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Magnetoelectric antennas could transform how underwater robots talk(newatlas.com)

65 points by breve 4 months ago | 26 comments

Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything(newatlas.com)

138 points by breve 6 months ago | 24 comments

5,200 holes carved into a Peruvian mountain left by an ancient economy(newatlas.com)

129 points by defrost 7 months ago | 68 comments

Tiny QR code achieved using electron microscope technology(newatlas.com)

31 points by jonbaer 8 months ago | 22 comments

Evolution of car door handles over the decades(newatlas.com)

40 points by andsoitis 8 months ago | 62 comments

Yadea is coming to the Western market(newatlas.com)

45 points by breve 10 months ago | 62 comments

No credible tie between Tylenol use and autism/ADHD study finds(newatlas.com)

47 points by atombender 11 months ago | 9 comments

Researchers complete first human trial on viability of enteral ventilation(newatlas.com)

79 points by mustaphah 1 year ago | 67 comments

Magnesium, the microbiome, and reducing the risk of colon cancer(newatlas.com)

4 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 0 comments

Cornell's world-first 'microwave brain' computes differently(newatlas.com)

59 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 1 year ago | 9 comments

FDA approves eye drops that fix near vision without glasses(newatlas.com)

89 points by geox 1 year ago | 42 comments

One diet soda a day increases type 2 diabetes risk by 38%(newatlas.com)

16 points by imartin2k 1 year ago | 33 comments

FDA has approved Yeztugo, a drug that provides protection against HIV infection(newatlas.com)

332 points by MBCook 1 year ago | 135 comments

New Atlas article reporting FDA approval of Yeztugo (lenacapavir), a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, and its planned global rollout.

'Universal cancer vaccine' trains the immune system to kill any tumor(newatlas.com)

80 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 24 comments

Laser-wielding device is like an anti-aircraft system for mosquitoes(newatlas.com)

32 points by simonebrunozzi 1 year ago | 22 comments

A CES-winning plasma-powered deodorant that neutralizes odor without chemicals(newatlas.com)

3 points by DRJC 1 year ago | 1 comments

The largest map of the universe reveals over 800k galaxies(newatlas.com)

3 points by thunderbong 1 year ago | 0 comments

Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity(newatlas.com)

43 points by croes 1 year ago | 43 comments

Scientists genetically engineer a lethal mosquito STD to combat malaria(newatlas.com)

35 points by burnt-resistor 1 year ago | 25 comments

Robot is 3D-printed upside-down in one piece, then walks out of the printer(newatlas.com)

10 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 1 comments

Elephants evolved to beat cancer, and how we could too(newatlas.com)

6 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 0 comments

Bike-mounted sensor could boost the mapping of safe cycling routes(newatlas.com)

86 points by yunusabd 1 year ago | 45 comments

Ancient humans used sunscreen to survive a deadly magnetic pole shift(newatlas.com)

18 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 1 comments

Earth's oceans used to be green, and they could turn purple next(newatlas.com)

23 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 3 comments

Your phone isn't secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing(newatlas.com)

294 points by zeech 1 year ago | 232 comments

Japanese scientists create new plastic that dissolves in saltwater overnight(newatlas.com)

138 points by bentobean 1 year ago | 82 comments

Boston Dynamics shows off another major leap in humanoid mobility(newatlas.com)

75 points by matthewsinclair 1 year ago | 54 comments

Breakthrough stroke drug heals the brain to restore movement(newatlas.com)

5 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 2 comments

Stem cell therapy trial reverses "irreversible" damage to cornea(newatlas.com)

184 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 36 comments

Type 1 diabetes reversed by new cell transplantation technique(newatlas.com)

480 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 114 comments

New Atlas article reporting on a new islet cell transplantation technique that reversed type 1 diabetes.

Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust(newatlas.com)

329 points by clumsysmurf 1 year ago | 156 comments

New Atlas article reporting research that scented products like wax melts and air fresheners create indoor nanoparticle pollution comparable to car exhaust.

Bosch's brake-by-wire system may be the next big leap in automotive tech(newatlas.com)

49 points by zfg 1 year ago | 78 comments

Alzheimer's biomarkers now visible up to a decade ahead of symptoms(newatlas.com)

205 points by 01-_- 1 year ago | 52 comments

E Ink’s color ePaper tech gets supersized for outdoor displays(newatlas.com)

153 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 114 comments

Tiny vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force(newatlas.com)

40 points by dabinat 1 year ago | 30 comments

Is there a benefit to scratching that itch? Yes and no, says new study(newatlas.com)

40 points by zfg 1 year ago | 39 comments

Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds largest study yet(newatlas.com)

225 points by clumsysmurf 1 year ago | 181 comments

First AI-generated and 3D-printed shoe makes its dubious debut(newatlas.com)

