H3X claims it's tripled the power density of electric aircraft motors

[Aircraft]( [H3X claims it's tripled the power density of electric aircraft motors]( [The H3X electric motor design delivers up to three times the power per kilogram of existing motors on the market, offering serious weight savings for aircraft manufacturers]( Every pound counts when you're trying to squeeze range out of an electric aircraft, so when Minneapolis company H3X says it can deliver continuous power at around a third the weight of current motors, it could be huge for clean aviation. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Score these TaoTronics noise-canceling headphones while they're on sale]( 4.3/5 Stars on Amazon! Enjoy better quality music anytime, anywhere with these headphones’ digital noise-cancellation, Bluetooth wireless, & 30-hour playback. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Kawasaki's K-Racer helicopter targets high speeds with H2R motor]( [Kawasaki has tested its K-Racer autonomous compound helicopter, powered by the 300-horsepower, supercharged H2R motor]( The 300-horsepower, supercharged 4-cylinder engine from the Kawasaki Ninja H2R has found a new home in an autonomous compound helicopter Kawasaki has been flight testing. And like the H2R, this K-Racer aircraft will be much faster than its peers. [Read more]( [3D Printing]( [New 3D printing technique fuses titanium particles at supersonic speeds]( [A microscope image of titanium alloy particles produced using the team's new "cold spray" 3D printing technique. Biological cells have begun to adhere to it, showing its usefulness in biomedical implants.]( Engineers at Cornell University have developed a new technique for 3D printing metallic objects – and it involves blasting titanium particles at supersonic speeds. The resulting metals are very porous, making them useful for biomedical implants. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Zagato pours a modern Iso Grifo body over the Corvette Z06]( [This first GTZ example was delivered last month]( The Corvette is certainly a handsome car, but it's not quite on the level of a coachbuilt sports car from a world-famous Italian design house. The new Iso Rivolta GTZ shows plainly that Zagato can dress the Corvette up in a more stylish skin. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Quick snowboard binding tech works with any boot, doesn't feel "weird"]( [The Quick Step Binding system is currently on Kickstarter]( While some snowboarders do find traditional boot-binding systems to be overly-fiddly, simple step-in systems have drawbacks of their own. The Quick Step Binding system, however, reportedly combines the best features of both. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Rare out-of-this-world Futuro house lands on New Zealand marketplace]( [The Futuro house is an idea from the swinging 60s that never quite reached lift o]( The Futuro is a rare UFO-like home that has gained cult status since its construction back in the 1960s. If you've always wanted to live in a house that looks like something from The Jetsons, you may be in luck as a model has come up for sale. [Read more]( [Computers]( [Apple's newest MacBooks and Mac Mini run on its own M1 chip]( [Apple has announced the new M1 chip based on its own design]( Apple told us it was transitioning its computers away from Intel chips to its own custom-made Apple silicon in June, and today it launched the first models to make the switch: a new Mac mini, a new MacBook Air, and a new 13-inch MacBook Pro. [Read more]( [Urban Transport]( [Arcimoto prototypes Ultimate Fun Machine open-air electric road trike]( [The open-air electric Roadster is currently at the prototype stage of development]( Until now, the various flavors of Arcimoto's FUV have sat somewhere between a Polaris Slingshot and a Can-Am Spyder, but with all-electric drive and a roof. Now the company has blown off the roof for a fully open-air reverse trike named the Roadster. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Half-width Tepui roof-top tent leaves room for bikes or boards]( [Thule Tepui Foothill on one side, surfboards or cargo on the other]( Tailgate, roof, hitch – a vehicle has a lot of cargo capacity, but capacity eventually runs out. Thule has eased the burden, splitting its latest roof-top tent in half so that the remaining roof can be used to carry a bike or other long cargo. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [Yamaha ices its streetbike cake with 2021 MT-09 SP naked triple]( [Yamaha has introduced the SP version of the third-generation 2021 MT-09]( The premium SP variant of Yamaha's third-generation 2021 MT-09 naked triple gets higher-spec suspension, a dedicated color scheme, and goodies like cruise control as standard. [Read more]( [Space]( [Mean temperature of the universe is rising over billions of years]( [The researchers measured the mean temperature of cosmic gas from 10 billion years ago and compared it to gas from the present day]( Astronomers at Ohio State University have taken the mean temperature of cosmic gas at different distances and ages, and found that it’s roughly 10 times hotter today than it was 10 billion years ago, thanks to the evolution of galaxies and clusters. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [New videos illustrate why valved masks will not slow COVID-19 spread]( [New modeling effectively depicts how a valved face mask disperses exhaled air into the surrounding environment]( A new flow visualization study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) starkly demonstrates why face masks with exhalation valves are not effective for slowing the spread of COVID-19. [Read more]( [Space]( [Europa's plumes may not originate from subsurface ocean]( [An artist's representation of a plume erupting from a shallow pocket of briny water below the icy surface of Europa]( Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world, with a global subsurface ocean encased in an icy shell and plumes of water that vent into space. A new study has simulated how these plumes might originate, revealing a surprisingly dynamic ice ball. [Read more]( [Medical]( [FDA approves prescription-only Apple Watch app for PTSD nightmares]( [A new prescription-only system uses an Apple Watch to detect and disrupt nightmares through gentle vibrations without waking the user]( The FDA has approved a platform called NightWare, designed to help improve sleep in post-traumatic stress disorder patients suffering from recurrent nightmares. The system is an Apple Watch app that will only be available by prescription. [Read more]( [Space]( [Review board green lights NASA for Mars Sample Return project]( [Artist's concept of NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle lifting off from the Red Planet with rock and regolith samples]( An independent review board has issued a report saying that NASA is capable of carrying out its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign that involves a series of missions to collect pristine samples from the Red Planet and return them to Earth. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Oxford study links COVID-19 with increased rates of mental illness]( [Twenty percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days of infection]( A new analysis of US patient data has found nearly one in five people are diagnosed with a psychiatric illness within three months of a positive COVID-19 test. The study suggests recovered patients are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety or depression. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands]( [The Antelife G1 gloves are currently on Indiegogo – note the LED display at the bottom of the wrist cuff]( Although there are now many heated gloves on the market, the Antelife G1 is claimed to be the world's first to feature precisely adjustable heat. I recently had the chance to try a pair out, and they performed just as advertised. [Read more]( [Telecommunications]( [Alphabet project uses light beams to bring broadband to remote regions]( [After pilots in India and Kenya, Project Taara's optical broadband technology is being rolled out in Sub-Saharan Africa]( An Alphabet X innovation lab project has been working on a high-speed wireless optical communications network that uses beams of light instead of cables or radio waves, and folks in Kenya will be the first to benefit from the fruits of these labors. [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