Google Timelapse traces 32 years of construction and destruction

To say that the world has changed since 1984 would be an understatement, but those changes can be hard to visualize. That is, until Google unveils a service like Timelapse, cramming 32 years of human progress and destruction into 10 second bites.

.. Continue Reading Google Timelapse traces 32 years of construction and destruction

Category: Environment

Tags:

• Environment
• Google
• Time
• Video
• Earth

Related Articles:

• Japan wants to take autonomous construction extraterrestrial
• Airstream compacts its sleek aluminum construction into Basecamp trailer (again)
• All systems go for construction of world's largest optical telescope
• Historic EDSAC computer component becomes part of reconstruction
• Construction begins on Space Fence radar system
• London's "Cheesegrater" skyscraper completes innovative design and construction process

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gXG0Pr

Autopilot for your Honda: comma.ai goes open source with self driving car kit

GeoHot couldn't sell his US$1000 self-driving car kit, so he's giving it away. Faced with the threat of huge fines from the US Dept. of Transport, self-driving car startup comma.ai has open sourced its autonomous driving kit, which anyone can now install using about $700 worth of hardware.

.. Continue Reading Autopilot for your Honda: comma.ai goes open source with self driving car kit

Category: Automotive

Tags:

• comma.ai
• Autonomous Vehicles
• GeoHot
• Self-Driving
• Self driving cars

Related Articles:

• Tesla video shows the grunt work behind its latest autonomous vehicles
• Singapore hails driverless taxis
• Self-driving Ubers picking up passengers from later this month
• White House policy puts US on the road to a self-driving future
• BMW says self-driving i NEXT will be available in 2021
• Smiling car tells pedestrians when it's safe to cross

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gnhYfN

Meat glue and crustacean shells form the right recipe for patching wounds

The kitchen and the laboratory have come together at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, where researchers have developed a method that allows a biodegradable, and biocompatible bioplastic derived from the chitin shells of crustaceans and insects to be used to patch up wounds or hold implanted medical devices in place. The technique involves combining the material with a cutting edge culinary ingredient called transglutaminase or "meat glue".

.. Continue Reading Meat glue and crustacean shells form the right recipe for patching wounds

Category: Medical

Tags:

• First Aid
• Surgery

Related Articles:

• Next-gen surgical dressing designed to stop the clock for battlefield wounds
• Sony stitches 4K and 3D video together in new medical monitors
• Hernia surgery gets the 360-degree interactive treatment
• Mussel-inspired surgical glue shuts down bleeding wounds in 60 seconds
• Hydrogel infused with snake venom stops bleeding within seconds
• Safer surgery using mussels and inket printers means no needle and thread

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fGOQRz

Cadillac returns to endurance with DPi-V.R prototype

Cadillac is returning to endurance racing after a 14-year absence. Its slickly designed DPi-V.R race car is primed for what the company calls "America's fastest and most technologically advanced sports car competition." After a reveal today, the car will compete in the Prototype class of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, making its debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona next month.

.. Continue Reading Cadillac returns to endurance with DPi-V.R prototype

Category: Automotive

Tags:

• Motorsport
• Endurance Racing
• Cadillac

Related Articles:

• Mazda reveals RT24-P prototype race car
• Toyota TS040 draws first blood in modern-day battle of the hybrids
• Renault Alpine resurresction continues with A460 racer
• Inside Porsche's 919 hybrid LMP1, and a closer look at the competition
• Audi and Peugeot diesel sportscars set to battle in Le Mans 24 Hour
• Audi wins the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour war

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fGDxZC

Stanford's new nontoxic hydrogels are made to scale

Flexible, absorbent and versatile, hydrogels are found in everyday products like diapers and contact lenses, and have shown promise in repairing electronics, killing drug-resistant bacteria, stemming bleeding and keeping ship hulls barnacle-free. But as useful as they are, manufacturing them can be costly and hard to scale up. Now, scientists at Stanford have developed new hydrogels made from common and inexpensive natural materials, which are easily adjusted to suit a range of applications.

.. Continue Reading Stanford's new nontoxic hydrogels are made to scale

Category: Materials

Tags:

• Hydrogels
• Firefighting
• Wine
• Stanford University
• Materials

Related Articles:

• Fire-starting conservation drone lights things up in national park
• Unmanned helicopter and drone join forces in safer approach to fighting fire
• CFX: tiny compressed-air foam firefighting system
• Scott Sight mask gives firefighters hands-free thermal vision
• Automist Smartscan puts a targeted fire-fighting mist jet in the wall
• New aerial firefighting system gulps water faster

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gMPlpb

Glowing crystals detect and trap contaminants in drinking water

Researchers have developed tiny, glowing crystals that can both detect and trap toxic heavy metals at the same time. Similar research has been done on structures to either detect or remove such nasty substances, but this appears to be the first capable of doing both. The hope is that the structure could be a tool for cleaning up contaminated drinking water in places like Flint, Michigan.

