Weekend Edition: Ares turns the C8 Corvette into a jaw-dropping roofless hypercar

This week's theme is extreme. The Corvette C8 Stingray gets an extreme makeover, the world's most extreme yellow school bus breaks cover, and Harley and Indian slug it out in the extremely bizarre Baggers race. Enjoy our round-up of New Atlas' top stories! [Automotive]( [Ares turns the C8 Corvette into a jaw-dropping roofless hypercar]( [A long, low, mean look for the Project S1 Spyder]( Modena's Ares Design has taken the affordable, relatively friendly, mid-engined C8 Corvette Stingray motor and chassis and re-skinned it into something that looks like a million-dollar roofless hypercar, but that you can actually put some miles on. [Read more]( [Drones]( [Feathered drone uses morphing wings and tail to fly like a raptor]( [The new drone developed at EPFL, inspired by the goshawk raptor]( Back in 2016 we saw researchers take inspiration from birds to produce a feathered drone with unique capabilities. The team has continued refining this design to introduce more moving parts, enabling the drone to now fly with “unparalleled agility.” [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [Harley and Indian duke it out in hilarious King of the Baggers race]( [A grid full of giant V-Twin cruisers with some serious cats behind the bars faced off at Laguna Seca on Saturday for the first King of the Baggers race]( MotoAmerica's King of the Baggers race was a crazy idea, pitting some of the least-racy motorcycles in the USA against one another around California's famous Laguna Seca racetrack in a knee-dragging, luggage-dragging, motor-popping spectacle. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Torsus debuts world's most extreme big yellow school bus]( [The classic yellow school bus gets remade for a rougher world]( From world exploration to safer commuting, Torsus has quickly adapted the design of its Praetorian 4x4 bus to the needs of different users. Its latest adaptation is sure to make children grumble: a 4x4 school bus that could eliminate all snow days. [Read more]( Advertisement [Become a New Atlas subscriber for just US$19 per year]( Keep up with the latest developments in science and technology and help support independent journalism by subscribing to New Atlas Plus. Enjoy a clean, fast-loading layout and ad-free access to our 50,000+ articles for just US$19 a year. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Massive UK study finds coronavirus antibodies wane over several months]( [Researchers tested hundreds of thousands of people for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies across a three-month period]( Researchers are suggesting antibodies produced by the immune system response to SARS-CoV-2 decline in the months following initial infection. Testing hundreds of thousands of subjects over three months, the study raises questions over long-term immunity. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Pal-V Liberty flying car is now street-legal in Europe]( [Yes, that's a license plate on the back of the Pal-V Liberty, which this Dutch company claims is the world's first production-model flying car]( Dutch company Pal-V has celebrated a milestone for its Liberty vehicle, which it describes as the world's first production-model flying car. A high-performance trike that converts into a gyrocopter, the Liberty has been street-approved in the EU. [Read more]( [Biology]( [Suckerfish seen "surfing" blue whales in world-first underwater footage]( [An international team of researchers has captured the first ever continuous recording of remoras attaching themselves to a host organism]( A new study has delved into underwater behavior of remora, producing the first-ever continuous recordings of these so-called suckerfish in action and showing how they surf, feed and even socialize on the surface of blue whales. [Read more]( [Space]( [New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month trips to Mars]( [The concept engine is twice as efficient as chemical rockets]( Seattle-based USNC-Tech has developed a concept for a safer and more reliable Nuclear Thermal Propulsion system that could help realize the goal reducing Earth-Mars travel time to just three months. [Read more]( [Transport]( [World's most energy efficient vehicle rolls on to new heights]( [The Eximus IV in action]( Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last decade or so, moving people from A to B with ever-improving efficiency, but none quite match the levels of a student-built railroad car called Eximus IV, which has just set another record in Sweden. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Breakthrough study reveals how exercise helps immune cells kill cancer]( [New research suggests certain metabolites released by muscles into the bloodstream during exercise enhances the cancer-killing properties of immune cells]( Exactly how exercise could be directly helping the body fight cancer has been unclear. Now, a study led by researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet has discovered the way exercise can bolster the cancer-killing ability of certain immune cells. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Nissan electric mini-campervan doubles its lithium to leave gas behind]( [The e-NV200 Camper Car comes standard with a pop-up roof, upper bed sold as an option]( Sussex Campervans has taken its all-electric Nissan camper van a step further than others, eliminating both gasoline and LPG from the build. The gas-free mini-campervan is electric through and through, offering an efficient way of traveling and camping. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Elegant Cache River multitool stores spare bits in its body]( [The James Brand’s Cache River tool is available now for US$60]( There’s no shortage of multitools around these days, but not all strike the same elegant tone of The James Brand’s offerings. Its latest is a basic but stylish bit driver, which neatly stows its extra bits away in its cylindrical body. [Read more]( [Science]( [New spire found in Great Barrier Reef dwarfs the Empire State Building]( [A still from the newly discovered reef, captured by the underwater robot SuBastian]( Scientists exploring the Great Barrier Reef have discovered a huge, never-before-seen coral reef, taller than the Empire State Building. Standing detached, the massive structure is the first new reef to be discovered in the area in over 120 years. [Read more]( [Drones]( [Record-breaking hybrid quadcopter flies for over 10 hours]( [The modified HYBRiX 2.1 quadcopter is prepared for its flight]( With perhaps a few exceptions, battery-electric multicopter drones typically can't fly for longer than about 30 minutes. Such is not the case, however, with their hybrid counterparts – one of which recently broke its own endurance record. [Read more]( [Materials]( [Microscopic sponge turns dirty cooking oil into biodiesel on the cheap]( [A closeup view of the micron-sized sponge]( Scientists at Australia’s RMIT have developed a tiny sponge with big potential, and say the micron-sized material can be used to convert discarded cooking oil into biodiesel in a very cost-effective manner. And this catalyst is no one-trick pony. [Read more]( [Environment]( [Ocean Cleanup debuts its first sunglasses made from plastic waste]( [The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses are priced at US$199 apiece]( As part of its mission to tackle plastic pollution in the marine environment, The Ocean Cleanup project plans to sell goods made from the waste it recovers to fund its ongoing operations, and has just unveiled its very first product. [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