The problem at the heart of modern psychedelic clinical research

[Science]( [The problem at the heart of modern psychedelic clinical research]( [Is the inability to effectively blind psychedelic clinical trials a major problem?]( How much of a problem is it if participants in psychedelic clinical trials can easily tell they have been given a placebo? Researcher Suresh Muthukumaraswamy suggests it is, and many findings from recent psychedelic trials may be over-estimated. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This top-rated software will help you create quality videos with ease]( Video is quickly becoming the go-to medium in various industries. Whether it be for a presentation, an awareness campaign, or your own personal social media channel, the top-rated Camtasia 2021 makes quality video editing a breeze. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [T7 Multivan brings plug-in power and more autonomy to VW van life]( [Volkswagen will offer gas, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains]( Volkswagen pulled the sheets off the new T7 Multivan this week, charting a new path for its multifunctional passenger van. No longer part of the Transporter family, the Multivan stands on its own with a fresh plug-in hybrid option and semi-autonomy. [Read more]( [Space]( ["Rogue planet" exomoons could potentially harbor water and life]( [An artist's impression of an Earth-sized moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized rogue planet]( Not all planets orbit stars - some drift freely through the cosmos on their own. These cold, dark worlds don’t make great candidates for hosting life, but a new study suggests that their moons could be more habitable than they might seem. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Microspheres coated in stem cells could help mend broken hearts]( [Porous, biodegradable microspheres could support stem cells while they patch up damaged hearts]( The heart has a limited capacity to heal itself, so heart attack survivors often have further episodes. Now, scientists have grown heart cells from stem cells, embedded them onto microspheres and injected them into damaged hearts to help repair them. [Read more]( [Robotics]( ["All-wheel-drive" ray sperm inspire a better swimming robot]( [The HDH robot was inspired by the sperm of ray fishes]( As if the ray fishes weren't unusual enough already, it turns out that their sperm is also unique. Scientists have now created a robot inspired by those sperm, which may someday lead to smaller descendants that swim within the human body. [Read more]( [Bicycles]( [Rize Bikes hits streets, trails and mountains with 15-strong ebike range]( [Built for off-road adventures, the RX Pro is one of 15 ebikes in the 2021 range from Rize Bikes]( Canada's Rize Bikes is just over a year old, and with the 2020 model run now down to the last few available models, the company has launched its 2021 ebike range – which seems to include a model for just about every need. [Read more]( [Space]( [First passenger seat on Blue Origin's New Shepard sells for $28 million]( [Someone has bid $28 million to be the first paying customer aboard Blue Origin's first passenger flight next month]( The first paying seat on Blue Origin's initial New Shepard passenger flight into space has sold at auction for an eye-watering US$28 million. The telephone auction was conducted by RR Auction and involved 7,600 bidders from 159 countries. [Read more]( [Medical]( ["Bionic" vulture is first bird to receive a permanent artificial foot]( [Stock photo of a bearded vulture, a large bird that weighs 4.5 to 7.8 kg (9.9 to 17.2 lb)]( Although there have already been birds that received strap-on artificial legs, scientists are now reporting the first successful integration of a prosthetic foot directly into a stork's residual leg bone. They're describing the animal as the world's first "bionic bird." [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [BenQ adds Android TV to 4K ultra-short-throw projectors]( [The ultra-short-throw projectors come with Android TV, Filmmaker Mode optimization, and two 5-watt speakers]( In August 2020, Taiwan's BenQ aimed to replace living-room televisions with the launch of two Laser TV projectors. Now the company has added two more ultra-short-throw all-in-one projectors to the range, this time coming with Android TV cooked in. [Read more]( [Science]( [Blood-alcohol-measuring earmuff could replace breathalyzers]( [A diagram of the earmuff-based ethanol gas measurement system]( When someone is really intoxicated, they may not be very cooperative when told to blow into a breathalyzer. There could soon be a more passive but just as accurate alternative, though, in the form of an earmuff that measures blood alcohol levels. [Read more]( [Space]( [ESA selects EnVision orbiter to uncover mysteries of Venus]( [EnVision will study how Venus evolved in an effort to discover why it is so different to earth]( ESA has selected EnVision as its next Venus orbiter. Scheduled to launch between 2031 and 2033, the robotic deep-space probe will carry out a comprehensive survey of Earth's sibling planet to learn why the two turned out so very different. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). 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