.. Continue Reading Glowing crystals detect and trap contaminants in drinking water

Category: Science

Tags:

• Rutgers University
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• X-ray crystallography
• Water
• Fluorescent

Related Articles:

• Squishy motor powers robots that can take a beating
• Olive oil ingredient leads cancer cells to their death
• Scientists put "five-second rule" to the test
• Neurodegenerative disorders may meet their match with 3D micro-scaffold
• 3D-printed braille maps to show students the way
• Scientists grow microscopic flowers by controlling crystal formation

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gMxwXo

Powering the Rift and Vive: The right tech specs for VR-ready PCs

When we discuss virtual reality equipment, we're usually talking headsets and controllers. But when it comes to high-end VR gear, the requisite gaming PC is a major investment that can't be overlooked. Let's get familiar with the PC requirements for running the leading VR headsets Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

.. Continue Reading Powering the Rift and Vive: The right tech specs for VR-ready PCs

Category: VR

Tags:

• Oculus Rift
• Gaming Laptops
• HTC Vive
• VR
• Gaming

Related Articles:

• Nvidia squeezes the GeForce GTX 980 into laptops, supports the Oculus Rift
• Oculus Touch bundled with premier Western shooter Dead and Buried
• The best new Oculus Rift games
• The VR games we can't wait to play in 2016
• Oculus Connect 2 Day One: Revisiting Lucky, Henry and Oculus Touch
• Razer's Stealth laptop is both ultrabook and gaming PC

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fSSMgw

HandEnergy brings new twist to pocket electricity generation

A lot of mobile devices don't offer the option of swapping in a fresh battery for uninterrupted uptime. Although external USB power banks are useful, they're also limited by capacity. A new hybrid generator, currently funding on Kickstarter, is looking to offer on-demand power from the palm of just one hand. HandEnergy is designed to produce electricity at wall socket speeds through gentle wrist rotations.

.. Continue Reading HandEnergy brings new twist to pocket electricity generation

Category: Mobile Technology

Tags:

• Generator
• Kinetic Energy
• Human-Powered
• Charger
• Kickstarter

Related Articles:

• Solar-compatible power bank can replace a generator
• Free Electric bike generates electricity with pedal power
• GO Kin backpacks generate electricity from walking and hiking
• Brother’s Vibration Energy Cell batteries to shake up power generation for low power devices
• New nanogenerator might set energy-generating car wheels in motion
• NRG tackles disaster response with 42-ft energy truck

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fSNTDW

Suit full of sensors may boost stroke rehab

After stroke patients finish their programs at rehabilitation clinics, it's important to know how they progress at home. That's why Bart Klaassen, a PhD student at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, developed the Interaction System. At the heart of the technology is a sensor-laden suit worn under the clothes, that transmits data to therapists via the internet.

.. Continue Reading Suit full of sensors may boost stroke rehab

Category: Medical

Tags:

• Strokes
• University of Twente
• Rehabilitation

Related Articles:

• Juvenile plasticity returned to adult mice brains
• Sensor-laden connected sleeve designed to boost stroke rehab
• Adapted Wii games aid in stroke victim rehab
• Stroke rehabilitation system shows users how to improve their dexterity
• Robotic CORBYS platform uses patient feedback to help stroke victims walk again
• Rehabilitative device bridges the gap between stroke victims' brains and hands

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fSvkzX

Neoarchean bacteria thrived without oxygen 2.5 billion years ago

When you think about the basic ingredients for life to thrive on Earth, no doubt water and oxygen pop to mind. But there was a time on our planet when our atmosphere only had one-one thousandth of one percent of the amount of oxygen it has now, yet there were plenty of life forms around then too, although proof of them has been scarce. A recent discovery of fossilized bacteria dating to about 2.5 billion years ago provides long-sought-for evidence that the Earth was crawling with life even though it lacked much oxygen during a phase in our planet's development known as the Neoarchean Eon.

