Breathtaking wonders from the winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards

The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest has been won by a remarkable photo capturing a humpback whale calf off the coast of Japan's Kumejima Island. The photo competition celebrates the vast array of natural wonders found all over our globe.

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Nissan and Italdesign team to create a prototype "GT-R without limits"

Here's an unexpected but welcome addition to the weekend: Nissan and Italdesign have teamed up to create a special edition GT-R. The first collaboration between the Japanese automaker and the Italian design house, the GT-R50 is a custom prototype celebrating 50 years of both Italdesign and the GT-R. The stunning piece of 710-hp artwork leaves us asking, Why haven't these guys been working together for the entirety of the past half century?

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Pitbull military drone-jammer is ready-to-wear

We've seen portable drone-jamming devices before, although they tend to take the form of big guns that would be a hassle to carry for long distances. The new clip-on Pitbull, however, is designed to be worn by dismounted soldiers for hours at a time.

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Comparing 5 of the best iPhone/Galaxy smartphone alternatives

At a glance, the smartphone market looks dominated by Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy. If you don't want to buy into the big players' ecosystems, there are alternative flagships from decent brands, which usually offer similar specs. Here New Atlas rounds up the specs and features of five of the best alternative phones: Sony Xperia XZ2, LG G7 ThinQ, HTC U12+, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and OnePlus 6.

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Autonomous electric ferry to enter use in Norway

Pedestrians and cyclists in the Norwegian city of Trondheim may soon have a quicker option for crossing the canal between the Ravnkloa fish market and the Vestre Kanalhavn dock. Engineers are developing an autonomous electric ferry that could be summoned like an elevator.

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Black Beauty meteorite suggests habitable primordial Martian crust

According to the results of a new study, soon after the creation of the solar system, Mars may have formed a primordial crust capable of hosting life. The research is based on an analysis of the rare and super-valuable Black Beauty meteorite, which was discovered in the Sahara Desert back in 2011.

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ADcase springs into action to save your dropped iPhone

Dropping your smartphone is never a good thing. That's why people have experimented with protective measures such as auto-deploying airbags. The spring-loaded ADcase, however, looks like it could be a much more practical solution – and you may soon be able to buy one.

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Norton releases first official sketches of the upcoming Atlas 650

It's no secret that Norton has a brand new 650cc inline twin motor in the pipeline, destined to spearhead its comeback with a new family of affordable models. Scheduled to break cover in November, the Atlas 650 has been revealed for the first time in two digital renders that Norton has just released.

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Autonomous rover can bridge gaps in rubble to reach its target

It's the 21st century and by now, robotic helpers should be commonplace – if 1950s and 60s sci-fi predictions are to be believed. True, autonomous robots have made their way to the factory floor and busy warehouse, and are even greeting customers at some hotels. But few are out in the wild. And it's the wild that's the source of inspiration for a new breed of bots that can build structures to overcome obstacles.

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Luxury concrete house takes the sting out of the Indian summer

Flxbl Design Consultancy made extensive use of rough-finished concrete with this luxury home in Ahmedabad, India. Named Private Residence No. 7, it's designed to take some of the sting out of the tropical summer heat with a louvered facade and carefully arranged interior layout that opens up to the outside.

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New York to Boston in 36 minutes thanks to VTOL air taxi, says Transcend Air

The Transcend Air Corporation has announced the development of the Vy, a tilt-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) six-seater aircraft designed to ferry people in and out of cities. Simultaneously, the company has said it will launch an air taxi-style commuter service to operate the aircraft, which it hopes to have up in the air in 2024.

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McLaren 600LT launches with deadly cool exhaust gimmick

Downforce is the name of the game these days in supercar circles - particularly if it can be achieved without a giant rear wing. So here's a new one: the new McLaren 600LT's twin exhausts fire out upward behind the engine bay to save weight, blow on the spoiler a bit … And look deadly cool.

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User-coaching yoga pants will give you a buzz

When you're practising yoga in a class, there's an instructor who can guide you through each pose. When you're doing it on your own, however, you pretty much just have to hope you're getting it right. That's why Nadi X "smart" yoga pants were created – they're like an instructor that you wear.

