[New Atlas logo]( Medical [Radioactive implant wipes tumors in unprecedented pre-clinical success]( [Scientists have demonstrated the potential of a new tool against difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer]( Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant, and demonstrated its potential against one of the diseaseâs most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Take better care of your skin with easy Geologie regimens made for you]( Whether you're navigating troubled skin or looking for the fountain of youth, Geologie has got you covered. Designed to make your skincare simple, so just a few minutes a day can achieve results. Save 70% on a trial set with code NEWATLAS70. [Read more]( Aircraft [Astonishing eVTOL flying car design uses side panels as biplane wings]( [The Model A looks like a sporty little convertible â but most people would never guess just how convertible this remarkable design is]( California startup Alef Aeronautics has shown off a remarkably fresh take on the street-legal eVTOL flying car in its 2025 Model A. This wild design debuts a 2-axis tilting cabin, and a horizontal cruise flight mode unlike anything we've seen before. [Read more]( Military [RAPIDFire autonomous air defense turret can take down drone swarms]( [RAPIDFire is designed for both naval and land platforms]( To counter increasingly dangerous low-level, close-quarters surface and aerial threats, Nexter and Thales have unveiled the latest version of the RAPIDFire autonomous gun turret at the Euronaval 2022 naval defense exhibition in Paris. [Read more]( Automotive [Tiny $10K electric off-roader rambles like a mini Jeep with big bed]( [Conceived with visions of the snowy Alps in mind, the La Bagnole can explore all types of terrain through all types of conditions]( Leave it to the French to come up with a truly unique, adorable electric off-roader. The Kilow La Bagnole looks part mini pickup, part UTV and part shrunken Jeep CJ. It zips silently across rugged terrain via an exceptionally modest 16-kW powertrain. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Baluchon squeezes full-time home and office into tiny 20-ft-long frame]( [The Milanda, by Baluchon, was recently delivered to its owner in Ãle-de-France]( Baluchon's latest tiny house measures just 6 m in length. However, despite its compact size, the Milanda packs everything necessary to serve as a comfortable full-time residence to its owner in northern France â including a well-lit home office. [Read more]( Mobile Technology [Lenovo rolls out smartphone and laptop concepts with expanding displays]( [The proof-of-concept working Motorola smartphone prototype rolls out a flexible OLED display while adjusting content to match the larger screen size]( At its Tech World 2022 event earlier this week, Lenovo demonstrated a Motorola handset prototype that grows to 6.5 inches at the push of a button and a laptop concept with a display that expands upward to give users more screen space when needed. [Read more]( Outdoors [Campod pioneers a fiberglass camper wagon for the new frontier]( [The Campod includes a side awning and available external BBQ hookup for outdoor cooking and dining]( The new Campod trailer looks much like a Romani caravan or American covered wagon, only modernized with a lightweight fiberglass shell. The classic shape opens up over 6 feet of standing room and a picture window panorama to pull the outdoors in. [Read more]( Robotics [Student-designed plastic-gulping fish wins bioinspired robotics contest]( [Eleanor Mackintosh's Robo-fish uses screens in its gills to filter microplastic particles out of the water]( Imagine if there were a robotic fish that filtered microplastic particles out of the water as it swam. Well, now there is one, and it's the physical version of the winning concept in the first-ever Natural Robotics Contest. [Read more]( Outdoors [Hyundai goes off-grid glamping with hotel experience powered by EVs]( [At the heart of the Hyundai Hotel is a luxury cabin for two, with all electronic gadgetry powered by the Ioniq 5 electric crossover]( As well as offering a clean and quiet way to get from A to B, some electric vehicles can also power tools or equipment. Hyundai is demonstrating such vehicle-to-load abilities by opening an off-grid glamping experience powered by Ioniq 5 crossovers. [Read more]( Bicycles [Specialized Diverge STR gravel bike debuts Rear Future Shock suspension]( [Pricing for the Specialized Diverge STR starts at US$7,500]( For six years now, Specialized has featured a mini front shock absorber known as the Future Shock above the head tube of its gravel bikes. The just-announced Diverge STR, however, also sports a new Rear Future Shock that provides 30 mm of rear suspension travel. [Read more]( Electronics [Intel's next-gen Thunderbolt doubles and triples transfer speeds]( [Intel has unveiled the next generation of its Thunderbolt technology]( Intel has demonstrated a prototype of the next generation of its Thunderbolt interface. The new connection will be up to three times faster than the existing Thunderbolt 4 â at up to 120 Gbps â when it debuts next year. [Read more]( Architecture [Sustainable sand dune and holey roof feature in 2022 architecture awards]( [The Golong Wormhole was designed by Pinesarch and serves as an experimental space for events and exhibitions at the Golong Holdings headquarter building in Hangzhou, China. The project is a winner in the Exhibition category of the 2022 Architecture MasterPrize]( The Architecture MasterPrize offers a superb opportunity to check out a wide range of projects. Its 2022 winners include a sand dune-shaped office, a music museum topped by an unusual roof, and a former power station turned into a global HQ. [Read more]( Space [Asteroid grows two tails after DART spacecraft collision]( [A Hubble image of the Didymos asteroid, complete with its two tails]( Astronomers have been keenly watching the asteroid Didymos since the historic DART mission successfully crashed a spacecraft into it last month. And now, Hubble has detected something unexpected â the asteroid has sprouted two tails. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Activity "snacksâ to break up sitting may help regenerate muscle]( [A new study hints at metabolic benefits for breaking up prolonged periods of sitting]( A new study has delved into the metabolic effects of getting up during a sedentary work day for a short spurt of exercise, and shown how it can improve sugar processing after a meal to help maintain muscle mass and quality. [Read more]( Biology [High-sugar diet desensitizes the tongue to sweet tastes, says rat study]( [Tests in rats have found that high-sugar diets can reduce the tongue's sensitivity to sweet sensations]( Do people eating lots of sugar become desensitized to sweetness? Scientists have found evidence that this might be the case, with a new rat study finding that those on a high-sugar diet had up to a 50% reduction in responsiveness to sweet flavors. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [How a smartphone could predict your risk of dying within 5 years]( [A new study revealed just six minutes of passively tracked movement data a day can offer robust mortality predictions]( Your smartphone likely vibrates multiple times a day with various notifications but in the future there may be a new kind of message coming from your smartphone, a message from an app predicting your risk of death over the coming years. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [MIT's cMaSK tech will tell you if your face mask fits properly]( [Work on the technology actually began before the pandemic, as a means of assessing masks used to keep out airborne pollutants]( While it's still important to wear a face mask in many situations, that mask won't be fully effective if it doesn't fit properly. That's why a team at MIT has designed a device to assess how well a mask fits an individual user, quickly and easily. 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