World's largest redox flow battery being built in underground salt caverns

[ENERGY]( [World's largest redox flow battery being built in underground salt caverns]( ​Just last week, Tesla announced it was building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Australia. Now a German energy company, Ewe Gasspeicher GmbH, is building a redox flow battery in underground salt caverns with enough output to supply a day’s worth of power to 75,000 homes. [Read more]( [MOTORCYCLES]( [Final Edition Panigale R paves the way for Ducati’s V4 era]( It’s been known for several months that Ducati plans to replace its existing V2 superbikes with a new V4 generation, and the unveiling of the Panigale R Final Edition has just confirmed it. The high-end road-legal superbike blends the race-spec Panigale R with the rare and collectible Superleggera. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Panasonic Lumix GH5 review: A mirrorless video powerhouse]( Panasonic’s Lumix GH5 is a very thorough and exciting upgrade from the wildly popular GH4 micro 4/3rds camera. A prosumer-grade video rig in disguise as a stills shooter, it takes some of the most stunning and detailed video footage we’ve ever worked with, and packs in a dizzying array of features. [Read more]( [URBAN TRANSPORT]( [Super 73 offers retro e-biking adventure on the cheap]( ​Last year, Lithium Cycles launched a 1,000-watt e-bike on Kickstarter that married funky retro styling with modern motorized tech. The Super 73 is now up for pre-order as the Scout, a slightly different beast to the crowdfunded model, and one that could be had for less than a thousand bucks..​ [Read more]( [AROUND THE HOME]( [Alphabet spinoff heats and cools the home with geothermal energy]( Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has now spawned Dandelion, a new startup that aims to tap into geothermal energy. The company’s signature technology is a geothermal heating and cooling system that pumps heat from the ground into the home in winter, or out of it during summer. [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola [MARINE]( [Energy Observer makes first stop on six-year journey powered by the sun, wind and hydrogen]( ​Part zero-emission experiment, part floating laboratory, the Energy Observer recently arrived in Paris on the first stop of its six-year, 50-country mission around the world. The refurbished racing catamaran is powered by wind, solar and hydrogen generated from the seawater through electrolysis. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [ModVans turns the Ford Transit into a modular, modern camper van]( The ModVans CV1 modular camper van roams countrysides and cityscapes before converting back to passenger and cargo forms. When van life has to cede the stage to real life, the CV1 can handle daily commutes and errands just as well as it handles open-road adventures. [Read more]( [AIRCRAFT]( [New ceramic brings hypersonic travel closer to reality]( A team of scientists from Britain and China have developed a new type of ceramic carbide that can withstand the high temperatures of flying at over five times the speed of sound without the degradation experienced by similar materials. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Aston Martin downsizes for its first silent, zero-emission vehicle]( Aston Martin is known for performance cars, but the marque's latest offering is silent, and creates no emissions. It's also smaller than the average Aston, but don't worry – it isn't a successor to the Cygnet. Meet the Vantage GTE Soapbox, built to take on the Red Bull Soapbox Race in London. [Read more]( [URBAN TRANSPORT]( [BMW to sell new $2850 X2City electric kick scooter through bike shops]( BMW's new X2City folding electric kick scooter is a landmark product for the company. It is the first BMW product that will be sold outside the dealer network, the first to address new audiences for 70 years, and the first BMW to address "last mile" motorized transport . [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Learn Web Development from Experts with 28 Hours of Training for $14.99]( Want to be a full-fledged, employable coder? Dive into this comprehensive course on all things coding, complete with hundreds of lectures on must-know web technologies and techniques. You'll master important tools and languages, including use of HTML, CSS, MySQL, WordPress, and more--transforming into a rockstar developer any startup would be crazy to pass over. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [WAF highlights the best architecture from around the globe]( The 2017 World Architecture Festival shortlist has been announced. This year's finalists include some fantastic buildings and plenty of variety, from familiar names like BIG and Zaha Hadid to firms that that prove you don't need to be a household name to produce work of a very high caliber. [Read more]( [MEDICAL]( [Médecins Sans Frontières' innovative mobile hospital on a trailer]( Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) delivers medical care in the world's most dangerous places. Currently serving in Mosul (Iraq), MSF's new Mobile Unit Surgical Trailer is a complete mobile hospital on a truck that can be operational within three hours, saving time during conflicts or disasters. