Remarkable low-drag "bullet plane" aims to democratize private flight

[Aircraft]( [Remarkable low-drag "bullet plane" aims to democratize private flight]( [Otto Aviation says its Celera 500L 'bullet plane' offers the performance of a small jet, using 1/8th the fuel and costing 1/6th as much to run]( Otto Aviation claims its bizarre-looking Celera 500L "bullet plane" offers the performance of a small jet using just 1/8th the fuel, for around 1/6th the running costs. The company wants to make private air travel cost as much as an airline ticket. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [These wireless earbuds let you enjoy 35 hours of audio play in any weather]( Rated 4.3/5 stars on Amazon, the TREBLAB X5 buds are back with a 2020 upgrade. These wireless earbuds last for 35 hours with a portable charging case. Whether you're on a call or listening to music, seamlessly connect to any device via Bluetooth 5.0. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Review: 2020 Mazda CX-30 fits oddly, but feels great]( [Not your Chinese TikTok friend's CX-4. The CX-30 is unique, being larger than the CX-3 and smaller than the CX-5]( Mazda introduced the all-new CX-30 as a new compact-small vehicle that fits between its CX-3 and CX-5. This isn’t our first time seeing the 2020 CX-30, but now we’ve spent a week with it as a daily driver, and can talk about its ups and downs. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Prototype gravity-based energy storage system begins construction]( [A concept image of the Gravitricity demonstrator facility, which should open for testing in early 2021]( A Scottish company called Gravitricity has now broken ground on a demonstrator facility for a creative new system that stores energy in the form of “gravity” by lifting and dropping huge weights. [Read more]( [Environment]( [eUtility Electric Tractor is powered by a battery, not diesel]( [The eUtility Electric Tractor has an 8-speed transmission (forward and reverse)]( If you were a farmer, wouldn't you prefer to just recharge your utility tractor, instead of refuelling it from your limited onsite supply of diesel? That's exactly where the eUtility Electric Tractor is designed to come in. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Review: Roborock S6 MaxV shows how far robovacs have come]( [The Roborock S6 MaxV is the best and most expensive robot vacuum that Roborock has put out yet]( Robot vacuums continue to get better at both cleaning and operating autonomously, and the Roborock S6 MaxV is evidence of improving trends in both areas. It's worth shortlisting if you want one of the best robovacs on the market. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Terracamper puts extra flex in world's toughest off-grid VW camper van]( [The updated VW T6.1-based Terracamper Terock all dressed up with off-road options]( The Terracamper Terock reestablishes itself as the alpha dog of modular VW off-road camper vans. The extra-versatile T6.1 changes from two-person off-grid camper van, to four-person family adventure van, to six-person passenger van, to empty cargo van. [Read more]( [Environment]( [First map of marine structures shows how much we've modified the oceans]( [Through structures like oil rigs, humans have made a big imprint on the world's oceans]( Scientists in Australia have turned their attention to what human development means for the world’s marine environments, calculating the extent of our construction footprint on the oceans for the first time ever. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Silicon "sandwiches" make for lightweight, high-capacity batteries]( [Lithium-ion batteries could one day be a whole lot lighter, and carry a whole lot more charge, thanks to a new sandwich-like design of the anode component]( A team at Clemson University has come up with a new design that overcomes some of the problems with incorporating silicon into lithium-ion batteries, demonstrating a lightweight device that could be used to power satellites and spacesuits. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Ekso Bionics announces airier, more flexible Evo exoskeleton]( [Like its predecessor, the Evo Upper Body Exoskeleton provides up to 15 lb of support to each arm]( A couple of years ago, we heard how Ford was supplying its assembly plant employees with an assistive exoskeleton called the EksoVest. Now, the maker of that device has unveiled a lighter and limberer but just as capable model. [Read more]( [Space]( [Future NASA astronauts may rely on electron beams to clean spacesuits]( [Astronaut Edgar Mitchell pictured walking across the Moon's surface in a spacesuit contaminated by lunar regolith]( Blasting spacesuits with a beam of electrons could cause jagged, abrasive particles of moon dust to leap right off them. Finding a way to deal with the sharp particles is a priority for NASA as the agency seeks to return to the Moon. [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [Latest LG projector brings movie theater experience into the living room]( [The projector features technology that auto adjusts the thrown image depending on room brightness]( With IFA 2020 about to kick off, LG has announced a new CineBeam projector that's aimed at bringing the movie theater experience into the home. The 4K projector features technology to adjust the thrown image depending on ambient light levels. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Cancer immunotherapy hunts down hidden HIV in mouse study]( [A new study has adapted a cancer immunotherapy technique to treat HIV]( HIV is an insidious virus, hibernating inside cells ready to re-emerge if treatment is stopped. Now a team of researchers has found a way to shrink that viral reservoir by adapting a cancer immunotherapy technique to supercharge immune cells in mice. [Read more]( [Science]( [Earth's water may have come from meteorites closer to home]( [The Earth's water may have arrived inside stony meteorites rather than far-flung comets and asteroids]( A new study by the Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques in Nancy, France suggests that Earth's water may have come from stony meteorites in the inner solar system rather than distant comets from billions of miles away. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Claas concept tractor smashes Nurburgring record for farm equipment]( [Christian Menzel lays down a scorching new lap time for tractors on the Nurburgring]( A German driver has set a blistering new lap record for the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in a variable cab tractor. Without the use of racing slicks, Christian Menzel was able to slash the previous record – held by a Porsche – by more than half. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Dr Spot can now track a COVID-19 patient's vital signs from 6 ft away]( [Dr Spot now carries a number of cameras designed to remotely measure a patient's vital signs]( Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot has now been turned into a tiny mobile doctor, able to remotely measure patients’ vital signs from a distance of over six feet. Dr Spot is being touted as a way to safely triage potentially contagious COVID-19 patients. [Read more]( [Space]( [NASA selects concepts for future missions to examine space environment]( [An artist's impression of charged particles flowing outward from the Sun into the solar system]( NASA has announced the selection of five Medium Class Explorer concept mission proposals that could one day revolutionize our understanding of the space environment, and see pictures taken of the Sun's polar regions. [Read more]( [Space]( [Numerica telescope tracks satellites in broad daylight]( [The technology is being integrated into the Numerica Telescope Network, which is made up of 18 sites worldwide]( Given how many satellites and bits of orbital debris are now orbiting the Earth, it's becoming increasingly important to keep track of where they all are. A new telescope system allows space agencies and other clients to do so – even in broad daylight. 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