Daily aspirin use for heart health not recommended for those over 60

Health & Wellbeing [Daily aspirin use for heart health not recommended for those over 60]( [New advice recommends aspirin not be used as a drug to prevent heart attack or stroke in those over the age of 60 if they are generally healthy]( A panel of experts has updated its guidelines, recommending those over the age of 60 against taking aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke. The advice is based on evidence indicating the harms of aspirin use outweigh any benefits in healthy adults. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Invest in an electric car company for cleaner and more affordable driving]( EV startup Eli Electric is remedying rapid urbanization with a micro-electric vehicle designed to make commuting and errands more efficient, affordable and environmentally friendly. Get in on the action with exciting equity crowdfunding options. [Read more]( Aircraft [JetX tests non-tilting vectored thrust modules for eVTOL aircraft]( [JetX says its non-tilting thrust-vectoring VTOL system opens up new airframe options, and works with many different propulsion systems]( Orlando startup JetX is planning a configurable eVTOL "flying car" chassis, and testing a quiet, modular propulsion system that vectors thrust from bladed or bladeless fans without tilting them, opening up some interesting design possibilities. [Read more]( Space [All five of life's base units have now been found in meteorites]( [An artist's illustration of an asteroid delivering nucleobases (seen as molecular models) to early Earth]( Evidence is mounting that the key building blocks of life may have been delivered to our home planet from space. Scientists have now identified in meteorites the last two DNA nucleobases that hadn’t yet been found in extraterrestrial samples. [Read more]( Robotics [Japanese rail company rolls out VR-piloted Gundam robot worker]( [JR West's new humanoid heavy equipment robot is designed to increase productivity while keeping workers out of harm's way]( The West Japan Rail Company has released video of its new humanoid heavy equipment robot. Mounted on the end of a crane, this gundam-style robot torso mimics the arm and head motions of a human pilot, who sees through the robot's eyes via VR goggles. [Read more]( Electronics [Ultra-thin speakers roll out like wallpaper for sound-blasting surfaces]( [MIT engineers have created an ultra-thin speaker that can be produced like wallpaper]( Engineers at MIT have developed an ultra-thin speaker that could be used to make entire surfaces produce sound. The unique design should be energy efficient and easy to produce at scale, the team says. [Read more]( 3D Printing [Discarded glass used to replace sand in 3D-printable concrete]( [A 3D-printed bench, made of concrete in which ground glass was used in place of sand]( Concrete is a popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that sand with glass waste that would otherwise end up in landfills. [Read more]( Automotive [Ford gets F-150 Lightning electric pickup rolling off assembly lines]( [Ford rolls out the first F-150 Lightning electric pickups]( America's best-selling vehicle series has officially gone electric. Ford kicked off production of the F-150 Lightning today, becoming the second manufacturer to get an all-electric pickup truck onto American roads, following Rivian. [Read more]( Bicycles [Fat tire full suspension ebike gets ready to motor though forest trails]( [The Liberty Ultra CC Fat trail-ready ebike features a Bafang mid-drive motor that peaks at 1,500 watts, a large battery integrated into the downtube, air suspension fork and rear Rockshox, and Magura stopping power]( China's FREY Bike has launched an in-house crowdfunding campaign to fund the production of a new Liberty series ebike. The Ultra CC Fat comes with a powerful mid-drive motor, generous battery and full suspension. And chunky fat tires. [Read more]( Space [Robotic joints could make future space suits more comfortable]( [A prototype knee actuator]( Texas A&M engineers led by Ana Diaz Artiles are developing soft robotic technology that could make future "SmartSuit" space suits for planetary exploration more safe, comfortable, and energy efficient for astronauts. [Read more]( Science [Algae being converted into a fish-free smoked salmon substitute]( [The spirulina-based faux smoked salmon is claimed to look, smell and taste much like the real thing (pictured)]( While many people love the taste of smoked salmon, not everyone is comfortable with wild fish being netted, nor with captive fish being farmed. Such folks may be in luck, as a new smoked salmon substitute is in the works – and it's made of algae. [Read more]( Music [Roland combines vintage and modern for 3-in-1 Juno-X synth]( [The synth voice of 80s pop is relaunched and supercharged in the mighty Juno-X]( Roland has announced the Juno-X programmable polyphonic synthesizer, which combines the power of the company's Zen-Core synth engine with authentic recreations of the legacy Juno-60 and Juno-106 models for three powerful synthesizers in one. [Read more]( Architecture [Concrete college and cooperative housing win top EU awards]( [Grafton Architects has won the prestigious European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award for its Town House university building in London]( Grafton Architects has won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its London-based Town House university building. The firm was recognized alongside Lacol, which won the Emerging Architecture prize for its La Borda Cooperative Housing in Barcelona. [Read more]( Environment [Microplastics found to spread deadly land-based pathogens far out to sea]( [A new study has demonstrated that microplastics that wash out to sea can take dangeorus pathogens along for the ride]( The way plastic moves through the environment is of great concern to scientists, and a first-of-a-kind study has unearthed disconcerting new information on how microplastics can carry pathogens far out to sea and endanger marine life. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [CDC reports COVID-19 was 3rd leading cause of death in 2021]( [Only heart disease and cancer killed more people in the United States than COVID-19 last year]( A report from the CDC has found COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2021, after heart disease and cancer. Another new CDC report estimates nearly 60 percent of the US population had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 by February 2022. [Read more]( Outdoors [Hikerpower loads the voltage onto campers' backs]( [The Hikerpower backpack power station is presently on Kickstarter]( For better or for worse, campers are taking an increasing number of electronic devices into the wilderness. A device known as the Hikerpower was designed with that trend in mind, as it's a portable power station in backpack form. [Read more]( Computers [Samsung gets tough on portable SSD storage with T7 Shield]( [The T7 Shield portable SSD will keep data safe while out and about]( Samsung has added a tough cookie to its T7 range of portable solid state drives. The T7 Shield is designed for creators in the field looking for fast data transfer and secure storage in a SSD that can survive 3-m drops and is waterproof too. [Read more]( Science [Exercise found to promote new blood vessel growth in diabetic mice]( [A new study has demonstrated how exercise promotes the formation of new blood vessels, and how drugs that mimic this effect could help treat diabetes]( Researchers have produced what they say is the first evidence that exercise can promote growth of new blood vessels in the face of diabetes, and point to drugs already under development that could mimic this process for sufferers of the disease. 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