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Subglacial bacteria could help us understand alien life]( New types of bacteria have been found in one of the most alien environments on Earth: a subglacial lake buried beneath almost a thousand feet of ice. Conditions could be strikingly similar to oceans of Europa or Enceladus, so studying these organisms could aid the search for extraterrestrial life. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Personalized cancer vaccines successful in first-stage human trials]( A cancer vaccine is one of the holy grails of modern medical research. Two recent clinical trials that have produced encouraging results in patients with skin cancer​ are are providing hope for the development of personalized cancer vaccines tailored to individual patient's tumors. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Audi to tackle Formula E with fully-fledged factory team]( Audi has committed to Formula E, completing its push away from the World Endurance Championship. Having grown its involvement in the sport this year, the company will be the first German manufacturer to line up on the Formula E grid when the season kicks off in December. [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [Could owl wings hold the key to quieter aircraft and wind turbines?]( Wind turbines, helicopters, and other devices that use rotors have a big noise problem, but the solution may come from the wings of the owl, which allows the nocturnal hunting bird to fly almost silently and may lead to quieter wind turbines, aircraft, and drones. [Read more]( [HEALTH & WELLBEING]( [Vitamin D – a new sunburn treatment?]( ​​Although a lot of us may already slather on the vitamin E when we get sunburned, it looks like vitamin D might also help our skin to recover. In a recent study conducted by Case Western University, it was found that orally-administered vitamin D can actually promote healing. [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [Smart video system knows a gun when it sees one]( CCTV systems may help security personnel watch for handguns in places such as airports, but the task of manually scrutinizing every person on every screen is still a daunting one. It was with this in mind that researchers recently developed a system that automatically recognizes guns on video. [Read more]( [MEDICAL]( [In-ear device made to mitigate migraines]( ​There may be new hope for migraine sufferers, in the form of a gadget that gets shoved up the ear. It alternately heats and cools the inside of the ear canal, and was recently shown to be effective in a study carried out by Britain's University of Kent. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Golden banana may save many lives]( The East African Highland cooking banana is the major staple food in Uganda, but it has little in the way of micronutrients such as pro-vitamin A. Prof. James Dale decided to do something about it, and over the past decade has created a vitamin A-rich "golden banana." [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [Bored of taking the stairs? Vycle would let you pedal between floors instead]( Architecture graduate Elena Larriba has unveiled a novel alternative to climbing stairs and using elevators – it's named Vycle, and it would let you pedal your way between floors. She has developed an early prototype but would love to take the idea further. [Read more]( [SCIENCE]( [Computer learns to read body language – right down to the fingers]( Scientists at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute are working on a computer system that can read body language right down to the position of fingers. The new process works in real time and opens the door to a more natural way for people and machines to interact. [Read more]( [AIRCRAFT]( [Boeing teams with FedEx Express on new ecoDemonstrator aircraft]( Boeing has announced that the latest iteration of its ecoDemonstrator aircraft will fly under the FedEx Express livery. The Boeing 777 Freighter, which is being modified to test new technologies, will fly in 2018 and includes new propulsion and flight deck advances. [Read more]( [MUSIC]( [Simmons invites e-drummers to hit the triple zone]( Simmons has released a new flagship electronic drumkit named the SD2000 Mesh Head Electronic Drum Kit, which features expressive mesh drum pads, multi-zone crash and ride cymbals, wireless hi-hat foot controller and a sound module packed with vintage and contemporary acoustic kit sounds.​ [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 © 2017