HipStar hands-free cart gets your backpack off your back

Outdoors [HipStar hands-free cart gets your backpack off your back]( [The HipStar is presently on Indiegogo]( Although carrying gear in a backpack is easier than carrying it in your arms, sometimes even a backpack can be too heavy. That's where the HipStar comes in – it's a hands-free cart that allows users to tow their pack behind themselves as they walk. [Read more]( New Atlas Plus [20th Anniversary Sale: Get a year of New Atlas Plus for $10!]( Two decades is a long time in any field. When you’re covering advances of science and new technology, it’s several lifetimes – but we made it! To celebrate our 20th Anniversary we're offering a full year [subscription to New Atlas Plus]( for just $10. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Remote indigenous Amazon tribe has lowest dementia rates in the world]( [An isolated tribe in the Bolivian Amazon was previously also found to have the healthiest arteries of any population ever studied]( Researchers working with a remote population in the Amazon have found the group experiences extraordinarily low rates of dementia. The study follows on from prior findings that the same group displayed almost no cases of age-related heart disease. [Read more]( Motorcycles [Armstrong EB1 e-motorbike combines big-bike speed with small-bike weight]( [Nathan Armstrong with three of his EB1 prototypes]( Nathan Armstrong has played a key role in the design of many innovative vehicles, including the Aptera automobile, the Airlander 10 airship, and the outrageous V8 Foose Coupe. His latest project is an electric motorbike he says is unlike any other. [Read more]( Automotive [VW ID. Buzz electric bus fuses van life past and future]( [Volkswagen debuts the ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo, the all-electric vans of the near-future]( One of the most anticipated vehicles ever, the Volkswagen ID. Buzz has finally made its debut. Was it worth the wait? Take a closer look at the all-new fully electric 201-hp MPV and cargo vans and decide for yourself. [Read more]( Energy [Europe moves towards renewables in its divorce from Russian gas]( [Europe is rushing to free itself from its dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports, and the result could be an impressive boost for clean energy projects]( The European Union is currently pumping about US$118 million a day into Russia due to its dependence on natural gas. The new REPowerEU plan is a chance to cut that figure down fast, and accelerate the transition to green energy in the process. [Read more]( Remarkable People [Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance found after 107 years under the ice]( [Fantail of Endurance]( The wreck of one of the most famous exploration ships in history has been located. Using a robotic submersible, the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has found Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, which was crushed in the Antarctic pack ice in 1915. [Read more]( Marine [Awake rises above the water with first eFoil board]( [The Awake Vinga is described as stable but agile, powerful but precise]( Less than a month after making the extreme Rävik electric surfboard even more extreme with the launch of the Rävik S 22, Sweden's Awake Boards is inviting wetsuit adventurers to fly above the waves on the company's first eFoil, the Vinga. [Read more]( Medical [Cancer drug uses an iron sensor to switch on in deadly tumors]( [A microscopic image of KRAS-driven lung cancer, the type targeted in a new study detailing a drug equipped with an iron sensor]( Modifications to an existing drug promise to avoid toxic side effects brought on when treating a common and deadly form of cancer, with the scientists hailing the breakthrough as a potential "home run" for next-generation treatments. [Read more]( Aircraft [20th Anniversary Retrospective: The age of personal flight]( [Austria's Peter Salzmann powers through the air in his 300-km/h, twin-impeller electric wingsuit]( Inventors and innovators have long been fascinated with the idea of personal flight. So have we, and as it turns out, we couldn't have picked a better time in history to cover it. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Build your own 8-bit console and create your own games with ByteBoi]( If you miss the good old days of saving princesses, joining forces with the Hylians, or chasing ghosts through a maze, but your 8-bit NES has gone the way of the dinosaur, you’re in luck, thanks to this open-source retro game console. [Read more]( Medical [Video-game-based stroke therapy as effective as in-person rehab]( [A video game, called Rapids Recovery, was found to be as effective as several hours per week of face-to-face physical therapy]( A trial has found a specific type of video-game therapy is as effective as traditional methods of rehabilitation in patients recovering from a stroke. The trial also found the therapy reduces the need for face-to-face time with therapists by 80 percent. [Read more]( Bicycles [Fifth generation Rad fat-tire folder makes for lighter ebike gear hauling]( [Extra-wide fat tires and a folding frame that's lighter than its predecessors make the RadExpand 5 ebike a good fit for off-road exploring or urban cargo hauling]( Back in 2016, Rad Power Bikes combined urban cargo hauling, off-road adventuring and folding-frame convenience for the RadMini ebike. For its 5th generation outing, the workhorse has lost weight, been given more features and treated to a new name. [Read more]( Environment [Energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high as the world counts on coal]( [The world economy relied heavily on coal for electricity as it rebounded from the coronavirus pandemic]( Though the lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic led to some extreme dips in global carbon emissions, new analysis form the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown how insignificant they may be in the grand scheme of things. 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