Solar-powered houseboat floats benefits of tiny house design

[New Atlas logo]( Tiny Houses [Solar-powered houseboat floats benefits of tiny house design]( [When the conditions are ideal, the Fà ng Sōng is fully powered by its solar panels, which are installed on the roof and facade]( The Fà ng Sōng, by Crossboundaries, is inspired by tiny house design and features a space-saving interior layout. The houseboat gets power from solar panels, allowing it to cruise for up to 50 km per day in ideal conditions. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Get two great drones for less than the price of one with this deal]( If you're interested in owning a drone but haven't been interested in the hefty prices, then you are in luck! Right now you can get both the Alpha Z PRO 4K and the Flying Fox 4K Wide-Angle Dual-Camera Drone together for less than the price of one. [Read more]( Medical [Common diabetes drug may help osteoarthritic joints]( [Metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, was associated with a 30% reduction in rates of joint replacement surgery]( A common diabetes drug has been linked to a reduction in the need for joint replacement surgery. The observational study suggests the drug could be helpful for patients with osteoarthritis, although further clinical work is needed to validate the association. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Babbalucci tiny house splits the staircase to add storage inside]( [The Babbalucci's compact interior is dominated by a large split staircase that offers easy access to the bedrooms and has lots of integrated storage space]( With its modest length of 8 m, the Babbalucci doesn't have much room available. Therefore, Build Tiny designed a space-saving layout centered around a split staircase that both provides easy access to its bedrooms and offers lots of storage. [Read more]( Bicycles [S-Trax conversion kit could make yo' bike into a snowbike]( [The S-Trax Snowbike Conversion Kit sells for €2,499.99 (about US$2,652)]( As winter drags on in the Northern Hemisphere, many cyclists are starting to miss honest-to-goodness outdoor riding. Well, they could buy a fatbike, or … they could get the S-Trax kit, which lets users convert their mountain bike into a snowbike. [Read more]( Energy [Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell advance breaks efficiency record]( [A new perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell has set a record efficiency of 32.5%]( Perovskite and silicon are proving to be a formidable duo in the world of solar cells, and now they’ve hit a new record efficiency. A team at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have developed solar cells with an efficiency of over 32%. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Cranberry-boosted lipstick inactivates viruses and bacteria on contact]( [As an added bonus for some users, the cranberry extract gives the lipstick a natural red color]( While most of us wouldn't dream of not washing our spoons or forks after each use, we have no problem repeatedly using – or sharing – a never-washed tube of lipstick. That's why scientists have developed a cranberry-fortified antimicrobial lipstick. [Read more]( Outdoors [Awesome 2022 outdoor gear for backcountry adventures]( [Connect bike touring legs of the trip by folding the Bike Friday All Packa down and transporting it via car, train, airplane, boat, etc.]( Interest in outdoor recreation has soared since the Covid-19 pandemic. It's no wonder, then, that manufacturers launched innovative products throughout 2022 to help athletes go farther, faster and deeper into the backcountry. Here are the highlights. [Read more]( Automotive [Solar-powered car claims new EV speed record over 1,000 km]( [The Sunswift 7 on the track]( An engineering team in Australia working at the cutting edge of electric vehicle design have laid claim to a new world record, using the Sunswift 7 solar-powered car to cover 1,000 km (621 miles) on a single charge in less than 12 hours. [Read more]( Music [Jacob Collier is making orchestras out of his audiences, and it's wild]( [Jacob Collier turns a crowd of thousands into a chromatically-capable three-part insta-choir]( The world's greatest living musical genius (IMHO) is mastering an extraordinary new instrument: a dance-controlled human pipe organ with a built-in drum kit, built from scratch every night in real time, with the sonic horsepower of a football crowd. [Read more]( Energy [Minimum two-year setback for TerraPower's advanced nuclear demonstrator]( [The sodium fast reactor is designed to run 24/7 at its maximum 345 MWe capacity]( Russia is the only country that sells the HALEU fuel that some next-generation nuclear plants will rely on, and with sanctions now in place due to the war in Ukraine, TerraPower has now conceded its demo timeline will blow out by at least two years. [Read more]( Drones [Autonomous P-Flap ornithopter uses a claw to perch like a bird]( [The P-Flap ornithopter uses its claw to grasp and perch on a horizontal rod]( Flapping-wing drones may be more agile and energy-efficient than their fixed-wing counterparts, but most of them still can't loiter in one spot. A new model addresses that limitation by using a claw mechanism to perch in a bird-like fashion. [Read more]( Bicycles [Model F ebike lets you cut through the city in moto-inspired style]( [Designed to conquer city streets in style, the Brekr Model F features a 2-speed Bafang hub motor, can be had with a 75-km battery and rolls on 4-inch-wide fat tires that soak up uneven terrain]( Back in 2019, e-mobility company Brekr revealed a funky moped-style electric moto designed for short hops around town. Now the striking Model B is being joined by a similarly styled ebike called the Model F. [Read more]( Science [Surprising study finds ancestors of most herbivorous dinosaurs ate meat]( [An artist's impression of three early dinosaur species, representing three different diets]( A new study has examined the diets of the earliest dinosaurs and found them to be carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. But surprisingly, the ancestors of many of the most famous herbivores – like Triceratops and Brachiosaurus – originally ate meat. [Read more]( Medical [Laser-pulsing skin patch goes deep to uncover signs of cancer]( [A novel patch developed at University of California San Diego uses lasers to monitor biomolecules in deep tissue]( Engineers have developed an electronic patch capable of monitoring biomolecules in deep tissue, which they say can be used to detect a range of life-threatening conditions, including organ dysfunction and malignant cancers. [Read more]( Environment [Hydrogen and UV breaks down toxic PFAS "forever" chemicals in water]( [A new technique can break down 95% of toxic "forever chemicals" in water]( PFAS are insidious pollutants thanks to their ubiquity, long life and a growing list of linked health concerns. But now researchers at UC Riverside have developed a new method to break them down more effectively, using hydrogen and UV light. [Read more]( Biology [Signs of Alzheimer's found in brains of beached dolphins]( [New research bolsters a hypothesis dubbed "sick-leader syndrome" that argues stranded whales and dolphins are sometimes mistakenly led into shallow waters by pod leaders with neurological disease]( Could the phenomenon of whale and dolphin strandings be due to Alzheimer's-like cognitive deficits in pod leaders that draw groups into shallow waters? A new study found pathological signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain tissue from stranded dolphins. [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