90-year-old video of extinct thylacine colorized in stunning 4K scan

Science [90-year-old video of extinct thylacine colorized in stunning 4K scan]( [A still from newly-colorized video of Benjamin the thylacine, originally filmed in 1933]( Our mental images of the extinct thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, are tinged in greyscale, since that’s the main way we’re used to seeing them. But now, one of the most famous videos of the animal, shot in 1933, has been professionally colorized in 4K. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [WAATR bottle filters, sterilizes and even analyzes your drinking water]( [WAATR: a next-level water bottle with built-in UV-C sterilization and multi-stage filtration]( Pure, clean, filtered, UVC-sterilized water everywhere you go, without resorting to disposable plastic bottles. That's the promise of WAATR, a personal water bottle that takes your health and safety to the next level. [Read more]( Aircraft [JetPack Aviation makes first jetpack sales to unnamed military]( [The JB-11 jetpack, a six-turbine monster from JetPack Aviation, which has sold two of a classified JB-12 model developed from this platform]( A milestone for California's JetPack Aviation today. Six years after David Mayman's historic jetpack flight around the Statue of Liberty, the company has made its first two sales: a pair of 6-jet, 120 mph JB-12 jetpacks to an unnamed military buyer. [Read more]( Medical [Unique 4-in-1 blood pressure drug proves successful in Phase 3 trial]( [A unique "quadpill" therapy combines four low-doses of common hypertension drugs]( Results have been published from a clinical trial testing a hypertension therapy that combines low-doses of four different blood-pressure-reducing drugs. The results indicate the strategy is more effective than any single high blood pressure treatment. [Read more]( Automotive [VW ID. Life previews $24,000 everyman electric hatchback]( [Both the hood and roof panel are made from a lightweight "air chamber textile" developed from recycled PET bottles]( Volkswagen previews an entry-level compact electric hatchback with the all-new ID. Life. The concept car has modernized-classic hatchback proportions, a digitized stare, an electric front-wheel drive and a targeted price tag as low as $24,000. [Read more]( Energy [New efficiency record edges flexible solar cells closer to the mainstream]( [Scientists at Empa have developed a new CIGS flexible solar cell with a record efficiency of 21.38 percent]( Scientists in Switzerland have been working to bring the efficiency of CIGS flexible solar cells up to the levels offered by rigid solar cells, and have taken another step toward this goal by setting a new record of 21.4 percent. [Read more]( Bicycles ["Smart" LED bike pedals change color to serve as head- and tail lights]( [The Arclight Bike Pedals are presently on Kickstarter]( While a headlight and tail light are essential for night-time bicycle commuting, one thing that really catches motorists' eyes is movement. Arclight Bike Pedals were designed with that in mind, as they feature auto-color-changing LED modules. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [International study reveals how Delta came to dominate the pandemic]( [New research has found Delta's dominance is due to its ability to evade immune antibodies and an increased ability to break into cells and replicate]( A study is describing how the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has become dominant all over the world. The research offers evidence Delta’s effective spread is through a combination of greater resistance to antibodies and a more efficient ability to infect cells. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [Wall-mounted speakers surround the big-screen TV with sound]( [The On Wall 300 series speakers surround the living-room television to provide "immersive listening in both home cinema and music setups"]( If you don't have room in your home for huge floorstanding speakers, or just don't like the look of such monoliths, France's Focal has launched some home cinema speakers you can mount to the walls to surround your big-screen TV with sound. [Read more]( Automotive [Freakish Mercedes AVTR concept reads your mind, owns your nightmares]( [The Vision AVTR gains mind-reading capabilities at IAA Mobility 2021]( Mercedes-Benz takes hands-free control to the next level at IAA Mobility 2021. Its scaly Vision AVTR looks as likely to eat its driver as obey, but with a new brain-computer interface, it becomes an extension of the driver's mind and body. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Fabric brings life insurance into the 21st century]( Fabric created their platform to help busy parents apply for the term life insurance they need. Just take their 60-second quiz directly from your phone or computer to see if life insurance is right for you, then it only takes 10-minutes to apply. [Read more]( Architecture ["World's largest" floating office designed for climate change resilience]( [FOR is located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and is part of an ongoing redevelopment of the Rijnhaven harbor]( Floating Office Rotterdam, the world's largest floating office, is designed to rise with the tides of climate change, will get all of its electricity needs from a solar array, and can be easily recycled once it reaches the end of its useful life. [Read more]( Mobile Technology [LG's Real Folding Window designed to resolve folding screen pain points]( ["Through the Real Folding Window that we newly developed, we were able to take a step closer to resolving the pain points of customers," said LG Chem's Chang Do Ki]( LG Chem says it's cracked the issue of less-than-durable folding screens on smartphones with the development of a new outer film its calling the Real Folding Window that's reported as hard as glass and as flexible as plastic. [Read more]( Technology [Accordion-inspired supercapacitor blends flexibility and high capacity]( [To form their accordion-style supercapacitor, scientists applied the electrode material to a pre-stretched piece of acrylic elastomer]( Scientists in China have demonstrated a creative approach to flexible energy storage, designing a novel supercapacitor that maintains high capacity when stretched and twisted thanks to accordion-style wrinkles. [Read more]( Aircraft [Samad makes progress with eVTOL flight tests and a new cargo drone]( [Samad Aerospace has announced a new unmanned cargo drone capable of taking 50-kg loads]( The UK's Samad Aerospace is making progress with half-scale prototypes of its E-Starling eVTOL aircraft, and has now started taking pre-orders for a smaller cargo drone using a similar design and semi-vectored thrust propulsion system. [Read more]( Biology [Scientists give lab-grown mini-brains Parkinson's disease]( [Tiny lab-grown mini-brains have now been induced to show pathology features of Parkinson's disease]( Lab-grown mini-brains can help us crack the puzzle of our own minds. Scientists have made a major breakthrough by growing mini-brains with the pathological features of Parkinson’s disease for the first time, paving the way towards better treatments. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Polestar debuts its Re:Move electric sled for inner-city cargo hauling]( [The Re:Move electric cargo mover prototype in action]( In March, Polestar signaled its intentions to move beyond electric cars with an electric transporter concept for carrying goods around urban areas, and it has now turned up to IAA 2021 in Germany with a fully-functioning prototype. [Read more]( Military [BAE unveils world's smallest anti-jamming, anti-spoofing military GPS]( [The MicroGRAM-M GPS receiver uses the jamming-resistant M-Code signal]( BAE Systems has developed the world's smallest, lightest, and most power-efficient military M-Code GPS receiver. About the size of a postage stamp, the MicroGRAMTM-M can be installed in handheld devices and is resistant to jamming and spoofing. [Read more]( Sports [Performance-tracking earbuds designed to coach swimmers in real time]( [The Athlos Live earbuds are currently the subject of an Indiegogo campaign]( It was just this year that we heard about the Sonr radio system, which lets coaches talk to swimmers via a waterproof speaker worn by the latter. It's a neat idea, but what happens when the coach isn't around? Well, that's where Athlos Live comes in. [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