World's first VW ID. Buzz electric camper kit launches for under $3K

[New Atlas logo]( Outdoors [World's first VW ID. Buzz electric camper kit launches for under $3K]( [Ququq launches the BusBox-4 kit for the VW ID. Buzz]( The ID. Buzz van took forever to get to market, but the ID. Buzz camper van has been moving more quickly. Ququq already has the world's first ID. Buzz camper kit ready to order for well under $3K. It also has a new kit for the VW T7 Multivan. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Grab subscriptions to Rosetta Stone and more for a Prime Day price]( For our Deals Day event, our version of Prime Day, you can get the Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bundle on sale for only $199.99. You can also enjoy an extra 20 percent discount if you enter the code LEARN10NOW at checkout. [Read more]( Energy [Cheap wind harvester generates electricity from a gentle breeze]( [Nanyang Technological University scientists with their newly developed wind harvester]( While wind energy systems can come in some pretty big forms, scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore have developed a small, low-cost device sensitive enough to capture energy from a light breeze. [Read more]( Aircraft [XPeng's X2 flying car makes first public flight in Dubai]( [The X2 flying car in action in Dubai]( Chinese electric vehicle-maker XPeng has been developing a teardrop-shaped eVTOL to serve as a flying taxi of the future, and has just flown it in public for the first time at Skydive Dubai in front of 150 onlookers. [Read more]( Energy [Record energy haul: Offshore prototype operates over capacity for 24 hrs]( [A Siemens-Gamesa offshore wind turbine prototype has recorded a stunning daily energy record of 359 Megawatt-hours in 24 hours]( A prototype wind turbine has recorded an extraordinary single-day renewable energy production total, bringing in a massive 359 megawatt-hours in a 24-hour time period. To get there, it had to operate over its rated capacity, essentially all day long. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Novel off-grid tiny house slides its bed outside for stargazing]( [Stella the Stargazer's bed area can be draped with a mosquito net so the visitors don't get bitten at night]( Stella the Stargazer looks like a rural farm shack from a distance but the off-grid tiny house's rustic appearance belies a comfortable interior with a neat trick up its sleeve: its bed can be pulled out to let visitors sleep outside under the stars. [Read more]( Aircraft [First Airspeeder EXA Series eVTOL race takes off in South Australia]( [Airspeeder remote pilot Zephatali Walsh (silver) has proved victorious against fellow remote flyer Fabio Tischler (black) in the first EXA Series eVTOL race]( After nailing a remotely piloted eVTOL drag race last year, and successfully completing its 250th test flight recently, Alauda Aeronautics has now announced the winner of its first uncrewed Airspeeder EXA race above the salt flats of South Australia. [Read more]( Virtual Reality [Zuckerberg swings for the fences with Meta Quest Pro VR/AR headset]( [The Meta Quest Pro: a vastly upgraded VR/AR headset not much bigger than a set of ski goggles]( In Meta's ongoing quest to make the nebulous "metaverse" a virtual reality, it has already released two of the most amazing all-in-one, untethered VR headsets we've ever seen. Now, meet the Meta Quest Pro, a next-level headset with no expense spared. [Read more]( Space [Astronomers can't explain a black hole "burp" years after it ate a star]( [An artist's impression of a black hole destroying a star in a tidal disruption event (TDE)]( Black holes chow down on stars that wander too close, producing a bright stellar show. But now a black hole has done something nobody’s ever seen before – it “burped up” material several years after eating a star, leaving astronomers baffled. [Read more]( Environment [Coastal algae farms proposed as solution to future food crisis]( [A microalgae cultivation facility along the Kona Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island is an example of the kind of farm proposed to generate enough protein to feed the world]( A new paper speculates future global food production problems could be solved by growing protein-dense microalgae in coastal aquaculture farms. The modeling boldly projects 100% of global protein demands could be provided by microalgae in 2050. [Read more]( Telecommunications [World's fastest internet network upgraded to staggering 46 Terabit/s]( [The US Department of Energy has unveiled ESnet6, the next generation of its high-speed science internet network]( The fastest internet network in the US just got a bit faster. The Energy Sciences Network has been upgraded to ESnet6, boasting a blistering bandwidth of 46 Terabits per second (Tbps). But don’t get too excited yet – it’s strictly scientists only. [Read more]( Space [NASA's asteroid-ramming mission shortened Dimorphos' orbit by 32 minutes]( [Images from the LICIACube CubeSat show streams of debris emanating from Dimorphos following impact]( Last month, NASA purposely crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to knock it off course, and the results are now in, with scientists confirming the orbit of Dimorphos around its parent asteroid was shortened by 32 minutes. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [How exposure to artificial butter flavor when sick may cause lung damage]( [Animal tests found low levels of diacetyl exposure in addition to mild influenza infection caused lung damage analogous to high levels of diacetyl exposure]( New research indicates exposure to low levels of a flavoring chemical called diacetyl in combination with a mild case of influenza can cause serious lung damage, so those with occupational exposure should be cautious of working while unwell. [Read more]( Automotive [Don't blink: EV scorches 0-62 in under 1.5 seconds for world record]( [GreenTeam absolutely torches the 0-62 mph sprint]( In 2016, the Swiss Grimsel hyper-mini set the Guinness World Record for fastest 0-100 km/h electric car acceleration at 1.513 seconds. Now, GreenTeam from the University of Stuttgart brings the record back to Germany by breaking the 1.5-sec mark. [Read more]( Wearables [Suunto keeps carbon footprint low for latest premium smartwatch]( [Suunto says that the 9 Peak Pro multisport GPS smartwatch has the lowest carbon footprint in the market]( The latest sportswatch from Finland's Suunto not only boasts the rugged adventure-ready build expected of the premium wearables brand, but is also the first from the company to have its lifecycle carbon footprint offset. [Read more]( Photography [Tiny triumphs in the Nikon Small World photo awards]( [Honorable Mention. Butterfly Egg. 10X (Objective Lens Magnification)]( From slime mold resembling a cute mushroom to an unprecedented look at the embryonic hand of a gecko, this year’s winners of the Nikon Small World photo contest reveal the stunning sights of a hidden microscopic universe. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2022