.. Continue Reading Neoarchean bacteria thrived without oxygen 2.5 billion years ago

Category: Science

Tags:

• University of Cincinnati
• Bacteria

Related Articles:

• Cancer-causing gene could help predict treatment effectiveness
• New AI takes down experienced human pilots in virtual dog fights
• At last – a functional and elegant Hospital Gown
• Sweat-analyzing skin patch could replace blood sampling
• HorseFly delivery drone would use a van as its base-on-the-go
• E-ink evolves: full color, video-capable, easy on the eye and cheap enough to be disposable

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fMTs3G

No-reserve Duemila Route auction: Top 50 motorcycle sales

This article is an adjunct to our main report on RM Sotheby's Duemila Route Auction and contains just the highlights of the motorcycle section.

.. Continue Reading No-reserve Duemila Route auction: Top 50 motorcycle sales

Category: Motorcycles

Tags:

• Kawasaki
• Aprilia
• Laverda
• AJS
• BMW
• Harley Davidson
• Yamaha
• BSA
• RM-Sothebys
• Ducati
• Moto Guzzi
• Norton Motorcycle
• Triumph
• Honda
• Suzuki

Related Articles:

• Moto Guzzi V8 and many important European motorcycles head to auction
• New bikes: Highlights from the EICMA 2014 motorcycle show
• Norton's $35,000 V4 RR: Bespoke 1200cc carbon superbike offers rapid relocation to the landed gentry
• Moto Guzzi debuts MGX-21 cruiser at Sturgis
• Norton Motorcycles reveals brand-new V4 superbike
• Moto Guzzi rolls out new V9 cruiser family

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gHfQA0

Smartphone attachment rates mens' li'l swimmers

If a couple is having difficulty conceiving a child, it's important that the man get a motility test done – it shows how active his sperm are. The problem is, a lot of guys feel awkward about going to a clinic and "providing a sample" on-site. That's where Medical Electronic Systems' YO system comes in. It lets users check their motility at home (or wherever else they feel inclined to do so) using their iPhone.

.. Continue Reading Smartphone attachment rates mens' li'l swimmers

Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Fertility
• iPhone
• Microscopes

Related Articles:

• Male dog fertility on the decline, and their food might be to blame
• Lab-grown sperm cells used to create healthy baby mice
• Motorized spermbots help weak swimmers along to boost fertility
• Scientists grow human embryo in lab for nearly two full weeks
• Dutch scientists develop home sperm counting device
• Cue lets users perform medical diagnostics at home

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gLzYgC

Airborne on a budget: The best drones for under $250

With their crisp 4K cameras and fancy autonomous flight modes, expensive prosumer drones are a pretty tempting path into the world of unmanned aircraft. But there are more than a few ways to get in on the action without shelling out thousands of dollars. Today, drones at lower price points offer a less risky way for novices to learn the ropes, while still including some bells and whistles to keep the fun coming once they're up and away, such as VR features and HD video. Here's our selection of the best drones available now for less than US$250 that offer a little something more than just the sheer thrill of flying.

.. Continue Reading Airborne on a budget: The best drones for under $250

Category: Drones

Tags:

• Buying guide
• Gift Guide

Related Articles:

• The seven best drones for your Christmas wish list
• The 6 best action cameras of 2016
• The 5 best mirrorless cameras for beginners 2016
• Comparing the current GoPro cameras: Hero5 Black vs. Hero5 Session, Hero Session
• Best drones on a budget: Buying guide
• The best and most-wanted tech toys for Christmas 2016

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fELHS5

Tough 3D-printed drone features embedded electronics

With the ever-present potential for crashes, collisions and rough landings, multicopter drones need to be built solid – the fewer separate pieces, the better. It was with this in mind that a PhD candidate at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University recently 3D-printed a working quadcopter, adding in its electronics as it was being printed.

.. Continue Reading Tough 3D-printed drone features embedded electronics

Category: 3D Printing

Tags:

• drones
• Nanyang Technological University
• UAV
• Quadcopter

Related Articles:

• Tiny object manipulation gets assist from ultrasound and 3D-printed lens
• Next-gen concrete bends instead of cracking
• Massage-giving robot rubs people the right way
• Disposable electronic circuits produced with a T-shirt printer
• "Voltaglue" sticks in the wet and hardens when voltage is applied
• Smart chip offers a warning ahead of battery failure

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2g7xwkL

Netflix enables offline binge-watching

Netflix has just lessened you and your mobile device's crushing dependency on a Wi-Fi connection. The company just announced that members can download their favorite titles, in addition to streaming them, at no additional cost.

.. Continue Reading Netflix enables offline binge-watching

Category: Mobile Technology

Tags:

• Wi-Fi
• Netflix

Related Articles:

• Netflix Switch sets up the perfect lazy evening with one press
• DIY socks pause Netflix when you nod off
• Netflix to switch from Microsoft Silverlight to HTML5 video
• Netflix and YouTube have AirPlay in their sights with DIAL
• Can Redbox steal marketshare from Netflix with unlimited movie streaming?
• Video streaming options for cutting the cable cord

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gVTivL

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: Exciting possibilities, unexciting phone

Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro is billed as "the world's first Tango-enabled smartphone." But after just one look at this massive device, it's hard to imagine anyone using it is a phone. It raises the question – what is Tango? Is it worth it?

