Weekend Edition: Futuristic Nestron Cube modular smart home gets panoramic

The idea of small-footprint living has flourished in recent years, but most [tiny home]( designs tend to look to the past for inspiration. The Nestron Cube prefab mini-home turns that around with a smorgasbord of smart amenities and panoramic windows ready to soak in the views. Chris Weiss takes a virtual tour of the latest Cube this week, while Loz Blain looks at the future of EV charging, and Rich Haridy unearths an experimental brain implant designed to treat severe depression in real-time. Thanks for reading! Noel McKeegan Editor-in-Chief Tiny Houses [Futuristic Nestron Cube modular smart home gets panoramic]( [Along with more space, the Nestron Cube Two X offers more glass than the Cube Two with a floor-to-ceiling window and long window flanking the entry]( Straight out of the smart, sustainable suburbs of an extraterrestrial future, the Nestron Cube Two X is a step toward the next generation of modular living. It has extra space and big views (of Earth, Mars or elsewhere) out large windows and skylights. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Save over 25% on this refurbished 8th Generation 32GB iPad (Wi-Fi only)]( If Apple's prices held you off from joining the ranks of millions of iPad owners, there's no time like the present to become part of the Apple nation, especially when you can get this refurbished 8th Generation iPad for over $100 off. [Read more]( Automotive [Dawn of the 900-kW EV ultra-charger, and a battery that can handle it]( [Desten's demo car looks like it'd be a hoot to drive]( A remarkable new battery and ultra-charger combo from Hong Kong's Desten Group claims 400-km electric vehicle top-ups in 4 minutes, 40 seconds, transferring energy at nearly a megawatt without excessive heat and lasting more than 3,000 cycles. [Read more]( Medical [Scientists stumble on rheumatoid arthritis vaccine with huge potential]( [In animal experiments the vaccine prevented arthritis from developing]( A totally unexpected lab result has led to a prospective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine-based treatment proved successful in preliminary animal studies and researchers are looking to conduct more clinical trials in the future. [Read more]( Science [Experimental brain implant zaps away depression in real-time]( [The implant monitors brain activity for patterns of depression and responds with short bursts of electrical stimulation designed to disrupt cycles of depressive brain activity]( An incredible proof-of-concept study has demonstrated how a brain implant can treat severe depression using electrical stimulation. The implant tracks neural activity for patterns of depression and zaps a key region in real-time to disrupt the cycle. [Read more]( Energy [World's largest offshore wind turbine starts operating at 14 MW]( [The Haliade-X prototype is now running at 14 MW]( More than three years after revealing plans to build a monster offshore wind turbine called the Haliade-X, GE Renewable Energy has announced that the prototype of the latest member of the family has started operating at 14 MW in Rotterdam. [Read more]( Motorcycles [Bandit9 Supermarine motorcycle stands out on any street]( [Rolling Art: The Supermarine is being manufactured on a built-to-order basis]( When we last encountered custom motorcycle builder Bandit9, it was creating a shiny sci-fi scrambler that started out as a 1967 Honda Supersport. The company's new Supermarine drops the retro angle entirely – this bike is definitely from the future. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [WHO announces "historic” roll-out of first malaria vaccine in Africa]( [The recommendation comes after a massive pilot program immunizing nearly one million African children]( Following a successful pilot study encompassing nearly one million children the World Health Organization is now recommending widespread use of the world's first malaria vaccine across all sub-Saharan Africa. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [First COVID-19 pill passes human trials, looks to FDA approval]( [The pill is taken twice a day for five days soon after the first signs of COVID-19]( Pharma company Merck has revealed the first data from its large trial of a pill for COVID-19. The results show the drug reduces a person’s risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 50 percent when taken within five days of symptoms appearing. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Significant discovery shows how exercise can directly slow cancer growth]( [The research found exercise induced skeletal muscles to release proteins called myokines, and these proteins were found to slow tumor growth]( A small but robust study from researchers at Australia’s Edith Cowan University has discovered one way exercise can suppress cancer growth. The study found exercise induces muscles to release a type of protein that can slow the growth of tumor cells. [Read more]( Automotive [Glass-roofed all-electric Chevy Silverado will debut at CES 2022]( [Along with the glass roof, this picture teases a rather large hunk of digital display]( GM will kick off 2022 by premiering the much-anticipated all-electric Chevy Silverado at CES. The electric pickup will represent one of GM's first steps in a more mainstream EV direction, as electrics become a bigger part of its production. [Read more]( Materials [Flash-heating efficiently recycles precious metals from e-waste]( [Researchers have developed a way to recover precious metals from electronic waste]( E-waste is a major environmental hazard, full of valuable metals. Engineers at Rice University have now shown that precious metals and rare earth minerals can be recovered by flash-heating ground-up electronics with a zap of electricity. [Read more]( Marine [PacMotor system adds dual electric motors to existing kayaks]( [The PacMotor system, with its two motors deployed over either side of the kayak]( Although most kayakers like their boats because they're human-powered, a motor could still help out in some scenarios. And while there are already pre-motorized kayaks, the PacMotor system adds two motors to an existing boat. [Read more]( Physics [2021 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to scientists bringing order to chaos]( [The official portrait for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics laureates, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi]( The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for "groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems." One half went jointly to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann, and the other to Giorgio Parisi. [Read more]( Automotive [Self-driving Citroën Skate carries swappable pods for inner-city travel]( [The Pullman Power Fitness pod for the Citroën skate incorporates rowing and exercise machines inside the glassy bubble]( Citroën has introduced an interesting mobility concept that brings together a few forward-looking transport technologies into one versatile vehicle that can be fitted with different types of pods depending on the job at hand. [Read more]( Space ["Flawless" flyby for BepiColombo turns up its first photos of Mercury]( [Image of Mercury taken by BepiColombo at a distance of around 2,418 km (1,500 miles) from the surface]( Nearly three years after lifting off from French Guiana, the BepiColombo space probe has now set its sights on Mercury for the first time, completing a "flawless" flyby over the weekend and collecting its first images. [Read more]( Automotive [The spectacular cars of the 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este]( [Two of the remarkable cars at this year’s (2021) Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este that look beautiful from any angle. At left is a 1939 Steyr 220 Cabriolet with coachwork by Gläser-Karosserie and at right is a 1938 Delage D8-120 S with coachwork by de Villars.]( The Villa d'Este is a celebrated 16th-century villa which, since 1929, has been the venue for a world-renowned annual automotive beauty contest – the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The 2021 event, as usual, provided a feast for the senses. [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