German monks create world's first powdered beer

[New Atlas logo]( Lifestyle [German monks create world's first powdered beer]( [A purely speculative, AI-generated image of a potential beer powder packet]( A monastic brewery near Munich says it's created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it'll froth up, complete with a foamy head and full flavor. The result promises massive savings on transport, because it can be shipped at 10% of the weight. [Read more]( Sponsored Content [How to remove yourself from the internet and people search sites]( Want to minimize your digital footprint? Learn how third parties can use your personal information and find out ways you can make this data disappear. Improve your online privacy and reduce the risk of falling victim to cybercrimes. [Read more]( Automotive [SpaceX alums beat RV establishment to first electric camper van in US]( [Grounded's G1 all-electric camper van rides on a Ford E-Transit base and will roll out to the first customers in the coming weeks]( Grounded RVs has presented a Ford E-Transit camper van it plans to have ready for delivery in a few weeks' time. An impressive smart RV with modular interior, the G1 camper van officially kickstarts the electric van life era in the US. [Read more]( Space [The galactic hunt for a planet in the Venus Zone has begun]( [An artist's depiction of how Earth and Venus may have gotten their starts and evolved as planetary neighbors]( Is the evolution of our nearest planetary neighbor into a nightmarish hellscape typical? If it is, should Earthlings be worried? To find out, astronomers have proposed using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at five exoplanets in the Venus Zone. [Read more]( Architecture [Former Red Sea desalination plant set to become one-of-a-kind museum]( [The Jeddah Central Museum will transform a former desalination plant on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast into a sprawling cultural destination that includes market places and art studios]( Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a huge development push to help turn the country into a tourism hotspot. As part of this effort, Heatherwick Studio is transforming a former desalination plant on the Jeddah waterfront into a one-of-a-kind museum. [Read more]( Automotive [Hyundai shows robotic EV auto-charger in action]( [Hyundai demonstrates the automatic charging robot with the Ioniq 6]( Hyundai's automatic charging robot (ACR) is designed to connect and charge electric vehicles without the driver having to do anything. After showing a CGI animation of the design in 2022, Hyundai has now videoed the working prototype in action. [Read more]( Drones [BMT Sparrow tech uses autonomous modules to steer drone-delivered goods]( [A rendering of the self-lowering, self-steering BMT Sparrow module]( If a drone is large and powerful enough to carry packages long distances, then that drone is likely too big and noisy to be landing in amongst trees, houses and bystanders. The BMT Sparrow system could help, by autonomously steering lowered loads. [Read more]( Space [Private Japanese spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of landing attempt]( [Artist's concept of Hakutro-R in lunar orbit]( Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine burn in anticipation of a landing attempt in late April. [Read more]( Technology [Metamaterial concrete lays foundation for smart, self-powered infrastructure]( [Chips embedded in the metamaterial may even help driverless cars stay on the road one day]( Traditional concrete is so last century. A team of engineers has created a concrete that is strong but flexible, can generate electricity and have its qualities fine-tuned for tailor-made builds. And one day it might even help guide driverless cars. [Read more]( Medical [Switching off gene makes cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy]( [Researchers have identified a protein encoded by the ROHJ gene which, when switched off, makes particular cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy]( Some cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapy. Belgian scientists have investigated the cause of chemotherapy resistance and switched off the gene contributing to it, making cancer cells more sensitive to treatment. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [A lifetime license to MS Office Pro 2021 is only $40 until April 3]( Spring is all about the green, and we’re about to save you a lot of it if you opt to take advantage of purchasing this lifetime license for Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows or Mac during our Spring Digital Blowout. [Read more]( Outdoors [Bowlus ditches propane and commits to all-electric camping trailers]( [Bowlus trailers will lose the option of propane and offer between 2 and 17 kWh of standard battery power]( Luxury travel trailer maker Bowlus was one of the very first American RV manufacturers to lean into high-capacity battery power. Now that the electric camping competition is catching up, Bowlus is making the move to become an all-electric RV brand. [Read more]( Bicycles [Liv rolls out its first-ever carbon eMTB, the X Advanced E+ Elite]( [Like Liv's other bikes, the Intrigue X Advanced E+ Elite is made for female riders]( Since 2008, Giant-owned bicycle manufacturer Liv has specialized in making bikes specifically for women. The Taiwanese company has now announced its first-ever carbon fiber electric mountain bike, the Intrigue X Advanced E+ Elite. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [ViewSonic gets in the game with first "Designed for Xbox" projectors]( [The ViewSonic X1-4K (shown) and X2-4K are reported to be "the world’s first 'Designed for Xbox' projectors]( ViewSonic has partnered with Microsoft to treat Xbox gamers to satisfying big-screen visuals with a pair of 4K LED projectors boasting an input lag of 4.2 ms combined with a zippy refresh rate of 240 Hz for the promise of "perfectly smooth gameplay." [Read more]( Biology [Poor sense of direction? Blame your brain compass]( [Our brain compass is a complex neural network that scientists are trying to untangle]( You might wonder what mice on a stage inside a 360-degree virtual-reality dome might have to do with dementia, but studying how the brain makes sense of changing visual cues could lead to better understanding of why people with cognitive loss feel lost. [Read more]( Bicycles [Redshift's LED-color-changing Arclight Pedals have gone Clipless]( [Redshift Sports' Arclight Pro Clipless Pedals feature an integrated SPD-style clipless retention mechanism]( A lot of bicycle commuters use so-called clipless pedals, as do many mountain bikers who make their way along dark streets when coming back from evening rides. The dual-color LED Arclight Pro Clipless Pedals are made for just such folks. [Read more]( Medical [Human stem cells used to create new type of biohybrid neural implant]( [A new type of neural implant could assist amputees and those who've lost the use of limbs]( Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK have combined human stem cells with flexible electronics to create a new type of neural implant that has the potential to help amputees or those who’ve lost the use of their limbs. [Read more]( Music [Positive Grid takes guitar amp modeling portable with the Spark Go]( [Positive Grid has crammed its award-winning amp modeling know-how into a pocket-friendly battery powered practice amp called the Spark Go]( Back in 2019, Positive Grid launched an impressively flexible and affordable tone master called the Spark amp. The company downsized the format for the Mini last year, and has now done it again for the ultra-portable Spark Go. 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