame. The tiny house was delivered as a turnkey build ready to move in for roughly NZD 132,000 (around US$85,000). [Read more]( [Space]( [Saturn's moon may be "like a candy store for microbes"]( [An artist's concept of the plumes at Enceladus' south pole]( A new NASA report says that the Cassini probe has found evidence that hydrogen exists on Enceladus. The finding adds to the idea that the moon might harbor life in its subsurface ocean, as microbes could feed on the gas. Plus, Hubble has spied a plume on Europa for the second time. [Read more]( [Telecommunications]( [Low power, tiny chip could see connected smart devices go battery-free]( [A series of the Wi-Fi chips, with a grain of rice for scale]( Everything needs to be online nowadays, from vending machines to smart speakers, but that costs in terms of bulk and energy use. Now researchers have come up with a chip that gets devices connected with 5,000 times less power draw than normal. [Read more]( [Holiday Destinations]( [Bali architects adopt experimental design for treetop accommodation]( [“Each of the structures has a different organization, material and appearance,” says Indonesian-based architectural studio Alexis Dornier]( Architectural studio Alexis Dornier has recently completed a tropical treehouse escape dubbed Lift that's located in Penestanan, on the outskirts of Ubud, Bali. Guests can sleep amid the treetops in a luxurious eco-structure. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [F1 drivers test Aston Martin's Valkyrie, but Le Mans might be off]( [Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Alex Albon got their first taste of the unfinished Aston Martin Valkyrie at Silverstone]( Max Verstappen and Alex Albon from the Aston Martin Red Bull Formula One team took the upcoming Valkyrie hybrid hypercar out for some test laps at Silverstone, as rumors began to spread that the company is preparing to pull out of Le Mans in 2021. [Read more]( [Sports]( [Calibrex beeps weightlifters' ears if their form is off]( [The Calibrex X1 system is presently on Indiegogo]( If you're a serious weightlifter, then you know how important it is to maintain proper form. Calibrex is designed to help, as it uses ultrasound to detect if the barbell isn't being lifted symmetrically – it also tracks the user's performance stats. [Read more]( [Urban Transport]( [Volocopter and Grab team up to find "hottest routes" in Southeast Asia]( [The Volcopter air taxi in action over Singapore last year]( As part of plans to establish a flying taxi service in the region, and ultimately across the world, Volocopter has joined with ridesharing company Grab on a new feasibility study to uncover high-potential routes between megacities in Southeast Asia. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Motion-tracking onesie keeps tabs on babies' movements]( [The prototype smart jumpsuit]( In order to assess an infant's neurological development, it's necessary to analyze the manner in which they spontaneously move within a natural environment. A new high-tech jumpsuit could make doing so easier and more accurate than ever before. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Jaguar Land Rover shares its vision for autonomous urban mobility]( [The connected, autonomous electric Vector vehicle is part of Jaguar Land Rover's vision of a zero emission, zero accident and zero congestion mobility future]( Vehicles that drive themselves – and you – around city streets and urban sprawls are coming whether we like it or not, and Jaguar Land Rover has jumped into the development arena with Project Vector. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [LG's latest mid-range phones offer quad-lens cameras for less]( [The LG K61, the best of LG's latest handsets]( Now more than ever you don't have to pay top dollar to get a decent phone, and LG has crowded the mid-range market even further with the launch of three new phones that sport quad-lens cameras on the rear, as well as some respectable specs 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). 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