Anti-aging mechanism of calorie restriction identified in Yale study

Health & Wellbeing [Anti-aging mechanism of calorie restriction identified in Yale study]( [New findings indicate long-term calorie restriction inhibits the activity of a protein known to increase inflammation]( A study investigating the health effects of long-term calorie restricted diets in humans has homed in on a protein that seems to play a key role in age-related immune dysfunction, and the researchers hypothesize it could be targeted to extend lifespan. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Teach kids how to code with two-for-one access to this top-rated app]( Feeling guilty about all the screen time your kids consume? CodeSpark Academy introduces computer science to kids in the most interactive way possible and gives you access to two three-month subscriptions for the price of one. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Compact tiny house makes some space for reading and relaxation]( [The Hippollène is based on a double-axle trailer and has a total length of just 6 m (19.6 ft)]( The Hippollène tiny house has a length of just 6 m, but despite its modest size Baluchon has managed to install a well-proportioned living area, as well as both a main bedroom and a secondary loft for reading and relaxing. [Read more]( Energy [Rare form of sulfur offers a key to triple-capacity EV batteries]( [Lithium-sulfur batteries hold great potential when it comes to powering electric vehicles of the future]( Engineers at Drexel University have made a breakthrough they say takes high-capacity lithium-sulfur batteries closer to commercial use, by leveraging a rare chemical phase of sulfur to prevent damaging chemical reactions. [Read more]( Holiday Destinations [Japanese concept camper car lives like a rolling slopeside igloo]( [The Toyota-based Camakuruma mini-motorhome is a concept camper for the slopes]( Japan's Hoshino Resorts skips the ski lodge-inspired camper van concept and goes a different route. Its adorable Camakuruma mini-motorhome concept brings the cool, icy feel of an igloo inside to blend inconspicuously with its alpine surrounds. [Read more]( Technology [New Atlas Weekly Newscast]( [The Cybertruck is already one of the weirdest developments in the EV market; why not make it weirder?]( Listen to the week's top stories from New Atlas. [Read more]( Space [Parker Solar Probe captures first visible light images of Venus]( [Surface features of Venus captured by the Parker Solar Probe (left) match those captured by the Magellan mission (right)]( Though designed to study the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has scored a first by collecting the first images of the surface of Venus in visible light using its Wide-Field Imager (WISPR) while flying by the planet's night side in 2020 and 2021. [Read more]( Aircraft [Desaer ATL-100H hybrid aircraft mixes electric motors with turboprops]( [The ATL-100H will primarily use its electric motors when taking off and climbing, with its turboprops doing most of the work while cruising]( As is the case with cars, pure-electric aircraft may be the greenest way to go, but hybrids have a considerably longer range. Brazilian company Desaer's ATL-100H will be just such a plane, utilizing both turboprop engines and electric motors. [Read more]( Science [Earth's inner core is a strange superionic iron alloy, study suggests]( [New simulations suggest that the Earth's inner core is made of a superionic alloy of iron and other elements]( Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that Earth’s inner core may be stranger than we thought. Rather than a plain solid, new simulations suggest it exists as a superionic state of matter, partway between a liquid and a solid. [Read more]( Marine [Awake rides out faster, more responsive electric surfboard]( [Awake says that the Rävik S 22 will allow users "to push harder, jump higher, turn sharper and ride faster"]( Swedish extreme electric surfboard maker Awake Boards has added a new premium electric surfboard to it award-winning range, which promises more power, faster acceleration and better response for sharper turns, higher jumps and faster rides. [Read more]( Robotics [Biohybrid fish powered by beating human heart cells swims for 100 days]( [A new biohybrid fish swims using human heart cells beating in its tail]( Researchers at Harvard and Emory have created a biohybrid fish out of human heart cells that swims autonomously for months at a time as the cells beat. The project is a sidestep on the way to eventually growing new functional hearts for transplant. [Read more]( Materials [Electronic textile makes for touchscreen curtains or clothes]( [Th new smart textile display is made up of fiber-based LEDs which can be activated from a range of embedded sensors]( Smart textiles are usually fairly limited in size and scope. Now a team of scientists has woven together a 46-inch textile display, loaded with LEDs, sensors and energy storage, which can be made using existing industrial manufacturing processes. [Read more]( Outdoors [Redstone knife takes inspiration from climbing gyms for improved grip]( [The Redstone weighs just 1.8 oz (50 oz)]( Looking to offer a pocket knife that offers supreme grip and comfort, toolmaker The James Brand has turned to the world of rock climbing for inspiration, modeling the handle on holds you might find in a climbing gym. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Sweat-analyzing smartwatch could warn wearers of elevated stress]( [The prototype smartwatch measures cortisol concentrations in the wearer's sweat, which mirror those in their bloodstream]( It's important for people with conditions such as depression and anxiety to know when they're becoming stressed, so they can initiate coping strategies. An experimental smartwatch could someday warn them, by detecting a stress hormone in their sweat. [Read more]( Music [Sony goes for gold with latest Signature Series digital audio player]( [The NW-WM1ZM2 comes packaged in a "99.99 percent purity (four nines) gold-plated oxygen-free copper (OFC) chassis" that's said to improve sonic performance, as well as look sharp]( Sony has announced a pair of digital audio players that can stream over Wi-Fi as well as play Hi-Res stored music, boast native 11.2-MHz DSD and offer balanced and unbalanced headphone output. And one of those players is wrapped in gold-plated bling. [Read more]( Bicycles [Modular bottle holds both water and cycling gear at the same time]( [The stache water bottle system is currently on Kickstarter]( Not all cyclists enjoy having multi-tools, flat repair kits or CO2 cartridges crammed into their jersey pockets when they ride. That's where the stache system comes in, as it allows such gear to be stored in a bottle … which still also carries water. 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