Two more coma patients' brains jump-started with ultrasound

[Medical]( [Two more coma patients' brains jump-started with ultrasound]( [In the treatment, known as low-intensity focused ultrasound, ultrasonic stimulation is used to excite neurons in the thalamus]( Five years ago, we heard how a team at UCLA had used ultrasound to seemingly "jump start" a patient out of a coma. At the time, the scientists wondered if such results could be repeated. They have now done it two more times. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This CompTIA certification training bundle will make you an IT expert]( We get it, the thumb your boss has kept you under since WFH began doesn't make you feel valued as an employee, and it's becoming increasingly evident you hate your job because of it. Why not start a career change to IT from the comfort of your couch? [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Tesla drops bombshell Model S upgrades, including the wild Plaid+]( [Such an innocent looking car; who'd guess it's the fastest-accelerating production car in history?]( The Tesla Model S has evolved again, becoming even more outrageous than it already was. Say goodbye to half the steering wheel, the gear selector and indicator stalks, and hello to a high-end gaming computer in the fastest-accelerating car ever made. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Major manufacturer drops hydrogen trucks in favor of battery-electrics]( [Swedish truck manufacturer Scania says it's evaluated hydrogen fuel cells against battery-electric powertrains and is committing to batteries]( Where will hydrogen fit in the clean transport mix? Not in trucking, says one of the world's largest heavy duty vehicle manufacturers, which is scaling back its fuel cell big-rig research and development operations in favor of battery-electric power. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Smart pneumatic knee brace automatically pumps up the support]( [The E-Knee should soon be on Kickstarter]( In order to minimize the chances of injury, many athletes wear a brace to help support a particularly vulnerable knee joint. Korean exoskeleton manufacturer C-EXO is taking that idea further, with a "smart" pneumatically activated knee brace. [Read more]( [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The Tuatara puts its bodywork in the air, and waves it around like it just don't care]( Listen to the week's best stories from New Atlas. [Read more]( [Biology]( [Square sausages anyone? Scientists uncover mechanics of cubed wombat poo]( [The infamous square poop comes out of a round hole]( Wombats are the only animal in the world known to produce cubic poo. It's, quite literally, akin to squeezing a square peg through a round hole, and now researchers have for the first time replicated the intestinal process that achieves this feat. [Read more]( [Photography]( [Fujifilm GFX100S offers medium format mirrorless in a compact body]( [The GFX100S is the fourth large-format mirrorless camera in Fujifilm's GFX family]( Back in mid-2019, Fujifilm turned concept into reality with the launch of the 102-megapixel medium format flagship, the GFX100. Now the company has squeezed much of that camera's functionality into a smaller body for the GFX100S. [Read more]( [Space]( [Experimental planetary radar captures incredible high-res Moon images]( [In this new radar image, mountains, craters and a snaking feature called Hadley Rille can be clearly seen]( Astronomers have captured stunning new high-resolution radar images of the Moon, using an experimental instrument on a ground telescope. This proof of concept test paves the way for a more powerful radar telescope that could see as far as Neptune. [Read more]( [The top 100 highlights of the 2020 science, sci-fi and technology auction year]( [One of nature’s masterpieces, this 102.39-carat D color flawless diamond was cut from a 271 carat rough, and is just the eighth D-color flawless white diamond to sell at auction in three decades. It sold for HKD121,562,000 ($15,685,621) at Sotheby’s on October 5, 2020. The world record price for a flawless d-color diamonds is the $33.7 million fetched by a 163.41-carat diamond sold in Geneva in 2017.]( New Atlas' annual auction round up of all things geeky is bigger than ever this year. From scientific manuscripts and natural history specimens to sci-fi and space memorabilia ... if it sold at auction anywhere in the world during 2020, it’ll be in here. [Read more]( [Transport]( [Lilium expands flying taxi vision with 10 stations planned for Florida]( [Lilium has announced plans to build at least ten flying taxi stations across the state of Florida]( After recently revealing plans to have a flying taxi station ready for action in Florida midway through the decade, Lilium has expanded on this vision, signing an agreement to build a network of at least 10 so-called vertiports across the state. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Pirelli building renovation project to be breath of fresh air for Milan]( [According to the press release, the building's greenery will absorb 14 tons of CO2 and produce 9 tons of oxygen per year, which is, says Stefano Boeri Architetti, the equivalent of installing a 10,000 sq m (roughly 106,000 sq ft) forest in Milan]( Stefano Boeri Architetti and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are reimagining Milan's Pirellino office tower and surrounding area. The project will renovate the building and create a new greenery covered tower, with a greenery filled bridge connecting them. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Xiaomi's wireless tech promises to charge a smartphone across a room]( [Xiaomi is the latest company to show off room-scale wireless charging]( Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has introduced new Mi Air Charge technology that it says can power up your smartphone from across the room – as soon as you walk into a room with the system installed, your handset battery level starts rising. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Childhood dream realized as disused water tower becomes family home]( [The water tower at the heart of the project was originally built in 1915]( Back in 2012, cousins Sven and Lennart de Jong bought a disused water tower for €200,000. They then hired RV Architectuur and after spending roughly the same amount of money on renovations they now live in it with their families. [Read more]( [Biology]( [Butterflies cup their wings to produce tiny jets and evade predators]( [A new study of butterflies in flight has revealed some neat trickery they use to evade predators]( By analyzing the way butterflies rapidly take flight in wind tunnel experiments, scientists have uncovered new detail around how the insects evade predators, using their wings to help generate small jets to propel them through the air. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Immune system found to evolve a tripwire defense for invading viruses]( [A new study has shone light on a newly evolved trick the immune system can use to fight off pathogens]( Just as pathogens evolve new tricks to evade our body’s safeguards and cause infection, our immune system can also develop new tricks that keep these nasty invaders at bay. New research has revealed an interesting example of this. [Read more]( [Environment]( [Food waste converted into bacteria-boosting liquid fertilizer]( [The fertilizer was made from a feedstock of discarded food from grocery stores, and beer mash]( Everyone already knows that compost made from food scraps helps plants to grow. Now, however, scientists have fermented food waste to create a liquid fertilizer that boosts the number of beneficial bacteria within the plants themselves, and in their soil. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [AutoX opens up fully driverless RoboTaxi service to Shenzhen public]( [One of AutoX's fully driverless Chrysler Pacificas ready to drive a member of the public around Shenzhen]( After partnering with Alibaba for a ride-haling robo taxi service with a safety driver aboard in 2020, AutoX went on to launch the first fully driverless pilot in Shenzhen last month. Now the company has opened that up to members of the public. 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