Weekend Edition: Stunning smartphone snaps, roving on Mars, and coffee on the brain

Smartphone photography has come a long way, and a browse through the highlights of the 10th Mobile Photography Awards proves it in no uncertain terms. You'll find that, plus a look back at the top stories you might have missed this week, in the New Atlas Weekend Edition. [Photography]( [Smartphone snaps surprise in the 2021 Mobile Photography Awards]( [Winner - Water, Snow, Ice. 'San Clemente'. iPhone XS Max]( Established in 2011, the Mobile Photography Awards is a unique contest; as much as chronicle of smartphone camera evolution as a celebration of the art of mobile photography. In its 10th year it presents an indisputable case for the power of modern mobile photography. [Read more]( [Space]( [Perseverance Mars rover touches down on the Red Planet]( [Artist's concept of the Perseverance rover on Mars]( NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has safely landed on the Red Planet. The robotic explorer touched down in the Jezero Crater at 3:55 pm EST after a dramatic seven-minute descent, marking the beginning of the most ambitious interplanetary mission yet. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Caffeine consumption found to alter brain structure]( [Research has found caffeine reduces the volume of gray matter in a brain but this effect is temporary and its influence on cognitive processes is unclear]( A new study has found caffeine consumption can reduce the volume of gray matter in the human brain. The researchers stress these findings do not imply caffeine negatively impacts the brain but the drug may induce a kind of temporary neural plasticity. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [HPS launches the lightest, sleekest ebike this side of the future]( [At just 18.7 lb, the HPS Domestique lays claim to being the lightest ebike on the market]( Identifying the new HPS Domestique as an ebike isn't easy ... even if you know it's an ebike. The sleek road bike relies on a small, light drive system hidden in the tubes for pedal assistance up to 15.5 mph and a weight well under 20 lb (9 kg). [Read more]( [Energy]( [Big oil invests in Eavor's "holy grail" pump-free geothermal loops]( [Eavor's low-enthalpy geothermal generators make use of the thermo-siphon effect to circulate fluid without any energy losses in pumping]( BP and Chevron have led a US$40 million investment round for a Canadian startup that claims to have developed a unique way to extract energy from geothermal heat on demand, using an unpowered looping fluid design that's already prototyped in Alberta. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Meet the Artura hybrid, the first totally new McLaren in a decade]( [McLaren's new Artura is the first Hybrid the company has built since the extraordinary P1]( It's been a long time since the P1, but McLaren has finally brought a hybrid supercar into full production. The 671-hp Artura introduces an all-new 120-degree twin-turbo V6, with electric assistance, and a whole new, smarter, vehicle platform. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Landmark study finds link between playing video games and well-being]( [Oxford researchers unexpectedly found a correlation between time playing video games and positive well-being]( A first-of-its-kind study from Oxford University has investigated the relationship between well-being and time spent playing video games. The surprising findings revealed a small correlation between longer play-times and positive well-being. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Alpha JAX is the all-electric rally car of your safari fantasies]( [With its cargo basket, auxiliary lights and bull bar, the Alpha JAX clearly has different intentions than its siblings]( Alpha Motor Corporation seems determined to make a name for itself in small, unique electric cars. After launching just last November, the company is already previewing its fourth planned vehicle, the JAX electric rally car. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Lead-based anode for lithium batteries doubles energy storage capacity]( [Artist's impression of the new lead-based shell particles as an anode material, alongside a lithium battery and electric vehicle]( Owing to its abundance and low cost, lead is an alternative battery material with plenty of appeal, and scientists have just demonstrated how it can form the basis of a new anode that offers far greater storage capacity than graphite. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [PocketBook's latest e-reader first to use new E Ink color display tech]( [The InkPad Color is reported to be the first e-reader to use E Ink's 7.8-inch Kaleido display technology]( Swiss e-reader maker PocketBook has launched a new device called the InkPad Color that's reckoned to be the first e-reader to sport the latest 7.8-inch color screen technology from E Ink. [Read more]( [Science]( [World-first lab-grown rib-eye steak demonstrates new 3D bioprinting tech]( [This rib-eye steak was produced using a new 3D bioprinting technology]( A little over two years after Israel-based start-up Aleph Farms unveiled the world’s first lab-grown steak, the company has now revealed a much more complex, thick-cut rib-eye steak cultivated using a novel 3D bioprinting technology. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Unique flat EV chassis maker REE to open large facility in the UK]( [The entire base of the remarkable REE chassis is the battery, and the compact, removable corner modules contain the entire drivetrain, including the wheels, motors, brakes, steering, suspension and more]( REE's radically disruptive electric vehicle chassis is the flattest in the business, and offers remarkable platform flexibility thanks to its ingenious corner modules. Now the company is expanding into a new US$92 million facility in the UK. [Read more]( [Environment]( [Supercomputer-developed AI predicts tsunami flooding in real-time on a PC]( [A new AI model developed with the help of the world's fastest supercomputer may offer disaster management teams a new tool in preparing for tsunamis]( Teams tasked with managing tsunami risks may soon have a powerful new tool at their disposal, in the form of a new AI model that enables near real-time predictions of how these events will shape the flooding of coastal areas. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Ascendance proposes a long-range, low-emission hybrid VTOL air taxi]( [With the Atea, France's Ascendance proposes a long-range, low-emission hybrid vtol aircraft for early air taxi use]( We're all hoping for electric VTOL aircraft, but France's Ascendance isn't willing to wait for batteries and hydrogen to break through. The company says its Atea hybrid will deliver long-range VTOL travel with just 20 percent of a helicopter's emissions. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Massive sunken heads take up residence on the seabed]( [The Underwater Museum of Cannes consists of six head-like sculptures, each of which weighs 10 tons]( Any unsuspecting swimmers diving off the coast of Cannes may think they've stumbled onto some kind of ancient Easter Island-type civilization swept into the sea, but they'd actually be seeing the work of underwater artist Jason deCaires Taylor. [Read more]( [Science]( [World's oldest industrial brewery unearthed in Egypt]( [Archeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old industrial-scale brewery in Egypt]( Archeologists working in Egypt have uncovered the world's first industrial-scale beer brewery, which they believe was pumping out thousands of liters of beer for the ancient kings of the region some 5,000 years ago. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Mercury makes waves with first V12 outboard engine]( [The V12 Verado's steerable gear case and stationary engine body allows for more compact mounting than would otherwise be possible]( Mercury Marine recently pulled the covers off an all-new flagship, a powerful hunk of water-dipped muscle it bills as the world's first V12 outboard engine. The naturally aspirated 7.6-liter V12 Verado produces 600 hp. [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 © 2021