Hyundai goes camping with expanding mini-motorhome

[Automotive]( [Hyundai goes camping with expanding mini-motorhome]( [A bit more rounded around the edges than other motorhomes, the Hyundai Porest has a clean look]( Hyundai may not be the first auto brand one might associate with campers, but the Korean automaker does have a small RV lineup in its home country. The Porest motorhome is the latest, a spacious home-on-the-road with 3 beds, a bath and smart control. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [SyncPen 2nd Generation Smart Pen with Notebook]( The SyncPen 2 helps you switch between writing traditional notes and electronic editable notes. With a sensor on the inside, the pen turns everything you write into digital text, converting your hand-written notes into editable digital files. [Read more]( [Music]( [Review: Soundpeats nails it again with new H1 wireless earbuds]( [Another quality set of earbuds from Hong Kong's Soundpeats, this time featuring hybrid dual audio drivers]( Weirdly-named Hong Kong wireless earbud manufacturer Soundpeats has released what it calls its best-sounding hybrid wireless earphones yet, and since we were so impressed with the last set we tried, we thought we'd check out the latest and greatest. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Quirky campsite's sleeping pods include animal feed silos and a dumpster]( [Little Pea is made from discarded animal feed silos and was originally meant to be attached to a pickup truck. The shelter is one of many that form the Culture Campsite in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and was designed by MUD Projects]( If you've ever wanted to spend a night inside a dumpster – but without the accompanying smell – then Culture Campsite may be of interest. Situated on a former parking lot, it features an eclectic mix of micro-shelters made from recycled materials. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [400-mile Lucid Air's $70K base price prompts Tesla Model S drop]( [Lucid Motors Air]( When Lucid Motors debuted the Air sedan last month, it didn't release much information about the base model. Lucid filled that glaring hole this week, completing the "TBA" boxes with all the vitals, including a sub-Model S starting price. [Read more]( [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The Thermite RS3 is produced by Maine-based robotics firm Textron: Howe & Howe Technologies]( Listen to the best of New Atlas from the past seven days. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Walking robot gets a helpful new set of wheels]( [This experimental version of the ANYmal robot has both legs and wheels]( Walking, legged robots may excel at climbing over obstacles, but wheels are still more efficient for travelling over smooth ground. That's why engineers at ETH Zurich have added powered wheels to their existing ANYmal quadruped robot. [Read more]( [Space]( [BepiColombo makes the first of two Venus flybys on its way to Mercury]( [Venus as seen from BepiColombo]( The joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo probe has successfully completed the first of two scheduled flybys of Venus, gathering data about the planet's dense carbon dioxide atmosphere as it came to within 10,720 km its surface. [Read more]( [Urban Transport]( [Updated Screecher solar-powered four-wheeler pedalcycle rolls out]( [The Screecher four-wheeler features two 350-W rear hub electric motors and a removable Li-ion battery pack that can be charged by the solar panel canopy or via the included AC charger]( A couple of years ago, we covered a two-seat electric pedalcycle called the Screecher that rocked a curved solar canopy above the rider to charge its batteries. Now the next generation is going into limited production. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Polymer sandwich current collector boosts battery density, quells fire]( [Lithium batteries could be set for a performance boost, thanks to a new current collector designed by scientists in the US]( Battery researchers are continually experimenting with alternative materials in an effort to boost performance, and a group from Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is claiming to have landed on a winner. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Renault shows off the future of Mégane with electric eVision concept]( [The Mégane eVision show car heralds an all-electric hatch set to roll soon]( Between Zoes, Twizys, Kangoos, Masters and Twingos, some 20 percent of Renault's vehicle sales since 2010 have already been fully electric, and the brand is planning to step things up into the performance sector with a brand new electric Megane hatch. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Ant farm-like testing platform reveals brain cancer's deadliest cells]( [A new testing device, consisting of Y-shaped tunnels that replicate vascular conduits in the brain, can be used to distinguish deadly types of brain cancer cells]( Researchers have developed a new tool that could help form more effective brain cancer treatments, with an ability to classify the deadliest cells to help gauge how aggressive a patient’s disease might be. [Read more]( [Marine]( [WhiteShark Tini underwater scooter can be doubled up or used solo]( [The WhiteShark Tini (pictured here with the floater attached) is presently on Kickstarter]( When it comes to underwater scooters, there are smaller, less powerful single-motor models, or larger, faster dual-motor units. The new WhiteShark Tini, however, can be used in either configuration. [Read more]( [Environment]( [US lockdowns cut personal noise exposure by nearly half, study finds]( [Scientists have observed a sharp decline in noise pollution in some US locations subjected to coronavirus lockdowns]( Examination of noise pollution data before and then during the stay-at-home and social distancing orders implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic has shown that people’s average exposure to environmental noise dropped by nearly half. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Magnetic microbot somersaults through the colon to deliver drugs]( [The tiny magnetic robot developed at Purdue University, seen beneath the "U" on this US penny]( Scientists at Purdue University have developed a back-flipping microbot that can tumble its way through the colon to release its payload when desired, all while being controlled externally by a magnetic field. [Read more]( [Biology]( [Newly discovered pterosaur walked along the shore to feed on worms]( [Because Leptostomia begaaensis' beak was so unlike those of other pterosaurs, it is thought that paleontologists may have been uncovering the fossilized beaks for some time now, without realizing what they were from]( If the movie Jurassic World is to be believed, pterosaurs could easily catch human-sized prey. A newly discovered species of the prehistoric reptile wouldn't have posed much of a threat to us, however, as it likely fed more like a modern sandpiper. [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 © 2020