Tiny Cube camper uses trap door to get "mega" with micro-caravanning

[New Atlas logo]( Outdoors [Tiny Cube camper uses trap door to get "mega" with micro-caravanning]( [The new Sportcaravan Cube 1 is a small, lightweight trailer meant for all-season adventure]( Sportcaravan has launched the Cube 1, an innovative teardrop-size box trailer that weighs just over 700 lb and fits in a garage. The trailer sleeps 4 by expanding into an impressive base camp with camper-van like hatch between cabin and rooftop tent. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Soar to new heights with a Dollar Flight Club membership for only $60]( The winter doldrums, with their melancholic grasp of early darkness and biting cold, ignite dreams of fleeing to perpetual sunshine. Not only can this be fun, but it can be therapeutic, providing a vital boost to mental well-being. [Read more]( Aircraft [Kawasaki's supercharged 1,000cc Ninja-copter drone lifts 440 pounds]( [The K-Racer X2: the second generation of Kawasaki's supercharged cargo drone]( Armed with a 300-horsepower, supercharged engine from Kawasaki's fearsome H2R hyperbike, the K-Racer X1 unmanned helicopter is an absolute beast of a cargo drone, the size of a small car. Watch it lifting a national-record weight in this new video. [Read more]( Telecommunications [Lightweight woven antenna could replace field-deployed dishes]( [Co-creator Asst. Prof. Maria Sakovsky with the bi-stable deployable quadrifilar helix antenna]( Ordinarily, in order to establish communications at disaster sites, rescuers have to transport and set up relatively bulky, costly satellite dishes. Soon, however, a simple tubular antenna made of woven strips of material may get the job done. [Read more]( Computers [British spy agency releases previously secret images of Colossus computer]( [One of the Colossus machines]( Britain's hush hush Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence and security organization has released new images never before made public of Colossus, the world's first digital electronic computer, to mark its 80th anniversary. [Read more]( Automotive [Hyundai's "Active Air Skirts" reduce highway drag by 2.8%]( [The Active Air Skirt system deploys at highway speeds to reduce drag and add downforce and stability]( Hyundai has developed a new active aerodynamics system for electric vehicles, in the form of "active air skirts" ahead of the front wheels that can increase downforce and stability, while reducing drag and improving highway range. [Read more]( Energy ["Power plant" generates electricity via the wind and rain on its leaves]( [The artificial "power plant," with nonfunctional green leaves and beige leaves that are actually energy collectors – in real-world use, all of the leaves could be colored green]( While renewable energy sources certainly are eco-friendly, most of them only produce electricity in one way, such as using sunlight … which isn't always available. A new system, that has been built into an artificial plant, uses both wind and rain. [Read more]( Bicycles [Brompton takes a combined approach to increasing gear range]( [The addition of the 12-speed option to Brompton's folding bikes means an "even easier to ride up and down hills, the ability to ride even faster or slower, smaller steps between gears"]( Brompton has added a new 12-speed option to models in its range, which employs both an internal geared hub and an external derailleur to offer bikers "more gears and more range while still fitting into our compact solution to life on two wheels." [Read more]( Architecture [Oklahoma skyscraper gets redesign to become USA's new tallest building]( [Assuming all goes to plan, the Legends Tower will reach a height of 1,907 ft (581 m)]( Oklahoma's Boardwalk at Bricktown was recently revealed as the upcoming second-tallest skyscraper in the USA. Designer AO is now aiming for even greater heights though, and has created an ambitious redesign to make it the country's new tallest tower. [Read more]( Space [Most distant black hole discovered, but it's "impossibly massive"]( [Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc]( Astronomers have discovered the most distant – and therefore earliest – known black hole. Hiding in a galaxy called GN-z11, this black hole is bigger than should be possible given the age of the universe. [Read more]( Materials [Artificial spider gland spins scalable spider silk just like nature]( [Biometric spinning through this device has the potential for scalable spider silk production]( Scientists believe lightweight, ultra-strong and flexible spider silk is now one step closer to commercial use thanks to a deceptively complex 'box' that can spin nature's wonder fiber in a "spontaneous, extremely rapid, and highly reproducible" way. [Read more]( Medical [Acupuncture may help stroke patients regain their voice]( [Six weeks of acupuncture may help stroke sufferers with speech difficulties regain their voice]( A study has found that a six-week acupuncture treatment significantly improved language function, quality of life, and neurological impairment in people with speech difficulties following a stroke, with improvements maintained for six months. [Read more]( Biology [Megalodon may have been longer than we thought, claims new study]( [A model of megalodon jaws on display at Sea World, San Diego]( Most of us picture megalodon as a Jason-Statham-hunting monster that looked like a giant great white shark, but that probably wasn’t the case. A new study re-examines fossil evidence and suggests the creature was longer and more slender than thought. [Read more]( Biology [Tiny 'false' scorpion catches scorpion taxi to new neighborhood]( [This is the first time researchers have seen the B. israelensis scorpion with N. wahrmani pseudoscorpion hitchhikers]( Pseudoscorpions have been seen hitching a ride on a true scorpion, and it’s the first time this interspecific rideshare has been observed. While they have eight legs of their own, these tiny insects prefer to sit back and relax on their road trips. [Read more]( Medical [Of all stressors, financial strain found to be most detrimental to health]( [A study found that financial strain had the most detrimental effect on health]( A new study has found that experiencing financial strain, of all life's stressors, had the strongest detrimental effect on the immune, nervous, and endocrine systems that, together, are crucial for maintaining good health. [Read more]( Medical [MRI ‘signature’ may reveal dementia 5-to-10 years before symptoms appear]( [Scouring brain MRIs has enabled researchers to identify a dementia 'signature']( Researchers have identified an accurate ‘signature’ that may signal a person’s risk of dementia five to 10 years before symptoms appear. The biomarker could provide an early diagnosis, allowing therapeutic interventions to slow the disease’s progress. [Read more]( Good Thinking [Attention, multitaskers – scientists create a belly-controlled third arm]( [A simplified physical version of the third arm can be extended to hover over a target circle]( There have doubtless been times when you've had both hands full, and wished that you had a third arm. Well, scientists have discovered that a robotic third arm can in fact be quite easily controlled via movements of the diaphragm muscle. [Read more]( Bicycles [Propella hauls out its first blue-wheeled utility ebike]( [The signature blue rims make their way to Propella's first utility ebike]( Last August, Redmond-based ebike maker Propella announced its first step-through model. Now the company has revealed its first utility ebike, a Class 2 ride that can be had for under US$1,000. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [Korg grooves on the move with Handytraxx Play portable turntable]( [The Handytraxx Play is inspired by the iconic Vestax Handy Trax portable turntable]( Dedicated DJs who value portability may have opted to spin their vinyl on a rather tasty turntable called the Vestax Handy Trax at the turn of the century. Now Korg is paying tribute with the Handytraxx Play. [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