World's whitest paint is now thin enough to coat cars and planes

[New Atlas logo]( Materials [World's whitest paint is now thin enough to coat cars and planes]( [Creators of the world's whitest paint hope to soon apply it to planes and cars]( Last year, engineers at Purdue University used their expertise in materials science to produce the world’s whitest paint, and have now made some tweaks to the recipe and produced a version that is thinner and lighter. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [There are a million reasons you should buy this puzzle]( Who wants to be a millionaire? No trivia questions. No lifelines. Simply complete this puzzle and you could be the winner of anywhere from one dollar to a cool million. [Read more]( Space [Satellite-flinging SpinLaunch puts NASA payload through the wringer]( [SpinLaunch has some innovative ideas when it comes firing things into space]( Space startup SpinLaunch's kinetic launch system will require payloads to endure 10,000 g and speeds of 5,000 mph (8,000 km/h) and in this regard, the company may have just passed its biggest test yet. [Read more]( Science [Modeling predicts supercontinent Amasia will form in 300 million years]( [Modeling predicts the Pacific Ocean will close and America will collide with Asia]( New modeling from researchers at Curtin University has simulated 300 million years of tectonic plate movement to predict the formation of a supercontinent called Amasia. The modeling estimates the Pacific Ocean closing and America colliding with Asia. [Read more]( Energy [Oil-eating microbes excrete the world's cheapest "clean" hydrogen]( [Cemvita tested its oil-eating, hydrogen-producing, engineered microbes in a depleted oil well, and the company says results exceeded]( A Texan company promises clean hydrogen at less than US$1/kg, after testing a fascinating new technique in the lab and the field. The idea is to pump specially developed microbes into depleted oil wells, where they'll eat oil and excrete hydrogen. [Read more]( Biology [Evolution in action as frogs in Chernobyl exclusion zone turn black]( [Two specimens of Eastern tree frog at the extremes of coloration. The left one was taken from within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, while the right one was found outside the zone]( Evolution occurs as species adapt to environmental pressures, and few environments exert pressures like the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A new study shows evolution in action as frogs within the radioactive region are turning blacker than those outside. [Read more]( Automotive [Hobby Maxia adds RV hygge to forever raise the bar on VW camper vans]( [The Hobby Maxia Van is the first product developed in a new agreement between Hobby and VW]( VW and Hobby may be German brands, but it's Scandinavia that provides inspiration for the new Hobby Maxia Van. The camper van design channels the warm, cozy feeling of Scandinavian "hygge" into an interior that feels like a modern tiny home. [Read more]( Robotics [Tesla unveils functional prototypes of its planned humanoid robot]( [The Bumble C robot takes the stage in Palo Alto, California]( Last August, Elon Musk announced that Tesla was working on a bipedal humanoid robot that could perform boring and/or dangerous tasks for humans. His company has now unveiled two prototypes, one of which can already walk on its own. [Read more]( Materials [Recycling breakthrough turns one common type of plastic into another]( [Damien Guironnet and graduate students Vanessa DaSilva and Nicholas Wang at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated a promising new plastic recycling process]( In a bid to reduce the environmental burden associated with both the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, scientists have demonstrated a new upcycling technique that turns one common form of it into another. [Read more]( Aircraft [XPeng's X2 eVTOL scheduled to make first public flight this month]( [The XPeng X2 should be taking to the skies at the Gitex Global 2022 tech exhibition in Dubai]( Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are one of those things that often get announced, but rarely get past the conceptual stage. According to a new report, though, the X2 eVTOL should make its first public flight later this month. [Read more]( Bicycles [Pinarello takes aim at Hour Record with "world's fastest" 3D-printed bike]( [Filippo Ganna will make an attempt at the UCI's Hour Record on the Bolide F HR 3D next month]( Italian manufacturer Pinarello has wheeled out what it bills as the first high performance 3D-printed bike and the fastest 3D-printed bike ever built. And we won’t have to wait long to see if those claims check out. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Macdonald tiny house cuts the cord for off-grid adventure]( [The Macdonald tiny house measures 32 ft (10 m) in length and will be regularly towed throughout North America]( Fritz Tiny Homes was hired by a couple who will spend retirement traveling North America. The Macdonald tiny house is ready for adventure and features an off-grid setup, plus some neat extras like a sofa that turns into bunk beds and an ebike garage. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [Dallas debut for 136-inch 4K Micro LED luxury television]( [LG's MAGNIT 4K 136-inch Micro LED residential display was demonstrated for the first time at CEDIA 2022 in Dallas]( LG has debuted the MAGNIT 4K 136-inch luxury television at CEDIA 2022, which combines AI-enhanced processing, a smart TV platform and Micro LED technology for the promise of "an extraordinary home cinema, digital art and entertainment experience." [Read more]( Space [Telescope trio captures 10,000-km tail in asteroid impact aftermath]( [Artist's concept of DART approaching target]( Last week, NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, and now images have been released of the collision and aftermath from a suite of telescopes – including Hubble and James Webb in their first collaboration. One even shows a new 10,000-km tail. [Read more]( Medical ["Deep surveillance" system tracks brain tumors from a speck of blood]( [A newly developed blood test could lead to more accurate ways of diagnosing brain cancer]( A newly developed, highly sensitive biosensor likened to a “deep surveillance” system has hinted at more accurate ways to diagnose brain cancer, with an ability to detect and pinpoint the location of tumors from less than a drop of blood. [Read more]( Science [Extinct human genome sequences earn scientist first Nobel Prize of 2022]( [An artist's impression of Svante Pääbo's scientific contributions to our understanding of human evolution and our closest relatives]( The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to geneticist Svante Pääbo for tracing human evolution by constructing the genomes of extinct hominins. Pääbo sequenced the Neanderthal genome and discovered a brand new human relative. [Read more]( Around The Home [User-detecting shower head lowers the water flow when not needed]( [The Reva shower head automatically reduces water flow by about 85% when it detects that the user isn't standing directly beneath it]( You don't need the full force of the water for every second that you're in the shower, but turning it up and down at the taps can be tricky. That's where the Reva shower head comes in, as it automatically reduces the flow whenever you step back. [Read more]( Aircraft [Wisk Aero reveals 6th-gen autonomous four-seat electric air taxi]( [The four-seat Generation 6 eVTOL air taxi from Wisk is the design the company intends to take to market]( Wisk Aero has bumped up the passenger-carrying capacity of its upcoming air taxi from two to four, and none of those will be a pilot. The company intends to take its 6th-gen autonomous eVTOL to market, and will now be seeking FAA type certification. 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