Portable Wind Catcher turbine pops up in a claimed 15 minutes

[Outdoors]( [Portable Wind Catcher turbine pops up in a claimed 15 minutes]( [The Wind Catcher is presently on Kickstarter]( Wind turbines are a good source of renewable energy, but they typically incorporate heavy-duty towers – thus making them permanent structures. The new Wind Catcher, however, is designed to be lightweight and portable. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Learn top cryptocurrency trading strategies with these pro-led courses]( Getting started in trading can be overwhelming, especially if you're trying to invest in digital cryptocurrency. Learn fast with The Complete Cryptocurrency Pro Trading Bundle, a great contender to help get you up to speed on Bitcoin and more. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Dazzling aluminum electric boat powers to speeds of 70 knots]( [The Sarvo 37 shines under the midday sun]( Bringing together power, speed and head-turning aesthetics, Denmark's Sarvo Marine has created the Sarvo 37. The shimmering aluminum-hulled day cruiser comes powered by four figures worth of pure-electric horsepower for speeds up to 70 knots. [Read more]( [Physics]( [New theoretical warp drive design clears "negative energy" barrier]( [An astrophysicist has outlined a theoretical warp drive design that doesn't require exotic physics]( Faster-than-light “warp drives” may be theoretically possible, but they usually involve exotic physics well out of our reach. Now an astrophysicist has outlined a hypothetical design that could allow FTL travel using conventional physics. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [It’s not just gut bacteria, our fungal mycobiome can also affect health]( [Alongside trillions of bacteria, our microbiome is home to many fungal species and researchers are only just starting to investigate how they influence human health and metabolism]( While most microbiome scientists focus on gut bacteria, a new school of research is starting to look at how the communities of fungus in our bodies can influence our metabolic health. A new study suggests fungal diversity may play a role in weight gain. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Foster + Partners' hardy luxury villas rise in the Arabian dunes]( [Southern Dunes will consist of 40 hotel villas spread across the sand in Saudi Arabia]( Foster + Partners has created another hotel for the ambitious Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia. Southern Dunes will get electricity from a huge 1.2-gigawatt battery system and is designed to withstand the harsh conditions in the Arabian dunes. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [Nose-tilting bicycle seatpost designed for better hill climbing]( [The Sangle-Fit seatpost fits 27.7-mm diameter seat tubes, although available adapters allow it to be used in larger ones]( While there are now a fair number of suspension seatposts on the market, the Sangle-Fit is a bit different. It features a tilting nose, designed to both smooth out the ride and make hill-climbing easier. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Firetent kit carries like pack of cards and sparks a teepee fire]( [The Firetent works like a mini-teepee fire inside a bigger teepee]( There's far more than one way to spark a fire, and it seems there's always another around the corner. The new Firetent is the latest to float across our desk, a small pack of cardboard and wood that builds into a mini-teepee fire like a 3D puzzle. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Lego-like 3D-printed beams offer lightweight alternative to concrete]( [According to research team behind them, the new 3D-printed beams weigh up to 80 percent less than standard concrete beams]( Researchers at Spain's Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed "Lego-like" segments of 3D-printed plastic that can be pieced together as a lightweight alternative to reinforced concrete beams. [Read more]( [Photography]( [Nikon announces development of Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera]( [The Nikon Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera for professional users will launch some time on 2021]( Nikon burst into the full-frame mirrorless camera space with two consumer models in 2018, and added a more wallet-friendly entry level flavor last year. But a dedicated version for professionals has been notably absent, until now. [Read more]( [Space]( [Lunar "Noah's Ark" concept saves backup of millions of plants and animals]( [The Moon as seen by the Galileo deep-space probe in 1992]( In the event of a global catastrophe, how would we protect the wide variety of plants and animals on Earth? A team of researchers has now proposed a “Noah’s Ark” on the Moon that stores millions of samples of seeds, spores, sperm and eggs. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [AeroDelft's Phoenix rising as the world's first liquid-hydrogen aircraft]( [AeroDelft has revealed a one-third scale prototype of its Phoenix two-seater, which aims to be the world's first liquid hydrogen plane]( Liquid hydrogen could be a revolutionary technology in clean aviation, and AeroDelft from the Netherlands is working hard to get the first liquid hydrogen fuel cell aircraft in the air. The Phoenix will fly 2,000 km on a 10-kg tank of liquid H2. [Read more]( [Science]( [Study reveals why smell memories are stronger than other sense memories]( [The neuroimaging study found our olfactory sense has a unique direct connection to the hippocampus, unlike all other senses]( New research has demonstrated how odors evoke memories in the brain, in ways stronger than other senses. Using neuroimaging and intracranial electrophysiology the research shows how olfactory pathways communicate directly with the hippocampus. [Read more]( [Space]( [Blue Origin's spinning New Shepard capsule to simulate lunar gravity]( [The New Shepard rocket lifts off on a recent test flight]( A newly announced upgrade to Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket system will serve as a new type of testbed for NASA's Moon exploration efforts, offering minutes of simulated lunar gravity by spinning through suborbital space. [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [The Roam is the smartest, smallest Sonos speaker yet]( [The Sonos Roam is on sale on April 20 for US$169]( The newest Sonos speaker is the brand's most compact and most portable yet – the Sonos Roam is designed to be carried anywhere, supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections, is fully waterproof and can be yours for US$169. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Smart speaker uses AI to detect irregular heart rhythms in the room]( [In its current form, the speaker is designed for to allow for one-off checks in which a concerned patient can sit in front of it and get a reading on their heart]( Scientists at the University of Washington have leveraged modern machine learning technology to produce a prototype smart speaker that can monitor a person's heart, without the need for them to physical touch it. [Read more]( [Wearables]( [Cambridge Audio adds app-based enhancement for Melomania 1+ release]( [The sound profile of the Melomania 1+ true wireless earphones can be tweaked using a free companion app]( It's only been a few short years since the first true wireless earphones were launched, and now most of the big names in mobile audio have models for sale. The latest flavor is from Cambridge Audio, an update to the Melomania 1 earphones from 2019. [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