.. Continue Reading Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: Exciting possibilities, unexciting phone

Category: Mobile Technology

Tags:

• Smartphones
• Lenovo
• Lenovo Phab2 Pro
• Augmented Reality

Related Articles:

• Did Lenovo and Google Tango just hit an AR jackpot with this Pokémon Go phenomenon?
• Making the real world virtual: Hands-on with the ridiculously bold Lenovo Phab2 Pro
• The world's first Project Tango phone brings augmented reality to your mobile
• HoloLens projects Legendary characters onto your desk
• Pokémon Go review: An adult gamer’s take on the global mobile sensation – and where it could lead
• Cimagine's enhanced augmented reality engine allows for multiple object placement

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gJhz5e

Virgin reaches for Sky Q with fully loaded TV service

Virgin has launched a new TV and entertainment service to UK consumers through its Virgin Media arm. Virgin TV comprises a set-top box, a mobile app for anywhere-viewing, an HD tablet for viewing around the home, a kids app for TV, games and books and a new store for movies and box sets.

.. Continue Reading Virgin reaches for Sky Q with fully loaded TV service

Category: Home Entertainment

Tags:

• Virgin
• TV

Related Articles:

• Cosmic Girl: 747 becomes Virgin Galactic's new mothership
• Virgin Media launches cloud storage service
• Newly discovered millipede has 414 legs, 200 poison glands and 4 penises
• First batch of Virgin Atlantic's low carbon jet fuel aces tests
• Virgin Galactic airborne after two year hiatus
• Hadfield on Virgin Galactic: "Eventually they'll crash one"

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gVQJdf

Stackable soccer pitches will bring sport into cities

Building soccer pitches isn't typically a priority in London's limited space, so architect AL_A has devised a way to make the most of the spaces that are available. Its Pitch/Pitch concept can fit multiple five-a-side soccer pitches on small disused plots by stacking them on top of each other.

.. Continue Reading Stackable soccer pitches will bring sport into cities

Category: Sports

Tags:

• Sport
• Arup
• Soccer
• Modular

Related Articles:

• adidas shows first modular soccer boot
• Tetris House takes modular homes to a different level
• Modular guitars cater to the constantly-changing player
• Modular drones teach kids to aim high
• Alpod mobile home shows its metal
• CannonDesign shoehorns an entire dorm room into a tiny pod

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gldQNd

Sustainable city block offers life on the lake in Amsterdam

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has collaborated with Barcode Architects to design an impressive looking mixed-use project for a lake in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that will include zero-energy residences and be accessible by boat, car, and foot. The design brings to mind BIG's award-winning Via 57 West, in the way it riffs on the classic European courtyard building.

.. Continue Reading Sustainable city block offers life on the lake in Amsterdam

Category: Architecture

Tags:

• Architects
• BIG
• sustainable design
• Amsterdam
• Competition
• Building and Construction

Related Articles:

• W Amsterdam promises guests Whatever/Whenever service
• MX3D gets go-ahead for 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam
• UrbanCampsite brings unusual tiny shelters to Amsterdam
• MVRDV's Ravel Plaza will be part village green, part verdant cliffside
• Artist's studio installed on top of historic Amsterdam department store
• Game on in Amsterdam's new Arcade Hotel

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fLuFgA

reMarkable "paper tablet" has sketches, notes and documents in its sights

Computers may be where the office grunt work gets done, but deep-thought work and conceptualization can still benefit from a bit of scribbling on paper, if for no other reason than avoiding the distractions of notifications, sidebars, open apps and a multitude of open browser tabs. The newly-announced reMarkable "paper tablet" is designed to replace your ancillary papers – notes, sketches and documents included – with one device that offers a convincing real-paper look and feel.

.. Continue Reading reMarkable "paper tablet" has sketches, notes and documents in its sights

Category: Mobile Technology

Tags:

• E-reader
• Tablet
• E-Ink
• Drawing

Related Articles:

• Palm-sized 3DSimo Mini draws, cuts, solders and burns
• Lenovo Yoga Book review: Less than the sum of its parts
• The most popular 3D printing pen gets a makeover – meet the 3Doodler Create
• The Chameleon Pen produces multiple color tones
• Orée Stylograph pen takes notes while you take notes
• Moleskine Livescribe notebooks digitize your notes and drawings in real-time

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gJAuM4

E-ink display plus wallet equals "Wonder Wallet"

Thanks to E Ink, virtually anything can be used as a canvas for creative expression these days. We've seen it used in shoes, watches and fashion accessories, and it was only a matter of time before someone came up with the idea to integrate it in wallets. That day has finally arrived with the launch of the Wonder Wallet on Kickstarter.

