Video: Russian hoverbike loses control at 100 ft and crashes in Dubai

[Aircraft]( [Video: Russian hoverbike loses control at 100 ft and crashes in Dubai]( [Pucker moment: the hoverbike rider realizes the aircraft is out of control about 100 feet off the ground]( A pilot somehow managed to escape injury as his multirotor hoverbike suffered a barometer failure at a 100-foot altitude over concrete in a Dubai test. Bucking like a mechanical bull, the machine crashed to Earth and flipped over its rider. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Get more out of your workouts with this app-integrated wearable]( If you're a fitness enthusiast or are looking to start, the Fit Relief Smart Device is the perfect contender to add to your daily workouts. This device will help you achieve your fitness and health goals for the summer by working smarter, not harder. [Read more]( [Environment]( [BMW invests in technology to pull gasoline out of the air]( [Prometheus plans to offer its gasoline alongside traditional gasoline at gas stations]( BMW i Ventures announced today it is investing in Prometheus Fuels. The Silicon Valley startup is working on technologies for pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere and processing it into carbon-neutral gasoline. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Sugar breaks down neural circuits that may cause us to overeat]( [A new study in fruit flies has shown how excess sugar can drive overeating by shutting down the activity of key neurons]( Researchers at the University of Michigan have conducted studies in fruit flies and found that excess amounts of sugar can shut down crucial neural circuits linked to regulating satiety, possibly leading to overeating in humans. [Read more]( [FiFish V6 blurs the line between underwater drones and ROVs]( [The FiFish V6 is designed to operate in water temperatures ranging from -10 to 60 ºC (14 to 140 ºF)]( Last month we heard about the Chasing M2, a device that sits somewhere between consumer underwater drones and full-on ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). Well, it turns out that the M2 isn't alone in that category … come check out Qysea's FiFish V6. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet review: A budget tablet you can rely on]( [This Fire HD 8 Plus model offers slightly better specs than the standard Fire HD 8]( The Amazon Fire series has been offering budget tablets to the masses for almost a decade now, and the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is the newest in the range (alongside an updated Fire HD 8). We've been testing one out for the past few days. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Iguana amphibious cabriolet limousine carries 12 over land and water]( [Iguana presents its latest vessel, a 12-passenger amphibious Day Limo]( Iguana has built some of the most interesting amphibious boats in the world, sleek tenders with retractable treads for masterfully negotiating coastline on the way to the water. This month Iguana adds a 12-passenger Day Limo with retractable canopy. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [Fast-folding ebike promises up to 100 km of pedal-assist range]( [The Fiido D11 collapses down for travel by pushing down the seat tube, unlocking and folding the frame at the hinge, and collapsing the handlebar]( Chinese mobility firm Fiido is getting ready to launch a lightweight folding ebike on Indiegogo that offers up to 62 miles of pedal-assist range per charge and can get up to 15.5 mph in motor-only mode. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Kitty Hawk shuts down its Flyer eVTOL program]( [Kitty Hawk's Flyer program is being shut down after some 25,000 successful flights]( Larry Page and Sebastian Thrun's personal flying carpet project has been grounded, as the Kitty Hawk company turns its attention to a larger, faster, longer range aircraft with better commercial potential in the emerging eVTOL air taxi market. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Switching off noisy neurons in mice restores memories lost to Alzheimer's]( [A new mechanism by which Alzheimer's impairs memory recall has been discovered]( Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which Alzheimer’s disease impairs memory recall. Neurons encoded with existing memories are drowned out by noise from neurons encoding new experiences. Silencing these allowed mice to regain lost memories. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Ultra-exclusive S650 Night Edition is the new top of the Maybach range]( [Slap 40 grand on top of a standard Maybach S 650, and you can get yourself one of 15 Night Edition specials]( The Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Night Edition is here, and you can't have one. Only 15 of these ultra-exclusive luxury sedans will be built, with nice wheels, new badges, a few carbon accents and the most comically tiny spoiler you ever did see. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Scientists create an electrical charge using only humidity in the air]( [Could high humidity in the air be harnessed as a source renewable energy?]( Using electrical storms as a jumping off point, scientists at Israel’s Tel Aviv University believe they may have uncovered a new source of renewable energy, generating a small voltage using only water and metal. [Read more]( [Space]( [Close inspection of asteroid Bennu reveals rocks cracking from sunlight]( [NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is tasked with returning samples of asteroid material to Earth]( Scientists studying the asteroid Bennu are reporting a long-suspected phenomenon whereby extreme temperature fluctuations are fracturing rocks on its surface, a process that could offer clues about the body’s past and possible future. [Read more]( [Good Thinking]( [Presso aims to make dry cleaning fast and portable]( [Presso is controlled using an integrated tablet]( If you're a wardrobe manager on a film, TV or theater set, then you likely have to send a lot of clothes out for dry cleaning. That's where Presso is intended to come in – it's a portable device that dry cleans clothing on-location, in five minutes. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Stem cell-loaded microneedles speed up wound healing]( [A strip of tape, with dissolvable microneedles stuck to it]( Stem cells are powerful tools that could one day unlock new frontiers in regenerative medicine. Now, a new study has shown that a certain type of stem cell can be delivered into injured tissues with dissolvable microneedles, to heal wounds. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [Blinxi adds LED turn indicators to existing bike helmets]( [Blinxi is presently on Kickstarter]( There are now numerous "smart" bike helmets available, most of which incorporate remotely operated LED turn indicators. Well, if that's the feature you really want, Blinxi lets you add it to your existing "dumb" helmet. [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