Boeing's crewed Starliner launches Monday. Here's why it's a big deal

[New Atlas logo]( Space [Boeing's crewed Starliner launches Monday. Here's why it's a big deal]( [Starliner separating from the Centaur second stage]( The embattled Boeing spacecraft Starliner is scheduled to launch next week, after more than a decade of delays and development. Given the history of the craft and the company's recent scandals, it's a nail-biter – so let's recap CST-100 Starliner. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Proven productivity tools meet cutting-edge AI in this $50 bundle]( Feel like you’re drowning in a sea of monthly fees? Here’s a solution that unlocks a lifetime of productivity without the recurring bill blues—the power couple of Windows 11 Pro and Office Pro Plus 2019—a one-time purchase that sets you free. [Read more]( Medical [Only half of atrial fibrillation patients survive another 10 years]( [A little over half of people with atrial fibrillation survived to 10 years]( Examining long-term outcomes for people with atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder, a new study found that 55% survived to 10 years. The researchers say it needs to be treated as a chronic illness with serious long-term consequences. [Read more]( Architecture ['Sky mansions' will top the world's tallest residential tower]( [Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina is expected to be completed in 2028]( Dubai already hosts the world's tallest building and will soon boast bragging rights for the world's tallest residential skyscraper too. The supertall will reach a height of 517 m and feature just 251 ultra-luxurious residences. [Read more]( Drones [Hybrid rescue drone flies out to swimmers and becomes a lifebuoy]( [The TY-3R can land on water to serve as a lifebuoy, then take off again when no longer needed]( Could you throw a lifebuoy all the way out to a distressed swimmer located one kilometer away? Nope, you couldn't … but you could fly one out to them, in the form of the TY-3R Flying Lifebuoy drone. [Read more]( Medical [Bacterial enzyme strips away blood types to create universal donor blood]( [Researchers are a step closer to creating universal donor blood, thanks to a common gut bacteria]( Using enzymes produced by a bacteria that almost everyone has in their gut, researchers have removed the antigens from red blood cells that determine blood type, putting us within reach of producing universal donor blood. [Read more]( Materials [Almost 100%-recyclable circuit board turns to jelly for disassembly]( [From left to right is a vitrimer-based printed circuit board, a sheet of harvested glass fibers, chunks of gelatinous vitrimer polymer that have been removed from a board, and harvested electrical components]( A new type of printed circuit board could drastically reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. Although most PCBs are difficult to recycle, such is not the case with this one, which turns into a reusable jelly when necessary. [Read more]( Robotics [Interview: Suzanne Gildert leaves Sanctuary to focus on AI consciousness]( [Suzanne Gildert (right) with the Phoenix humanoid robot]( Earlier this month, co-founder and CTO Suzanne Gildert left humanoid robotics company Sanctuary AI and her beloved Phoenix robot to focus full-time on AI safety, ethics and consciousness. We spoke to her just weeks before she departed. [Read more]( Architecture [2024 Olympics sports center deserves gold for sustainability]( [The Aquatics Centre Paris 2024's spectator seating is made from recycled plastic and will be reduced from 5,000 to 2,500 after the Olympic Games, to allow it to serve the local neighborhood]( 100 years after it last hosted the games, Paris is once again home to the Summer Olympics. Just one large-scale permanent building has been created for the occasion: a sustainable aquatics center that's defined by a stunning curving wooden roof. [Read more]( Biology [T. Rex was not as smart as we were made to believe]( [We still wouldn't call a T. rex not that clever to their face]( While we don't like to talk ill of the dead, new analysis has called into question the intelligence of the king of the dinosaurs. It upends last year's findings that likened the cognitive skills of the Tyrannosaurus rex to that of a primate. [Read more]( Automotive [Extreme fast charge test clocks Polestar 5 at 1,200 miles per hour]( [The Polestar 5 with a 77-kWh StoreDot XFC battery pack was charged from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes, adding 200 miles of range]( On the road to delivering 100 miles of EV range in five minutes by the end of 2024, tech firm StoreDot has installed its extreme fast charging cells in a Polestar 5 prototype, and zapped the 77-kWh pack to 80% capacity in 10 minutes. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2022