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New Atlas is dedicated to showcasing human achievements, with a focus on inspiring our audience rather than criticizing. We concentrate on technology and steer away from the political and financial aspects associated with it. Having been online for over ten years, New Atlas attracts over 5 million readers each month. We operate entirely on our own funds and maintain our independence, ensuring our views remain unbiased. Our writers receive fair compensation and have the freedom to set their own writing goals.

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Whisper Aero secures funding to test UltraQuiet electric aircraft propulsion

8 hours ago | newatlas.com | Loz Blain

Last time we checked in with Whisper Aero, we found this aviation-focused company deep into a side quest, building and demonstrating a leaf blower that moves 40% more air, using 40% less power, and making half the perceived noise of a range of standard blowers. The company certainly wasn't founded to build garden tools – but then, what better way to demonstrate a very nifty new way of pushing air?
Faraday-caged drone successfully triggers and directs lightning strikes

1 day ago | newatlas.com | Loz Blain

In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod might capture and store lightning energy. There's a decent bit of energy in the average lightning strike, as you might expect; Real Clear Science estimates about a billion joules. That translates to around 278 kilowatt-hours, or enough to charge a standard Hyundai Ioniq 6 nearly six times over.
Ducati unveils carbon clad Panigale V4 Lamborghini limited edition motorcycle

5 days ago | newatlas.com | Utkarsh Sood

Very few cross-industry partnerships have been a marketing success story like the Ducati-Lamborghini collaboration. The Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini and the Diavel 1260 Lamborghini have been two of the most well-liked special editions to come out of the brand’s stableNow comes the third motorcycle of this series, the Panigale V4 Lamborghini, which was first revealed at the Milan Design Week. It’s inspired by the Revuelto, the Italian carmaker's first-ever plug-in hybrid sports car.
Stand-mounted smart projector streams 1080p Netflix for under $200

6 days ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Dangbei has announced the US launch of a compact 1080p smart projector that's mounted to a gimbal stand for one-handed image adjustment over 190 degrees. The N2 mini can stream popular apps like Netflix and Prime Video, can throw visuals at up to 120 inches and rocks Dolby sound – all at an attractively low price point.
Firefly all-in-one turntable responds to music with dancing light show

6 days ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

As we've mentioned a few times, sales of vinyl records have been on the increase for a few years now. If you're looking for something rather special to spin your records on, but missed out on Brian Eno's limited runs, Audio Technica could have the answer.
Royal Enfield hits record 1-million mark in annual motorcycle sales

6 days ago | newatlas.com | Utkarsh Sood

Even with all the economic uncertainty lately, it seems folks still love their motorcycles. And while global giants like KTM and Harley-Davidson have been struggling lately with declining sales, Royal Enfield has managed to achieve the opposite: surpassing a million motorcycle sales!The India-based motorcycle manufacturer reportedly sold 1,009,900 units during the last Indian financial year, which concluded on March 31, 2025. It represents an 11% increase over the 2023–2024 financial year.
Integrated engine-motor drive retrofits pure EVs into hybrids

6 days ago | newatlas.com | C.C. Weiss

Automakers are putting the brakes on ambitious all-electric vehicle expansion plans of recent past, increasingly pursuing multiple powertrain technologies for cutting emissions across their global lineups. Horse Powertrain is ready to lend a hand, putting its expertise in both electric motor and ICE technology into an all-in-one fuel-electric drive it calls the Future Hybrid Concept.
Ambitious church-to-pool conversion gets visitors swimming in Holy Water

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Adam Williams

Influential Dutch studio MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being transformed into a public swimming pool, complete with a movable floor that lets visitors "walk on water."With tongue firmly in cheek, MVRDV has named the project Holy Water, and it's being created in collaboration with Zecc Architecten. It will remake the 100-year-old St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, the Netherlands, which has been out of use since 2023.
First folding color e-reader breaks cover

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden |While Paul

Storing hundreds of books on a digital device is a great way to satisfy your thirst for adventure or knowledge without needing lots of shelving in the home. But e-readers don't really feel book-like. Until now. E Ink has partnered with Readmoo to launch the first foldable color e-book reader. Folding gadgets are very much in vogue at the moment – from phones to tablets and bike helmets to bikes. The basic idea is to start with something large and compact it down for easy transport.
Sleek scale-model hydroplane rises and rides on the water in new video

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

While hydrofoils lift out of the water thanks to an underwater fin, hydroplanes zoom along by riding directly on the surface of the water. A slick carbon-fiber scale model from startup CovaConcepts shows off the latter concept in a fun new video. Both hydrofoils and hydroplanes are designed to make water travel faster, more efficient, and in many cases, more thrilling, but they do this in different ways. Hydrofoils have one or more blades, known as foils, that sit beneath the water's surface.