Armadillo-like stadium hits a home run in Las Vegas

[New Atlas logo]( Architecture [Armadillo-like stadium hits a home run in Las Vegas]( [The Athletics Ballpark will be fronted by the world's largest cable net glass wall]( Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms. This upcoming ballpark by BIG might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm to a "spherical armadillo." [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This MS Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro bundle is now just $80]( If you purchase from Microsoft directly, buying both Microsoft Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro can set you back over $500. However with this deal, you can get both for a small investment of only $79.97. [Read more]( Science [The case for four-color traffic signals]( [An additional white traffic light could improve both vehicle and pedestrian traffic]( If you're comfortable with the present green, amber, and red traffic lights, be prepared to get uncomfortable. New research suggests that adding a white light will speed up traffic and improve safety for both cars and pedestrians. [Read more]( Energy [World's largest tidal barrage energy project proposed in the UK]( [The Mersey Tidal Power project is expected to host 28 turbines at a total capacity of 700 MW, with the development team pushing for operation by 2040]( A plan to build a barrier across the Mersey is starting to take shape. If it goes ahead, the ambitious project would becomes the largest tidal range facility in the world, while also offering pedestrians and cyclists safe passage across the river. [Read more]( Medical [Global Ozempic shortage fix: Cheaper, faster method produces 10x more]( [The global Ozempic shortage could be fixed by a novel production method]( Amid ongoing global shortages of semaglutide, the active ingredient in medical sensations Ozempic and Wegovy, researchers have uncovered a way to make 10 times more of the stuff, producing a therapeutically similar version of the in-demand drug. [Read more]( Technology [Next-gen AI software developer spawns and trains its own AIs]( [Cognition Labs has unveiled Devin, an extraordinary end-to-end software developing AI]( It can autonomously plan and execute thousand-step tasks. It can build and deploy entire software projects all by itself. It can research and fix bugs 7x better than OpenAI's GPT-4, and it trains and deploys its own custom AIs to solve problems. [Read more]( Robotics [Origami robo-snake slithers toward the future of search and rescue ops]( [The robot is currently connected to an external air pump, but that won't be the case with future iterations]( Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like real snakes often do. [Read more]( Robotics [Piaggio's box-hauling kilo follows workers like a loyal robot pooch]( [A new Moto Guzzi production line will be the first official outing for the Kilo robot flat bed, followed by Piaggio facilities in four countries]( Piaggio's Fast Forward innovation lab has launched a self-follow rolling flat-bed robot at the Modex trade show in Atlanta. The company says that the Kilo platform is aimed at helping businesses to "augment their workforce and enhance worker safety." [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Asthma rates double from inner cities to outer suburbs. Here's why]( [A study found stark differences in asthma risk when comparing inner and outer cities]( Combining census data with cutting-edge statistical analysis and satellite imagery, researchers have revealed a stark difference between inner- and outer-city living in terms of the risk children have of developing asthma. [Read more]( Biology [Resurrecting the mammoth: Elephant breakthrough gets us a step closer]( [Colossal Biosciences has made a major breakthrough on the path to resurrect the woolly mammoth]( We’re edging closer to seeing a live mammoth for the first time. Colossal Biosciences, a company dedicated to the controversial-but-unquestionably-cool goal of resurrecting extinct species, has made a breakthrough in creating elephant stem cells. [Read more]( Science [Strange trees in world's oldest forest ripped themselves apart to grow]( [An artist's impression of a forest full of Calamophyton trees]( Scientists have uncovered the oldest fossilized forest, dating back 390 million years. The ancient forest was made up of the first trees to ever grow on Earth – bizarre “prototype” trees that had to rip their skeletons apart in order to grow. [Read more]( Computers [Dual-monitor laptop setup boasts simple connection and multiple uses]( [The S2 is claimed to have much sturdier hinges than other fold-out monitor systems, plus it doesn't require magnets or anything else to be applied to the laptop]( If Apple made a dual monitor system for laptops, it might be a lot like the S2. The setup features aluminum construction, one-cord connectivity, and the ability to be used in five different configurations. [Read more]( Outdoors [Thermos-sized survival beacon launches SOS balloon 150 feet overhead]( [The Airmarker balloon is designed to help with fast, confident location identification toward more efficient rescues]( The wilderness can instantly leave you stranded and in desperate need of rescue. Airmarker debuts a new survival beacon that can triumph where others fail, sending up a visual indicator of the victim's exact location, without battery or connectivity. [Read more]( Computers [Portable 'transflective' LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source]( [Eazeye's Radiant screen is touted as the world's first TLCD]( Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing some people to suffer from eye strain. Introducing the Eazeye Radiant, the world's first portable monitor to incorporate transflective LCD to effectively use natural light as a light source. [Read more]( Automotive [Review: 2024 Lexus TX finally fills the long-empty gap]( [The 2024 Lexus TX is a unibody crossover based on the Toyota Grand Highlander]( Lexus has long had a hole in its lineup, a gap between the smaller two-row crossovers and the big, truck-based sport utilities. Based on the Grand Highlander, the TX cruises into that spot, offering three rows in a unibody crossover format. [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