Weekend Edition: America returns to manned spaceflight

One story stands tall in our look back at the big news of the week – the momentous return of the USA to manned space flight with the launch of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission. We also encounter a new state of matter, discover just how unlucky the dinosaurs were, and check out how some very creative photographers have captured the spirit of the COVID-19 lockdown. [Space]( [America returns to manned spaceflight with launch of SpaceX Demo-2]( [Demo-2 lifting off]( The launch of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the ISS marks two historic events. It is the first manned launch from American soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet in 2011, and the first ever manned commercial mission to go into orbit. [Read more]( [Physics]( [Whirling, glassy magnets found to be new state of matter]( [A new state of matter, self-induced spin glass, was discovered in neodymium]( Most of us know the four classical states of matter – solid, liquid, gas and plasma – but there’s a whole world of exotic states out there. Now, physicists have identified a new one named “self-induced spin glass,” which could be used in AI platforms. [Read more]( [Science]( [Dinosaur-killing asteroid struck at "deadliest possible angle"]( [An artist's imagining of the fateful day when an asteroid slammed into Earth some 66 million years ago]( While a gigantic asteroid slamming into the Earth is never a sign of good luck, a new study has shown that the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit the planet at the deadliest possible angle, maximizing the devastating climate change that followed. [Read more]( [Digital Cameras]( [Sony unveils its attempt at the ultimate no-learning-curve vlog camera]( [Sony's new ZV-1 is squarely focused on content creators, making outstanding quality video as easy as possible to capture]( Plenty of folk these days buy cameras with the intention of pointing them mainly at themselves, and Sony has put together a neat little compact that's laser-focused on content creators who want beautiful video with zero learning curve. [Read more]( [Digital Cameras]( [A picture of isolation: The best COVID-19 lockdown photography]( ['Outdoor sports photographer in quarantine'. Stockholm, Sweden]( Photography social network Agora’s latest photo contest tasked its community with capturing unique perspectives on the extraordinary worldwide lockdown. The results offer a diverse portrait of people from all over the world sharing a strange experience. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Stylish, asymmetric floating house will be 3D-printed in 48 hours]( [Prvok, a 3D-printed small home on a pontoon, will be the Czech Republic's first piece of printed architecture]( The Czech Republic's first 3D-printed house will go up next month, to demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of a construction technique that is claimed to be seven times faster and half the cost of building a brick house. [Read more]( [Space]( [One mystery solves another: Fast radio bursts detect missing matter]( [The antenna of ASKAP, in the Western Australian desert, helped detect the fast radio bursts used in this study]( We still don’t know where most of the universe's regular matter is. Now, an international team of astronomers has developed a creative new method to detect this missing matter, using the equally-mysterious fast radio bursts. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [The Arcfox GT: China's 1,600-horsepower all-electric hypercar]( [The Arcfox-GT Race Edition has some serious aerodynamic kit but also less power than the street GT, coming in at a "mere" 1,000 hp]( BAIC is one of China's top five auto manufacturers. Arcfox is BAIC's high-performance offshoot, and the GT is another bonkers electric hypercar to stick on a growing pile of hilariously overpowered garage jewelry we can't afford. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [MV Agusta starts production on special edition Rush 1000 dragster]( [The Rush 1000: the latest MV Agusta special edition based on the 4-cylinder Brutale]( A carbon-encrusted evolution of the Brutale 1000 RR, the new Mv Agusta Rush 1000 is a 208-horsepower, 186-plus mph naked beast with a carbon rear wheel cover and the sauciest undertail we've seen on a motorcycle. [Read more]( [Urban Transport]( [Rusagro employs autonomous combine fleet for bumper Russian harvest]( [The Cognitive Agro Pilot self-driving system will be rolled out to 242 combine harvesters during the 2020/2021 Russian harvest seasons]( Last year, Cognitive Technologies installed its self-driving systems into combine harvesters operated by Russia's Rusagro. The pilot proved successful, and the technology will now be rolled out to 242 combines over the next year or so. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Floating ocean platform harvests wind, solar and wave energy]( [A floating renewable power platform that harvests wind, solar and wave power]( German company Sinn Power has proposed a hybrid offshore power generation platform that combines wind turbines, solar panels and wave energy harvesters to generate off-grid electricity for people living close to the coast. [Read more]( [Materials]( ["Green" recyclable rubber gives new life to single-use building materials]( [Researchers have developed a new type of rubber polymer that can be combined with various waste materials and repeatedly recycled]( A versatile new kind of polymer can be used on its own like regular rubber, or mixed with filler materials including used PVC and carbon fiber to create brand new composites, which can in turn be recycled in an almost endless loop. [Read more]( [Space]( [Virgin Orbit comes up short on its first attempt to reach space]( [Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket ignites after being launched from a modified 747]( Virgin Orbit has come up short on its first attempt to reach orbit today after the mission was terminated soon after ignition of its LauncherOne rocket, with the team now working through the data and gearing up for its next attempt. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Nubia RedMagic 5G review: Great for gaming, with some compromises]( [The Nubia RedMagic 5G comes with a large 6.65-inch screen]( The Nubia RedMagic 5G combines two of the hottest trends in mobile at the moment – mobile gaming and next-gen 5G connectivity – in a phone that offers impressive specs and style at a decent price. Is it a worthwhile upgrade? [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Two more COVID-19 vaccines move towards Phase 2 human trials]( [More results from COVID-19 vaccine human trials demonstrate several viable candidates moving to larger Phase 2 studies]( Hot on the heels of biotech company Moderna’s recent announcement of successful phase 1 trials for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, two more promising candidates are delivering encouraging early data as several vaccines race into phase 2 human testing. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial after study finds no benefit for COVID-19]( [A study examining thousands of patients treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 found the treatment slightly increased a person's risk of death from the virus]( A new study has concluded hydroxychloroquine treatment for COVID-19 is not safe or effective. The large-scale observational analysis encompassed nearly 100,000 subjects found the drug treatment increases risk of mortality and cardiovascular events. [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