10 points by teleforce 1 year ago | 10 comments

The largest hydroelectric dam in the world has been approved(newatlas.com)

20 points by thelastgallon 1 year ago | 29 comments

Particle gains or loses mass depending on direction it travels(newatlas.com)

16 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 6 comments

Starlink's first constellation of direct-to-phone satellites is now in orbit(newatlas.com)

102 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 69 comments

Flipping FLIP ship saved from scrapyard at last minute(newatlas.com)

162 points by roenxi 1 year ago | 43 comments

'Brain stars' store our memories like a microscopic filing cabinet(newatlas.com)

11 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 1 year ago | 1 comments

Ironclad link between red meat and cancer identified(newatlas.com)

27 points by clumsysmurf 2 years ago | 20 comments

New Claude AI can take over your computer(newatlas.com)

6 points by geox 2 years ago | 1 comments

Magnet-free induction motor aims to nearly halve carbon emissions(newatlas.com)

18 points by cainxinth 2 years ago | 4 comments

Regardless of age, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life(newatlas.com)

15 points by yusufaytas 2 years ago | 3 comments

Giving T cells extra batteries supercharges them against cancer(newatlas.com)

164 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 71 comments

ADHD headband treats symptoms in 20 minutes per day(newatlas.com)

36 points by ludovicianul 2 years ago | 39 comments

“Golden Lettuce” is genetically engineered to have higher beta-carotene levels(newatlas.com)

27 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 33 comments

Throwable tactical camera transmits 360° panoramic thermal images(newatlas.com)

70 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 41 comments

Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money(newatlas.com)

260 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 248 comments

Nuclear reactors a mile underground promise safe, cheap power(newatlas.com)

123 points by geox 2 years ago | 240 comments

USAF's Quicksink weapon tears a ship in half in seconds(newatlas.com)

4 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 1 comments

Laptop-like CrowView Note ready to work with Pi, phones and mini-PCs(newatlas.com)

21 points by Bluestein 2 years ago | 11 comments

Low level of Magnesium linked to disease-causing DNA damage(newatlas.com)

72 points by clumsysmurf 2 years ago | 27 comments

Brain found to store three copies of every memory(newatlas.com)

53 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 2 years ago | 41 comments

Sega Jet Rocket: The '70s arcade game with no computer or screen(newatlas.com)

115 points by geox 2 years ago | 25 comments

Robot dentist performs first human procedure(newatlas.com)

330 points by voxadam 2 years ago | 350 comments

New Atlas article reporting that a fully automatic robot dentist performed the world's first dental procedure on a human patient.

Maglev titanium heart inside the chest of a live patient(newatlas.com)

170 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 127 comments

One-dose nasal spray clears toxic Alzheimer's proteins to improve memory(newatlas.com)

56 points by dbergqvist 2 years ago | 12 comments

370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping(newatlas.com)

20 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 24 comments

Fats from thin air: Startup makes butter using CO2 and water(newatlas.com)

30 points by isaacfrond 2 years ago | 34 comments

The Stratocaster Turns 70(newatlas.com)

4 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 0 comments

Natural olive compound aids weight loss and regulates blood sugar(newatlas.com)

4 points by clumsysmurf 2 years ago | 4 comments

Xiaomi's self-optimizing autonomous factory will make 10M+ phones a year(newatlas.com)

31 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 2 years ago | 35 comments

Autism linked to specific gut bugs, promising quick, accurate diagnosis(newatlas.com)

33 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 12 comments

Wild new Wi-Fi routers turn your home network into a security radar(newatlas.com)

48 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 24 comments

Harvester pulls 1.5 gallons of drinking water from arid air per day(newatlas.com)

74 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 78 comments

Semi-secret US Air Force long-endurance spy drone breaks cover(newatlas.com)

10 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 2 comments

Anti-aging molecule successfully restores multiple markers of youth(newatlas.com)

29 points by sebazzz 2 years ago | 16 comments

310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks in Japan(newatlas.com)

55 points by geox 2 years ago | 53 comments

AI discovers new rare-earth-free magnet at 200 times the speed of man(newatlas.com)

18 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 2 years ago | 11 comments

Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging – who are we to argue?(newatlas.com)

12 points by XzetaU8 2 years ago | 11 comments

GPT-4 autonomously hacks zero-day security flaws with 53% success rate(newatlas.com)

5 points by harambae 2 years ago | 0 comments

Night-vision lenses so thin and light that we can all see in the dark(newatlas.com)

168 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 88 comments

Free time, curiosity and playfulness has led to young orcas bumping boats(newatlas.com)

70 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 47 comments

More transparent than glass, new material cools rooms and self-cleans(newatlas.com)

31 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 2 years ago | 30 comments

Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while(newatlas.com)

