Bathroom included: Ford Nugget Plus camper van outshines VW's pop-top

[Automotive]( [Bathroom included: Ford Nugget Plus camper van outshines VW's pop-top]( [The all-new Ford Transit Custom Nugget Plus camper van]( As beloved as it is, the VW California often draws a big criticism: no bathroom. Ford offers a bathroom on its Nugget camper van, and now it adds a pop-up roof. The pop-top Nugget Plus brings extra convenience to a smart, multi-room camper with WC. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Snag a multifunctional smartwatch and wireless earphones for 56% off]( If you're in the market for a new smartwatch, and often misplace your headphones, this 2-in-1 tech-savvy solution is made for you. This unique smartwatch has built-in headphones that stay charged wherever you go. Usually $169, grab it today for $70. [Read more]( [Wearables]( [LG unveils a battery-powered air purifier you strap to your face]( [LG is releasing a face-mounted, battery-powered air purifier]( Korean electronics giant LG has adapted its home air purifying technology into a battery-powered, air purifying face mask with twin H13 HEPA filters, multi-speed fans and a UV-LED sterilizing case. But there's still a lot we don't know. [Read more]( [Space]( [Andromeda's "halo" already bumping into Milky Way's ahead of collision]( [A composite image, showing how Andromeda's halo would look in the night sky were it visible to the naked eye]( Astronomers have mapped out a huge invisible region of the galaxy next door. Hubble has detailed the size and structure of Andromeda's gas halo – and found that it’s already bumping up against that of the Milky Way, in advance of a cosmic collision. [Read more]( [Science]( [Domestication shrank chicken brains and made them less chicken]( [The Red Junglefowl is the ancestor of the domestic chicken]( Chickens have never had a reputation as intellectual heavyweights and scientists may have found the reason why. Experimental breeding suggests the domestication of the chicken 10,00 years ago caused the bird's brain to shrink and made them less fearful. [Read more]( [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The new ammonia propulsion system uses heat exchanger technology originally developed for Reaction Engines' Skylon spaceplane]( Listen to the best of New Atlas from the past seven days. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [How long should a nap be? New study suggests keep it under an hour]( [Naps lasting more than 60 minutes can be linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems, according to new research]( A meta-analysis suggests naps lasting more than 60 minutes can be linked to higher rates of all-cause mortality and poor cardiovascular health. Although the finding is only correlational, the researchers suggest keep your siestas to less than one hour. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [SkyDrive's SD-03 single-seat eVTOL aces first public test flight]( [The SD-03 made its public flight debut on August 25 at the Toyota test field in Japan's Aichi prefecture]( After taking to the air in April on what was billed Japan's first manned multirotor test flight, Tokyo-based SkyDrive has now revealed that its new slicker SD-03 model made its first public demonstration flight earlier this week. [Read more]( [Materials]( [Cheap, reusable adhesive is inspired by the footpads of flies]( [Scientists have used the footpads of flies to create a new environmentally friendly, reusable adhesive]( The natural world is a great source of inspiration for scientists working on advanced adhesives. The latest example, inspired by the clingy footpads of flies, can be attached and detached over and over like a piece of Velcro. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Inkjet-printed ultrathin solar cells ditch rare minerals]( [New inkjet-printed solar cells are light enough to sit on the surface of a soap bubble]( New ultrathin solar cells boast a few advantages over others of their type. They're more efficient, made using more common elements, and can be inkjet-printed onto surfaces, making them light and flexible enough to power wearable electronics. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Bollinger expands into the commercial market with Deliver-E van]( [Bollinger's electric Deliver-E boasts a lower total cost of ownership than a diesel or gasoline delivery van]( Best known for its brutal, boxy, powerful electric off-roaders, Detroit's Bollinger has announced a slightly less brutal and boxy front-wheel-drive electric delivery van with a wide range of battery options, up to a massive 210 kWh. [Read more]( [Materials]( [Sulfur-gobbling bacteria offers a pathway to fossil-fuel-free plastics]( [A discovery at Ohio State University could one day see plastic granules like these produced without the use of fossil fuels]( Scientists investigating more eco-friendly forms of plastic production have made an exciting breakthrough, with the discovery of a bacterial system that generates one of the material's key building blocks through its natural metabolic process. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Walking programmable sub-$200 robot dog hits Kickstarter]( [Bittle's plastic frame is said to be quite bendy and durable, although the electronics are not waterproof]( Upon first seeing a dog-like quadruped robot for the first time, many people jokingly ask where they could buy one. Well, they can now get a fully functional miniature dog-bot of their very own via a Kickstarter campaign, for just US$195. [Read more]( [Around The Home]( [MB&F's otherworldly Trinity clock takes a trip through time]( [Trinity in blue]( The Trinity is the latest futuristic, minimalist mechanical desk clock from MB&F and Swiss clockmaker L'Epee 1839 that mixes innovation and whimsy in a design that's definitely going to be noticed. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [Transformable bike rack changes length and width]( [The PedalPorteur (pictured here with its "Bagsket" in place) is presently on Kickstarter]( Rear racks are certainly handy for carrying cargo on your bike, but they're not always long enough, wide enough, or just handy enough. The PedalPorteur was created to address those shortcomings, with a transformable design. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Spit test promises to diagnose heart attacks in just 10 minutes]( [A novel heart attack detection test (not pictured) reportedly returns results in just 10 minutes]( New research is suggesting a simple saliva test can detect the presence of a protein biomarker known to signal the occurrence of a heart attack in just 10 minutes, potentially accelerating the speed at which patients can be diagnosed and treated. [Read more]( [Science]( ["Molecular sponge" could replace the pesticides used for ant control]( [According to the University of Bath, leafcutter ants cause an estimated US$8 billion of damage each year to eucalyptus forestry in Brazil alone]( It's a quandary – leafcutter ants cause a great deal of damage to crops, but applying pesticides to those crops harms the environment. Scientists have developed a possible solution, in the form of a high-tech material that uses an odor to trap ants. [Read more]( [Space]( [Ancient supernova remnants found in ocean sediments]( [Surpernovae leave behind fallout clouds, like the Crab Nebula]( Radioactive isotopes found in ocean sediments show that Earth has been traveling through a cloud of fallout from an ancient supernova for the past 33,000 years. A new study indicates that could only have been of extraterrestrial origin. 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