.. Continue Reading E-ink display plus wallet equals "Wonder Wallet"

Category: Good Thinking

Tags:

• Kickstarter
• Wallets
• E-Ink

Related Articles:

• Walli smart wallet buzzes your phone if you leave it or your cards behind
• Dutch team designs wallet that "cannot be lost"
• Smart wallet shuns NFC in favor of in-house magnetic flux tech
• The Wallet 2.0
• ParaWallet puts survival in your pocket
• The Dosh all-polymer wallet

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2g6ntwh

Bi-articulating Volvo bus will haul 300 passengers around town

Volvo unveiled the chassis for what it's calling the largest bus in the world at the FetransRio exhibition in Rio de Janeiro last week. Destined for service in South America, the Gran Artic 300 will have room for 300 passengers inside its bendy bi-articulating body when it reaches production.

.. Continue Reading Bi-articulating Volvo bus will haul 300 passengers around town

Category: Automotive

Tags:

• Bus
• Volvo
• Brazil

Related Articles:

• Brazil resurrects Sega Genesis with new production run
• Nissan Kicks off with another small SUV
• Brazil starts screening transfusion blood for Zika virus
• Brazilian ecologists launch app to reduce roadkill
• Winning design chosen for Brazil's new Antarctic base
• Brazilian researchers develop new anti-inflammatory for severe pain

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2fCV7xH

The 6 best fitness trackers of 2016

Many people strap on a fitness tracker or sportswatch to monitor how active they are, and in the hope it will help motivate them if they turn out to be more sloth-like than they'd expected. But which one is going to be right for you? Here New Atlas looks at some of the best activity and fitness trackers available in 2016.

.. Continue Reading The 6 best fitness trackers of 2016

Category: Wearables

Tags:

• Garmin
• Activity
• Buying guide
• Tracking
• Fitness
• Samsung Gear Fit
• Sport
• Fitbit

Related Articles:

• Fitbit’s still moving and shaking with new Flex 2 and Charge 2
• Best fitness trackers of 2015: Buying guide
• Fitbit adds a touch more style to its tracker lineup with the $130 Alta
• Don't wear your heart(rate) on your sleeve: Fitness trackers that go beyond the wrist
• The 6 best action cameras of 2016
• The 5 best mirrorless cameras for beginners 2016

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gV1QmO

High winds and earthquakes should prove no match for a Biodomes home

The geodesic dome was made famous by Buckminster Fuller in the mid 20th Century and has remained popular with hobbyists ever since. Romania's Biodomes is the latest in a long line of firms to design houses centered around the geodesic dome and its models can operate off-the-grid and withstand severe earthquakes and winds.

.. Continue Reading High winds and earthquakes should prove no match for a Biodomes home

Category: Architecture

Tags:

• House
• sustainable design
• Off-grid
• Building and Construction
• Home

Related Articles:

• Dutch vacation home rises like a diamond out of the dunes
• Hobbit hole-style luxury home hits the market
• Container-based homes designed to meet a multitude of needs
• Toybox Tiny Home stands out from the crowd
• Ecoshelta prefab homes strive for sustainability from the ground up
• Dwell's zero energy Emerald Star home uses almost entirely reclaimed wood

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2gUQz5Y

Three cylinders become two to improve EcoBoost engine efficiency

As downsizing has emerged as one of the best ways to meet tightening emissions rules, Ford has dived in headlong with its range of EcoBoost engines. The small turbo engines feature in everything from Fiesta to F-150, returning small-engine fuel efficiency with big-engine power outputs. Now, the smallest EcoBoost engine is getting smaller – albeit for brief periods of time – thanks to cylinder deactivation.

.. Continue Reading Three cylinders become two to improve EcoBoost engine efficiency

Category: Automotive

Tags:

• Ecoboost
• Turbo
• Ford

Related Articles:

• Ford F-150 EcoBoost proves less really can be more
• Fastidiously engineered Ford EcoBlue diesel promises big fuel savings
• Snoozy styling hides smarter new Ford Fiesta
• Torque bump for Ford's 2017 F-150 engine, which pairs with 10 speed transmission
• Updated EcoSport sets course for America
• Perfomance Power Packages help the Mustang pony up

from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2g5QZ5u