New insights into the harms of taking medicines at the wrong time of day

[New Atlas logo]( Science [New insights into the harms of taking medicines at the wrong time of day]( [New research has found surgeries performed at night using the sedative midazolam led to higher rates of heart damage compared to similar procedures during the day]( Are you on any kind of daily medication? Do you take those drugs in the morning or the evening? According to an emerging body of research, the time of day you take a medication may influence how well it works, or how much it harms. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [Simple device management for your Apple devices]( Jamf Now is the easiest way to set up, secure and manage all your Apple devices. We make tasks like deploying Wi-Fi passwords, securing company data and enforcing passcodes, simple and affordable, with no IT experience required. [Read more]( Energy [US Department of Energy reports first-ever achievement of fusion ignition]( [To create fusion ignition, the National Ignition Facility’s laser energy is converted into X-rays inside a capsule called a hohlraum, which then compress a fuel capsule until it implodes, creating a high-temperature, high-pressure plasma]( The US Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration have announced the first-ever achievement of fusion ignition. The breakthrough should "pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power." [Read more]( Military [Video: Airbus launches loyal wingman combat drone out of a carrier]( [Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world’s first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M.]( Next-generation fighter jets will go into combat with semi-autonomous wingman drones designed to act as force multipliers. Here's one in development: Airbus has just dropped its Remote Carrier demonstrator out of a cargo plane, for a mid-air launch. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Arcimoto's electric FUV goes to work as a storytelling tour guide]( [Arcimoto's FUV electric three-wheeler will be kitted out with Faction autonomous and teleoperation tech before going to work in Las Vegas as a GoCar GPS-guided tour guide]( Oregon's Arcimoto has agreed to supply tourism company GoCar with 310 electric Fun Utility Vehicles that will include autonomous driving technologies developed by Faction. The first vehicles will launch a pilot program in Las Vegas next year. [Read more]( Military [US hypersonic missile makes first successful operational flight test]( [Rendering of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile]( The US Air Force has reached a major milestone, completing the first test of its All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile off the coast of Southern California last Friday. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [New Zealand enacts world-first generational ban on tobacco]( [If you're under the age of 14 on New Year's day, you'll become part of a "smokefree generation" that will never legally be able to buy tobacco in New Zealand]( In a world first, the New Zealand government has passed laws that will permanently outlaw the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone born after 2008, creating a "smokefree generation" that will never legally be able to buy tobacco. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Even a single workout boosts cancer-fighting proteins, says new study]( [A new study investigates how even a single workout can boost levels of cancer-fighting proteins in the bloodstream]( Exercise obviously has a wide range of health benefits, and that doesn’t stop when you get cancer. A new study shows that a single workout produces anti-cancer proteins that significantly slow tumor growth in patients with advanced prostate cancer. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Cake developing semi-autonomous electric ATV for sustainable farming]( [The Kibb electric ATV is designed to help around the farm, with or without a human rider]( Swedish electric moto maker Cake is aiming to help clean up large-scale farming operations by replacing polluting machinery with the Kibb, an electric four-wheeler that can ride like an all-terrain vehicle or serve as an autonomous cargo hauler. [Read more]( Environment [3 million bottles worth of microplastics falling on Auckland each year]( [Through advanced chemical analysis, scientists have calculated the amount of microplastics falling on Auckland each year]( Researchers in Auckland have used advanced chemical analysis to calculate the amount of microplastic particles falling from the sky over the city, equating it to three million plastic bottles each year. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Score a refurbished MacBook Pro for under $400 at our Winter Savings Sale]( Who would have thought that it was possible to score a MacBook Pro for less than $400? In our Winter Savings Sale, you can get your hands on a refurbished unit for 70% off with the code WINTER20. [Read more]( Outdoors [Nextool modernizes the multitool with 10-bit electric driver]( [Nextool combines classic manual tools with a battery-powered driver]( The Gemini from Nextool looks like a basic folding multitool at first blush. What sets it apart is its integrated electric screwdriver, which works with a series of 10 included driver bits to make fast work out of tightening and loosening screws. [Read more]( Automotive [Mitsubishi Fuso RV is ultimate mobile office for untethered enterprise]( [The Fuso NomadPro sidewall pops open into an indoor/outdoor office and observatory, complete with deck]( The Fuso NomadPro Canter elevates the idea of a mobile workspace for escaping into nature. The conceptual office-on-wheels erases the divide between indoors and out and offers an RV's worth of amenities for multi-day business road trips. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Vitamin-packed particles could help make food more nutritious]( [A colorized scanning electron microscope image of a microparticle loaded with vitamin A, encased in polymer (green) and coated in starch (purple)]( A new technique could help fortify everyday foods to tackle deficiencies. Scientists at MIT added vitamin A encased in polymer capsules to ingredients like flour and found that it survived storage and cooking to deliver the nutrient in useful amounts. [Read more]( Medical [Impressive results from "game-changing" mRNA skin cancer vaccine trial]( [A skin cancer vaccine currently in trials is personalized to each individual patient, targeting antigens tailored to their specific tumor]( The first results from a trial testing mRNA technology against cancer reveal 44% of patients fared better than those on conventional treatments. The announcement from Moderna reveals Phase 3 trials for its mRNA skin cancer vaccine will commence next year. [Read more]( Medical [Smartphone-connected device uses light to detect malaria – in 10 seconds]( [The hand-held spectrometer shines a beam of infrared light into the patient's earlobe or fingertip]( While it's very important to track malaria infections in at-risk populations, drawing and analyzing blood samples can be problematic. A new device is designed to help, as it uses light to detect the disease within a matter of seconds. [Read more]( Aircraft [Air New Zealand eyes Alice electric plane for regional travel]( [Alice electric plane with Air New Zealand livery]( Covering short distances with zero emissions is the modus operandi for electric aviation startups like Eviation, whose Alice plane has caught the eye of Air New Zealand as the carrier works to reduce its carbon footprint. [Read more]( Robotics [Forabot robot searches through tiny shells from prehistoric times]( [An assortment of foraminifera shells, much like those sorted by the Forabot]( Imagine if you were tasked with sorting and separating thousands of tiny fossils, most of them less than a millimeter wide. It would quite a tedious, time-consuming task … which is why scientists have recently created a robot to do the job. [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