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CompuLab breaks out silent mini computer with a distinctly Minty flavor

Israel's CompuLab has updated it's mini computer for lovers of the Linux operating system. Again collaborating with the Linux Mint team, the Mini 2 represents the fourth generation of its MintBox line of small form factor fanless computers for silent operation and plenty of connectivity options.

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RIBA highlights the big, bold and beautiful in British architecture

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winners of the 2018 National Awards. Established to highlight the very best new architecture in Britain, the projects included range from the extension of a historic cathedral to gleaming skyscrapers.

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Wendelstein 7-X sets new record in its quest for practical fusion power

Perched loftily on Germany's Baltic coast, the small-to-middling town of Greifswald continues to be at the forefront of research into nuclear fusion. This is in no small part down to the presence of the Wendelstein 7-X – a fusion reactor so complicated they literally needed a supercomputer to design it. The latest tidings from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, creators of the Wendelstein 7-X, are that a new record has been set for the so-called fusion product. This is a theoretical performance benchmark rather than physical matter, but all the same, it's another significant step along the path to practical fusion power.

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Smartphone-based nerve gas detector made from Lego bricks

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, have channelled their inner MacGyver and come up with a simple, affordable and durable chemical weapons detector made out of an iPhone, a UV lamp, a standard 96-well test plate and … a bunch of Lego bricks.

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Porsche-designed hybrid superyacht brings Gran Turismo to the sea

Porsche has lent its name and some of its design team to Tuscan superyacht builder Dynamiq to create the GTT 115. Inspired by Porsche's grand touring cars, this 14.4 million-dollar, 35-meter beauty is designed for high-speed, trans-Atlantic shenanigans in total luxury, with up to 10 guests and a crew of six.

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NFC sensor tells phones if meat is spoiled

Although you may sniff meat to see if it's still OK to eat, doing so is a very subjective method of detecting spoilage, as it's dependent on the sensitivity of your sense of smell. With that in mind, scientists have now developed a more objective alternative, in the form of a gas sensor that communicates with your smartphone.

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BlackBerry Key2 review: if you want a phone with a keyboard, get this one

Does the smartphone world need a BlackBerry keyboard in 2018? That's the biggest question posed by the arrival of the new BlackBerry Key2, an otherwise unremarkable handset running Android 8.1. New Atlas has been playing around with the phone for a week, and here's what we think.

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Hayabusa 2 makes orbit around asteroid Ryugu

After travelling for over three and a half years through the hostile environment of outer space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA's) Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has successfully made orbit around the asteroid Ryugu. The ambitious mission will see the probe observe the asteroid, create an artificial crater on its surface, and eventually, return a sample of the wandering solar system body to Earth.

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Facebook cancels development of Aquila internet-beaming drone

It was back in 2014 that Facebook first announced its Aquila program, in which high-altitude solar-powered autonomous drones would be used to provide developing countries with broadband internet coverage. This Tuesday, however, the company announced that it is cancelling the program.

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Elon Musk asks for development ideas for Tesla Pickup Truck

At the Semi and Roadster reveal last November, Elon Musk quickly showed a mockup drawing of an all-electric pickup truck large enough to carry a pickup truck in its bed. The wild concept was subsequently confirmed for production after the roll-out of the upcoming Model Y. Now, Musk has taken to Twitter to ask followers for possible feature suggestions – while also confirming some of the specs.

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Electric Land Cruisers, 3-story G-Wagens and more from Abenteuer & Allrad

Our trip to this year's Abenteuer & Allrad was much more than just Volkswagens, 4x4 camper vans and camping areas packed out with otherworldly off-roaders. In showcasing off-road adventure of all shapes and sizes, the show ranged from the weird and wild to the high-tech and cutting-edge. In this gallery, we run through that gamut, everything from a mobile hunting stand atop a Puch G, to a spider-like electric off-road buggy, to a Volkswagen pickup with snow treads. There are a lot of very different ways to have fun in the great outdoors.

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4G-capable portable projector can stream movies in the wild

While not something that's likely to be used every day, portable projectors are great for easy set up movie nights at a friend's house, impromptu presentations in the boardroom or quick photo sharing while out and about. But if you want to catch up with the latest episode of Luke Cage on Netflix while at the campsite, most portable picture throwers just won't do. The FuntaSee over on Kickstarter is being billed as the first one with 4G capabilities, making streaming on the go a real possibility.

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