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Earlier this month, we witnessed the first "civilian" flight of a real-life jetpack made by Jetpack Aviation. Founder and CEO David Mayman also shared his vision of a transportation future centered around jetpacks and other VTOL technology he's working on today. Read more
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Chinese startup NIO plans to branch out from electric supercars to bring autonomous electric vehicles to US roads by 2020. The Eve "vision car" puts its stamp on the world of autonomous car design with features like forward-sliding doors, a unique interior layout and an active glass canopy. Read more
BMW's K1600GT offers a rare and compelling combination of comfort, speed and intelligence. Active electronic suspension, adaptive headlights, central locking and a new reverse gear are just a few standard features on this 160-horsepower, 6-cylinder, mile-munching beast. Read more
In the near future, fluorescent graphene quantum dots could crop up in clothes, cosmetics, consumer electronics and even cancer treatments. New Atlas spoke to Moti Gross, the CEO of Dotz Nano, a company that's developing new ways for these tiny, glowing, one-atom-thick dots to be made and used. Read more
Using rovers has done wonders to open up Mars exploration, but traveling at a rate of about 10 mi (16 km) every four and half years is still a bit limiting, so NASA is looking at expanding that range by equipping future missions with autonomous aerial drones. Read more
IPVanish is the leading VPN service provider on the planet. With their easy-to-use apps and award-winning service, New Atlas subscribers can secure any internet connection in a matter of moments. Don't wait until it's too late to defend your data online! Read more
Thanks to gravity, fluids flow downwards following the path of least resistance. Now researchers at Brandeis University have mixed biological molecules into a substance that marks the first steps towards developing a self-propelling liquid, that could flow free of human or gravitational influence. Read more
It has been more that 80 years since the last Tasmania tiger died in captivity, but some suspect it continues to exist. Among those is a team of Australian scientists preparing a field survey on the very northern tip of Queensland in hope of catching the nocturnal creature in action. Read more
Huawei's latest smartwatch comes with a sportier look, built-in GPS and 4G/LTE capabilities, and all the bells and whistles of Android Wear 2.0, but is it going to be enough to make you want to buy one? New Atlas takes a look. Read more
Last month Canon announced the EOS M6 which promises to pack flagship skills into a compact body. We went hands-on with the upcoming mirrorless camera at The Photography Show 2017 to see whether its compact size makes up for the lack of an electronic viewfinder. Read on to see how we got on. Read more
The ESA's Swarm satellites have found a strange system at work in the upper atmosphere. Electrical fields created as solar winds interact with the planet’s magnetic field have been found to drive supersonic plasma jets, which can heat the ionosphere to temperatures as high as 10,000º C (18,032º F). Read more
Microsoft Excel is the most popular spreadsheeting software on planet Earth, used by businesses in all types of industries to crunch numbers, organize data, and much more. No matter your skill level with Excel, this massive course will help you reinforce your knowledge, and expand it to new heights. Read more
A recent revelation about the Westminster Bridge attacker's use of WhatsApp has rekindled the controversial debate over whether tech companies should implement backdoors that allow governments access to encrypted information on digital devices. Read more
Titan may be home to electric sand that rolls around in the wind and forms clumps that cling together for long periods of time, making Saturn's largest moon the best place in the Solar System to build sand castles. Read more
Spotting cancer early usually involves invasive biopsies. But it could soon be as simple as a routine blood test, thanks to a new computer program from UCLA researchers that can spot biomarkers in a patient’s blood sample and identify where a tumor might be hiding. Read more
Before the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, "Google Pixel" meant the Google Pixel C, a high-end Android-running tablet. Samsung has just released an Android tablet of its own, the Galaxy Tab S3, with a similar price point and a few extra perks. Here's how their specs and features compare. Read more
The Toyota Corolla is a favorite among retirees, but it doesn't make a natural base for a race car. Unperturbed, Rockstar Energy has chosen a Corolla iM as the base for its latest Formula D entry. Trips to the pharmacy have never been so smoky. Read more
Sometimes, like galactic bumper cars, galaxies smash into each other. When they do, the massive black holes at their centers usually behave a certain way. However, a merger of two galaxies observed by some NASA spaced-based tech shows that there's always an exception to the rule. Read more
Where are there fossilized footprints from more types of dinosaurs than anyplace else in the world? Well, that would be "Australia's Jurassic Park," a stretch of the coastline that contains tracks from 21 different types of dinosaurs. Read more
Dutch purveyor of canine products Tinki estimates that 100 million kg (220 million lb) of dog droppings are not properly disposed of in the Netherlands each year, so it has teamed up with the national test center for drones to develop a system that scans the ground and collects what's left behind. Read more
Today, Apple released software updates for its mobile and watch operating systems. iOS 10.3 brings features like “Find my AirPods”, Siri support for mobile payments and ride booking, CarPlay shortcuts and more. watchOS 3.2 adds similar Siri enhancements and a Theater Mode. Read more
Though we're not opposed to pounding a foot on pavement, we do find electric skateboards to be a whole lot of fun. France's Bird feels that the hand-held controllers that accompany them are cumbersome and unnecessary. It's created a system that makes use of feet to control acceleration and braking. Read more
A team of European astronomers says it has made the first confirmed observation of stars forming in the powerful outflow of material hurled out by a galaxy's central supermassive black hole. Read more
Starchitect Daniel Libeskind's firm has unveiled an unusual new mixed-use skyscraper for Toulouse, France, that features a glazed facade broken up by greenery. Construction on the Occitanie Tower is due to begin in 2018 and completion is expected in 2022. Read more
Elon Musk is reportedly launching yet another company with some far-out goals. The new venture, Neuralink, aims to develop a brain-computer interface that could help treat health conditions like epilepsy in the short-term and allow humans to keep pace with AI further down the road. Read more
There may indeed be laws limiting the places in which aerial drones can be flown, but if someone sees a drone breaking one of those laws, how do they know who's responsible? DJI has suggested a solution, in the form of what amounts to an "electronic license plate." Read more
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