Has the 40-year old mystery of the "Wow!" signal been solved?

[SPACE]( [Has the 40-year old mystery of the "Wow!" signal been solved?]( In August 1977, the Ohio State University Radio Observatory picked up a radio transmission that was so strong it inspired the astronomer who discovered it to write “Wow!” in the margin of the data printout. Almost 40 years later, researchers have solved the mystery. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [East Coast Defender sharpens the Land Rover's fangs]( For the past few years, East Coast Defender has been firing out compelling Land Rover Defender builds like it's been saving up ideas since the Defender was introduced in 1948. Now it's created a Defender so hot it had to make a whole new division for it. [Read more]( [URBAN TRANSPORT]( [Hyperloop One reveals nine potential European routes]( As part of its globe-spanning ambitions to introduce partial vacuum transportation to the masses,​ Hyperloop One has added another nine potential routes in Europe as a result of the start up's Global Challenge. [Read more]( [BIOLOGY]( [Type of sugar adds cellular machinery to immune system]( Sugars are generally not thought of as health boosters. But a new mouse study shows that a natural sugar called trehalose can actually arm the immune system with more of the machinery it needs to combat atherosclerosis, a dangerous condition in which plaque build up hardens and narrows the arteries. [Read more]( [URBAN TRANSPORT]( ["Railless train" debuts in China]( ​​According to China's CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co Ltd, most smaller cities can't afford to build light rail systems – even though they would still benefit from having them. That's why the company has built and demonstrated what it's billing as "the world's first railless train." [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola [AROUND THE HOME]( [Ori Systems' robotic furniture system transforms apartment living]( Ori Systems is finally rolling out its modular, robotic furniture into a handful of apartment buildings across the United States. Currently only available for preorder to property developers, the first 1,200 systems will be installed in luxury apartments over the next twelve months. [Read more]( [MILITARY]( [DARPA program to allow for mid-flight multitasking drone missions]( DARPA’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be fitted for a wide range of missions, but compact UAS can usually only carry one such instrument at a time, and need to land fr a swap over. Now, DARPA and BAE Systems are collaborating on a program to enable smaller UAS to multitask. [Read more]( [MOTORCYCLES]( [Can-Am's blistering new 172 hp Maverick side-by-side]( Side-by-sides like the Can-Am Maverick have opened the door for a new type of off-road fun. Power has never been an issue for the Maverick, but that hasn't stopped Can-Am from boosting the Maverick X Turbo with the more powerful, range-topping Turbo R.​​​ [Read more]( [COMPUTERS]( [Art in the age of ones and zeros: Turning big data into art]( This latest instalment in our series looking at the impact of digital technologies on the art world focuses on the ways artists are taking the torrent of big data being produced and transforming it into works of art. [Read more]( [AIRCRAFT]( [Boeing 737 MAX 9 test aircraft to take to the skies over Paris]( The Boeing 737 MAX 9 only took to the skies for the first time in April, weeks after its public unveiling in Renton, Washington, and now the stretched version of the MAX 8 passenger plane is off to the Paris Air Show where a MAX 9 flight test aircraft will take part in an air display. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Save 28% off this Travel-Friendly Kinkoo Smart Power Strip]( At the office, in your room, in the living room, in a hotel room - there are many, many power-packed places in your life that could use a good power strip. This travel-friendly strip is the solution. Equipped with 3 high-powered outlets and 4 USB charging ports, this durable, surge protecting power strip will fit perfectly into any space in your life. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Logitech's wide-angle conference cam for mini-meeting rooms]( Video conference calls have become a regular occurrence in offices, but squeezing everybody into frame can be a challenge. To make sure everyone in a tight space can be seen and heard, Logitech has announced MeetUp, a 4K webcam with a wide-angle lens and microphones tuned for small-space acoustics. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [Heroin vaccine comes a step closer to human use]( Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute are developing a vaccine that keeps addicts from experiencing the heroin high. The vaccine was recently proven effective on non-human primates, making it the first vaccine against an opioid to ever do so. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Fisker puts a new face to the $130K 2019 EMotion name]( The Fisker EMotion has been evolving since it was first teased last year. In a preview today, the six-figure electric sedan flaunts some of the new curves and features sculpted around key technologies below the skin. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Renault gives EV batteries a second life in the home]( One carmaker with a keen interest in recycling batteries from its electric vehicles is Renault, who has just announced a partnership with UK company Powervault to put them to use in energy storage systems for the home. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [Diagnostic device sticks it to sleep apnea]( ​​When someone is suspected of suffering from sleep apnea, they're often sent for a sleep study. This involves their spending the night at a clinic, with numerous electrodes hard-wired to their head. By contrast, the new SomnaPatch is quite simple, and almost as accurate as a sleep study. [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Google's Street View cars offer block-by-block pollution readings]( ​Tracking air pollution in a city can be an inexact science but researchers have now explored a way to offer block-by-block, highly localized data, and it involves fitting out Google Street View vehicles with air pollution monitors as they roam around town. [Read more]( [VR]( [Partnering with Samsung, Nyko is making the first official Gear VR gamepad]( ​While the latest Samsung Gear VR​ includes a Wii-like motion controller, some of the platform's games require a console-style gamepad. Today accessory maker Nyko announced a partnership with Samsung that's spawning the first official gamepad for the Gear VR. [Read more]( [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY]( [Apple's ARKit pointing towards something much bigger than iPhone or iPad AR]( Apple has been teasing an interest in AR for at least the last year, and yesterday's keynote was the first time AR made an appearance in one of its events. While ARKit can do some cool tricks in the short term, it's hard to see this move as anything but planting seeds for future AR glasses. [Read more]( [MEDICAL]( [AI predicts patients' lifespans as well as a doctor]( A team at the University of Adelaide has been working to create an AI system that can predict a person’s lifespan just by studying images of their organs, and its early results show its predictions are just as good as a human doctor. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). 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