43 points by geox 2 years ago | 36 comments

Simple idea cuts cargo ship emissions by 17.3% in first trials(newatlas.com)

15 points by belter 2 years ago | 2 comments

Helixx: $6 a day EV subscription service could disrupt the auto industry(newatlas.com)

36 points by teleforce 2 years ago | 35 comments

Personal 'invisibility shield' goes on sale, starting under $70(newatlas.com)

57 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 38 comments

Working-age death rate 2.5x higher in the US than other countries. Why?(newatlas.com)

3 points by grecy 2 years ago | 3 comments

Unpowered cargo gliders on tow ropes promise 65% cheaper air freight(newatlas.com)

60 points by tomcdonnell 2 years ago | 40 comments

Golf, gardening and woodworking drive men's increase in ALS risk by 300%(newatlas.com)

7 points by sylvainkalache 2 years ago | 0 comments

Giant 'sand battery' holds a week's heat for a whole town(newatlas.com)

260 points by aa_is_op 2 years ago | 156 comments

Five priceless artifacts of the digital age that sold for peanuts(newatlas.com)

10 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 1 comments

Claude 3 catches researchers testing it(newatlas.com)

27 points by LorenDB 2 years ago | 38 comments

Minimal phone gets back to basics with E Ink display and real keyboard(newatlas.com)

127 points by airhangerf15 2 years ago | 94 comments

Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C(newatlas.com)

332 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 133 comments

New Atlas article on research finding that botanical gardens and urban green spaces can cool surrounding city air by an average of 5°C.

Early immunotherapy for Crohn’s disease significantly reduces complications(newatlas.com)

88 points by geox 2 years ago | 16 comments

Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough(newatlas.com)

215 points by geox 2 years ago | 158 comments

ADHD linked to evolutionary success in ancient humans(newatlas.com)

36 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 32 comments

Priceless barn find: first microcomputers discovered by cleaners(newatlas.com)

9 points by things 2 years ago | 3 comments

28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid(newatlas.com)

257 points by bornelsewhere 2 years ago | 169 comments

First 3D-printed functional human brain tissue grows like the real thing(newatlas.com)

67 points by geox 2 years ago | 25 comments

"Bookfind of the century" sells for $2.23M(newatlas.com)

132 points by clouddrover 2 years ago | 28 comments

Nano-scale inks could lighten airliners by hundreds of kilograms(newatlas.com)

32 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 40 comments

Lightweight woven helical antenna could replace field-deployed dishes(newatlas.com)

114 points by westurner 2 years ago | 58 comments

Proposed Oklahoma skyscraper gets redesign to become USA's new tallest building(newatlas.com)

47 points by geox 2 years ago | 114 comments

Surprise plant cell discovery unlocks human anti-aging potential(newatlas.com)

11 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 2 comments

One liter of bottled water found to contain 240k plastic fragments(newatlas.com)

15 points by hochmartinez 2 years ago | 2 comments

"Millennium Camera" to take a 1k-year long-exposure photo(newatlas.com)

61 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

Novel helmet liner made from carbon nanotubes(newatlas.com)

52 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 28 comments

Sniffing women's tears reduces male aggression by 44%, study finds(newatlas.com)

54 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 2 years ago | 41 comments

Electrified cloth extracts uranium from seawater(newatlas.com)

11 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 1 comments

Hubless-wheel electric penny farthing is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece(newatlas.com)

48 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 14 comments

Nanomaterial stimulates and regrows severed nerves like sci-fi tech(newatlas.com)

14 points by dev_tty01 2 years ago | 1 comments

Active turbulence cancellation makes bumpy flights smoother(newatlas.com)

221 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 123 comments

Largest tokamak fusion reactor powers up(newatlas.com)

138 points by clouddrover 2 years ago | 96 comments

"Heaving oscillators" use wave power to extend shipping range(newatlas.com)

45 points by xbmcuser 2 years ago | 39 comments

Ultra-white ceramic cools buildings with high reflectivity(newatlas.com)

146 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 118 comments

Bird with GPS flies into typhoon(newatlas.com)

215 points by clumsysmurf 3 years ago | 96 comments

NASA tweaks Voyager software to protect thrusters against gunge(newatlas.com)

45 points by webmaven 3 years ago | 12 comments

Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours(newatlas.com)

89 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 3 years ago | 73 comments

Google's Green Light project retimes traffic lights for 30% fewer stops(newatlas.com)

54 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 38 comments

Fastest sailboat: Two wild designs(newatlas.com)

159 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 72 comments

AI offers improved civility for polarizing online conversations(newatlas.com)

37 points by webmaven 3 years ago | 59 comments

The Ingenious Cardboard Bed(newatlas.com)

135 points by geox 3 years ago | 87 comments

Eye comfort a priority for all-in-one desktop PC with color E Ink display(newatlas.com)

180 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 142 comments