Lucid Air blows past the competition (Tesla) with 520-mile EPA range

Automotive [Lucid Air blows past the competition (Tesla) with 520-mile EPA range]( [With the first EPA ratings out, the Lucid Air family edges closer to delivery]( When Lucid Motors first announced its Air sedan would return 517 miles on a single charge, it sounded too good to be true. A year and change later, Lucid's best-in-market EV range stands. The EPA numbers show the 2022 Air's range surpasses 500 miles. [Read more]( SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS [Save an extra 20% on this exclusive VPN Plan]( Ultra-fast speeds, 10 multi logins, 24-hour support, a 31-day money back guarantee and no logs are just some of the benefits of PureVPN. Enter the code newatlas20 to receive an extra 20% off – that's 3 years of premier VPN service for just $55! [Read more]( Aircraft [Rolls-Royce's all-electric Spirit of Innovation flies for the first time]( [The Spirit of Innovation taking off]( Rolls-Royce's high-speed, all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft has flown for the first time. On September 15, the speedster prop plane took off from the UK Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site fora 15-minute flight. [Read more]( Science [Oldest archeological evidence of clothes making found in Moroccan cave]( [The findings suggest humans were crafting clothes from animal furs with novel tools at least 120,000 years ago]( A new study is presenting archeological evidence of the oldest known bone tools used for making clothes. The tools, found in a cave in Morocco, suggest humans were skinning animals for fur to wear as clothes up to 120,000 years ago. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Retro Beachman "ebike" channels the spirit of the sixties]( [The Beachman '64 is currently only available via a Canada-only Indiegogo campaign, but a US rollout is planned for the future]( Perhaps you like the idea of a cafe-racer-style motorbike, but you don't want an actual big, fast, scary motorcycle. Well, you might want to check out the Beachman '64, as we're told that it's legally considered an ebike – in Canada, at least. [Read more]( [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The ergos are a lot more aggressive, and give you something to hide behind on track]( Listen to the week's top stories from New Atlas. [Read more]( Science [Upside-down rhinos and sexual decongestants in the 2021 Ig Nobel Prizes]( [Impact-protective beards is just one study awarded in this year's Ig Nobel Prizes]( Do beards to protect our faces from punches? Does corruption in a given country correlate with how obese its politicians are? And why are scientists hanging rhinos off helicopters upside-down? These are a few of this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners. [Read more]( Telecommunications [Lasers beam high-speed internet between cities through open air]( [A Project Taara tech demo has used lasers to beam internet connections between two cities in Africa]( Project Loon may have been deflated, but its legacy lives on in Project Taara. The team has salvaged the technology to deliver internet connectivity with lasers, demonstrating the viability in a test between two cities separated by the Congo River. [Read more]( Photography [GoPro Hero10 Black packs a new processor for sharper, smoother video]( [The Hero10 Black's maximum resolution of 5K/60fps is higher than that of any previous GoPro camera]( Today marks the official unveiling of GoPro's latest actioncam, the Hero10 Black. Its most notable feature is the new GP2 processor, which allows for higher frame rates and better stabilized video – among other things. [Read more]( Medical [Microneedle patch penetrates biofilms to treat chronic wounds]( [A couple of the prototype patches, with the microneedles visible on the underside of the one on top]( Chronic wounds such as skin ulcers can be difficult to treat, partially because of antibiotic-resistant "biofilms" that form over the affected tissue. A new type of microneedle patch, however, has been shown to deliver medication through such films. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Grab an 11-inch HP Chromebook Laptop and save nearly $200]( In need of a new laptop? The refurbished HP Chromebook could be your next best purchase. With a unique computing experience enhanced by the internet, this affordable laptop will help you stay productive. [Read more]( Outdoors [Leatherman strips back its Raptor multitool for life-saving scenarios]( [The Raptor Response shears are priced at US$70]( Leatherman has introduced a new version of its best-selling Raptor Rescue multitool that saves a little on both weight and price, and features the same folding design that makes for convenient carry. [Read more]( Military [Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines with US and UK tech]( [The agreement will replace the RAN's Collins class submarines with nuclear-powered boats]( The United States, Britain, and Australia have announced a new defense cooperation agreement called the "AUKUS" alliance, which will include helping Australia build its own fleet of nuclear-powered submarines armed with conventional weapons. [Read more]( Computers [Gesture-tracking tech allows kids to conduct Blob Opera with a wave]( ["When we came across Google Arts and Culture's Blob Opera, we thought, why stop at controlling these singing blobs with your mouse?" says Singapore's Stuck Labs]( Toward the end of 2020, David Li collaborated with Google Arts and Culture on a machine learning experiment called the Blob Opera. Now Stuck Labs has developed a touchless interface that allows children to control the operatic action using gestures. [Read more]( Motorcycles ["Big hole" land speed electric motorcycle hits the track for first tests]( [The WMC250EV looks absolutely surreal with its giant Venturi tunnel]( There's no bike on earth remotely like the bizarre WMC250EV, an electric land speed racer built to slash aerodynamic drag by taking the radical step of tunneling a giant hole through the middle of it. Boy does it look surreal on track in this video. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [Backpack-friendly, pop-up display doubles as a short-throw projector]( [The flexible, pop-up Arovia Splay can serve as a 24-inch Full HD second display when needed, and collapsed down into its protective carry case when not]( Back in 2016, startup Arovia launched a portable, pop-up display solution called SPUD. Now the company is set to launch a brighter, higher-res, more compact follow up called Splay, and has added a neat projector mode too. [Read more]( Medical [Tiny replicas of the pancreas may reveal weak spots for deadly cancer]( [Tiny pancreatic organoids grown from human pancreatic cells can be used to study pancreatic tumors, and perhaps other types of cancers, too]( Lab-grown replicas of the pancreas have been developed by scientists at MIT, with the team hopeful the technology behind them can not just help develop new drugs for cancers afflicting the organ, but other particularly deadly types as well. [Read more]( Energy [Silver-infused bacteria build more efficient microbial fuel cells]( [An artist's impression of silver nanoparticles connecting through a bacterial membrane, which has now helped improve the efficiency of microbial fuel cells]( Microbial fuel cells are a promising new way to generate electricity, but so far they’re plagued by inefficiency. Researchers at UCLA have now found a way to wring more energy out of them, by feeding the bacteria silver to make them more conductive. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [US govt to invest half a billion dollars in long COVID research]( [The funding will focus on an assortment of clinical studies investigating everything from the causes of long COVID to prospective treatments]( The US National Institutes of Health is investing $470 million dollars into research on long COVID. The massive nationwide study into this often-debilitating condition will include tens of thousands of patients and span more than 30 research institutions. 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