The newly discovered weird link between REM sleep and eating patterns

[Science]( [The newly discovered weird link between REM sleep and eating patterns]( [Disrupting neural activity in a specific brain region during REM sleep resulted in changes to the eating patterns of mice for several days]( An intriguing new study, from a team of Swiss researchers, has revealed neural activity during REM sleep in a particular region of the brain known to affect appetite and feeding behaviors significantly influences waking eating patterns. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [World's most comfortable mask uses FDA-approved filtration technology]( You don’t have to sacrifice comfort for 360 degrees of protection. The 3D Comfort is an everyday, functional face mask cut from premium fabric with three layers and 80% filtration. Protect yourself and everyone else for only $2 per mask. Order now. [Read more]( [Physics]( [Spacetime wave packets: New class of laser defies laws of light physics]( ["Spacetime wave packets" are a new type of laser beam that can travel at the same speeds through different media]( Scientists have created a new class of laser beam that appears to violate long-held laws of light physics. Known as “spacetime wave packets,” these lasers follow different rules of refraction, which could lead to new communication technologies. [Read more]( [Science]( [MIT study reveals why razor blades go dull cutting humble old hair]( [Science has discovered why razor blades go dull even though the hairs they cut are much softer than steel]( A team of engineers at MIT has discovered why steel razor blades go dull even when cutting hair that's 50 times softer than them. Using an electron microscopic, they found that under the right conditions a single hair can chip a blade edge. [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [Mulan vs. Tenet: The two films facing off for the future of cinema]( [Tenet will play in theaters around the world. Mulan will go direct to digital streaming. The success, or failure, of these divergent strategies could determine the future of big Hollywood cinema]( Two very different $200-million-dollar films. Two release strategies. Two pathways to the future. The theatrical film industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a pair of films could determine the fate of the definitive popular entertainment medium of the past century. [Read more]( [Energy]( [New catalyst rearranges carbon dioxide and water into ethanol fuel]( [Artist's rendering of electrocatalytic process for conversion of carbon dioxide and water into ethanol]( Researchers at the US Dept of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol with "very high energy efficiency, high selectivity for the desired final product and low cost." [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [Smart projector puts a touchscreen on your desk, a movie on your wall]( [The touch display system can track up to 10 touch points]( Back in November 2018, we took a portable smart projector called the puppy cube for a spin, which offered touchscreen interaction. Puppy Robotics has now announced the release of a brighter, more powerful model dubbed the Hachi Infinite M1. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Pentax binoculars are an optical multitool for inquisitive eyes]( [Share the view by breaking the VD 4x20 WP into two monoculars]( The Pentax VD 4x20 WP is an innovative multifunctional optical tool that looks like an unassuming pair of binoculars but splits apart to increase viewing versatility. Share with a friend or fasten the two scopes together to increase magnification. [Read more]( [Materials]( [Scientists create the brightest fluorescent materials in existence]( [Glowing 3D-printed gyroids made using a new technique]( A team of scientists has managed to produce what are described as the brightest fluorescent materials in existence, opening up new possibilities in everything from the development of next-generation solar cells to advanced lasers. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [Roland Sands builds a straight-line dragster out of the BMW R18]( [Roland Sands has spent three and a half months turning the BMW R18 into a dragster]( AMA 250GP national champion racer Roland Sands has been taking perfectly good motorcycles and engoodening them further for 20-odd years. Now, he's turned his attentions to BMW's giant boxer cruiser, giving the R18 a hardtail dragster treatment. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Virtual Monterey Car Week Auction Preview and guide to the good stuff]( [Though numbers of cars and the extreme value of those cars is lower than in previous Monterey Car Week auctions, this will be the biggest online auction cluster in history, and will further change the way humanity does business. It's all online, and completely free to watch. Reality TV for petrolheads]( The pandemic is catalyzing rapid change in the way the world does business, and the cancellation of Monterey Car Week offers a tantalizing glimpse of what the new normal might look like for the world's biggest car show once we have rebalanced. [Read more]( [Space]( [Seasonal ultraviolet light pulses in Martian skies three times a night]( [A composite image of the nightglow over Mars – the green and white is a false-color representation of the ultraviolet light emitted]( A NASA spacecraft has observed a pulsing glow coming from Mars. Huge spots of ultraviolet light were seen in the night sky, pulsing with uncanny regularity – exactly three times every night. The find highlights the Red Planet's atmospheric processes. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Cadillac launches pretty Lyriq EV, a clean-sheet, 300-mile luxury SUV]( [The Cadillac Lyriq showcases the company's new performance-luxury design language, as well as the EV platform that will underpin GM's push into electric]( Cadillac has unveiled its Lyriq show car, the first car based on GM's next-gen modular EV platform and the harbinger of a new electric design language for the brand. It's a 300-mile luxury SUV with a gorgeous interior, but it won't sell until 2022. [Read more]( [Wearables]( [Sony reveals its fourth generation 1000X family ANC headphones]( [Sony's QN1 noise-canceling processor works alongside a new Bluetooth chip to cancel out ambient noise in real time]( Until we tried on a pair of the original 1000X headphones in 2016, we had thought Bose would rule the noise-canceling roost for a long time to come. Now Sony is pushing the envelope yet again with the highly anticipated XM4 noise-canceling headphones. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Briefcase-sized Nomad BBQ is for mobile grillers that mean business]( [Folded open, the cooker features two empty beds that can be filled with charcoal]( Portable charcoal barbecues can come in many shapes and sizes, but a new model from startup Nomad is one that puts a big emphasis on easy carry, with the ability to be carted away like a briefcase once supper is done. [Read more]( [Photography]( [Nikon releases software to turn cameras into high quality webcams]( [The Webcam Utility Beta software is available for select Nikon cameras]( As announced last month when the Z5 launched, Nikon has finally joined Canon, Fujifilm, Panasonic and GoPro in releasing beta webcam utility software that allows certain cameras in its range to be used as high quality webcams. [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 ©