$1-million Unimog RV gentrifies unwelcoming lands in ultramodern style

Automotive [$1-million Unimog RV gentrifies unwelcoming lands in ultramodern style]( [SOD pushes out a distinctive pop-up all-terrain motorhome]( Germany's Stone Offroad Design super-sizes its all-terrain camper game with the new Rise 4x4. The adventure motorhome tasks a Mercedes Unimog with carrying a sleek, pop-up mini-apartment to make home out of the most hostile terrain on or off the map. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [12 award-winning Mac programs in one bundle for under $20]( Sometimes you don’t know what you need until you need it. Then you get it and wonder how you lived without it. So we’re taking the guesswork of what you need and packaging it all up in this Complete Limited Edition Mac Bundle. You can thank us later. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Blood or saliva THC levels found to be poor sign of driving impairment]( [The metastudy looked at 28 published studies and concluded there is no strong or consistent link between THC levels in blood or saliva and driving impairment]( A new meta-study has concluded blood or saliva THC concentrations are not effective ways to measure cannabis-induced driving impairment. The findings indicate impairment tests should be developed instead of looking to develop a marijuana breathalyzer. [Read more]( Physics [Lifetime of Higgs boson measured to within septillionths of a second]( [A Higgs boson decays into four muons (red lines)]( CERN physicists have measured the life of the Higgs boson with greater accuracy than ever before. Since the legendary particle only lives for a tiny fraction a second, the scientists came up with a creative workaround to calculate the new figure. [Read more]( Outdoors [While adults wait for the Cyberquad, Tesla treats kids to mini electric ATV]( [The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids mini electric ATV looks like fun, but the $1,900 ticket price takes the shine off somewhat]( A little over two years after Tesla demonstrated a very shapely full-sized Cyberquad electric ATV when launching its angular electric Cybertruck, a mini version for kids has gone up for sale on the company's webshop for US$1,900. [Read more]( [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The mo-jet system, seen here in its Bodyboard configuration, can also serve as a powered surfboard, hydrofoil board and underwater scooter]( Listen to the week's top stories from New Atlas. [Read more]( Robotics [AMU-Bot robot kills weeds as it makes its way through crops]( [The AMU-Bot, with one of its LiDAR scanners visible at the top, and its rotary harrow in front]( While manually hoeing weeds out of crops can be very time- and labor-intensive, spraying those crops with herbicides is definitely not eco-friendly. A German consortium is developing a third choice, in the form of the AMU-Bot weed-killing robot. [Read more]( Aircraft [Ascendance revises the design for its long-range hybrid eVTOL]( [French company Ascendance has released a refreshed design for its hybrid eVTOL air taxi, scheduled for production in 2025]( France's Ascendance has released an updated design and range figure for its long-range, fan-in-wing, eVTOL air taxi. The Atea will use batteries and kerosene for energy storage, but its modular hybrid system will eventually support hydrogen as well. [Read more]( Outdoors [Sno-Go carving snow bike brings on the carbon to shed 12 pounds]( [The 4th-gen Sno-Go Bike will set you back $2,499]( It was back in 2015 that we first heard about the Sno-Go Bike, a three-skied snow "bike" that let its rider carve into turns. Well, it's now in its fourth incarnation, which is claimed to be much lighter, nimbler and more secure than the original. [Read more]( Architecture [World's second-tallest skyscraper pierces the sky above Kuala Lumpur]( [Merdeka 118 reaches an impressive height of 678.9 m (2,227 ft) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]( A new megatall under construction in Kuala Lumpur is set to become the world's second-tallest skyscraper. Rising to an impressive height of 678.9 m, the Merdeka 118 has now officially topped out and is on track to be completed in late 2022. [Read more]( Science [Bizarre new dinosaur species brandished a battle axe for a tail]( [Stegouros elengassen likely lived in a river delta environment some 74 million years ago]( Teeth, claws and horns – the ancient arsenal of dinosaur warfare was varied, and now a brand new weapon has been added to the collection. Paleontologists have discovered a new type of ankylosaur with a tail like a battle axe. [Read more]( Motorcycles [Norton reveals plans for a 185-horsepower, 1,200cc V4 cafe racer]( [Norton has revealed a prototype version of a full-fat cafe racer sibling to its V4 superbike]( The messy rebirth of Norton Motorcycles seems back on track under the company's new ownership, India's TVS, and the V4SV superbike is now ready to get its pants off. The V4CR cafe racer stands ready to join the super-naked class as a street weapon. [Read more]( Wearables [Sennheiser gets in on the mix with first open-back Pro headphones]( [The HD 400 Pro open-back reference headphones come with angled drivers aimed at recreating a studio monitor feel, have a wide frequency response, and are designed to work with spatial audio plugins from Dear Reality]( Whether you're an engineer at a recording studio or a musician producing your own tracks on a laptop, you need to be able to hear all the uncolored details. The latest open-back reference headphones from Sennheiser are designed for just that. [Read more]( Automotive [Lexus revs up hydrogen engine in wicked ROV off-roader concept]( [Lexus teased the ROV during a previous presentation and revealed it in full this week]( Despite having some very capable luxury SUVs, Lexus isn't the first auto brand that comes to mind for off-roading, especially not powersports. That changes today with the reveal of the new ROV concept, an aggressive side-by-side with hydrogen engine. [Read more]( Robotics [Coco 1 remotely piloted delivery robot is headed for the streets of LA]( [Intended for use within neighborhoods, the Coco 1 has a delivery range of 3 miles (5 km)]( Autonomous aerial delivery drones do potentially risk getting caught in branches, losing their way, or falling onto people's heads. That's where the Coco 1 comes in, as it's a ground-based delivery robot that is entirely remotely controlled. [Read more]( Automotive [Nissan looks at future of race cars with Ariya Single Seater Concept]( [The Nissan Ariya Single Seater Concept is a Formula Racing-style conceptual vehicle based on the Ariya SUV]( Nissan unveiled a high-performance conceptual electric vehicle called the Ariya Single Seater Concept. The Ariya demonstrates how an all-electric road car powertrain could be used in a custom-built racing car chassis. 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