Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

[New Atlas logo]( Aircraft [Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters]( [A 3D rendering of the UDX Airwolf flying over the coast]( Czech company UDX is flying scale prototypes of a tandem 2-up eVTOL it calls Airwolf. With individually-tilting ducted fan propulsion, it's got enough wing surface for efficient cruise flight as well as agile movement from a hover. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [At only $20 the inCharge X Max is your one-stop charging solution]( Ah, the modern American home—a haven of innovation and convenience … except for that tangled mess of wires lurking in every drawer and corner. Enter the inCharge X Max 100W Charging Cable, your Swiss Army knife of the charging world. [Read more]( Architecture [Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China]( [The Hainan Science Museum is due to be completed in 2025]( A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's top firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025. [Read more]( Energy [Small modular nuclear reactors get a reality check in new report]( [An artist's rendering of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor from GE Hitachi, which is slated to start operating in Canada in 2028]( A new report has assessed the feasibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors to meet increasing energy demands around the world. The findings don't look so good for this particular form of energy production. [Read more]( Physics [World's thinnest lens is just three atoms thick]( [A diagram of the new lens, the thinnest ever]( Contact lenses get pretty thin nowadays, but they’ve got nothing on a new lens from scientists at Stanford and the University of Amsterdam. The team has created the world’s thinnest lens, measuring just three atoms thick. [Read more]( Medical [Next-gen antibiotic kills superbugs but leaves good gut bacteria alone]( [A next-gen antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria while leaving good gut bacteria intact]( Antibiotics kill disease-causing bacteria as well as the beneficial ones living in our gut, disturbing the health-maintaining microbiome. A new antibiotic specifically targets hard-to-kill bacteria while leaving our good gut bacteria alone, according to a new study. [Read more]( Aircraft [Video: High-tech aircraft makes its first ultra-short takeoff and landing]( [Electra has now demonstrated super-short takeoff and landing with its hybrid eSTOL prototype]( This remarkable hybrid-electric aircraft has raked in more than US$8 billion on the back of its remarkable promise: quiet, long-range, low-emission flights using almost no runway for takeoff and landing. Watch it deliver in its first STOL test flight. [Read more]( Space [Boeing to roll the dice on a leaky Starliner June 1: Here's how to watch]( [Boeing will try to launch Starliner ... again]( After years of delays and mishaps, Boeing is taking another shot at launching its Starliner spacecraft with a crew aboard despite a leaky helium valve. Here's how to watch the event, which is scheduled for 12:25 pm EDT on June 1. [Read more]( Science [Cryo-cooling breakthrough slashes the energy cost of serious cold by 71%]( [Cryogenic cooling down to temperatures approaching absolute zero, here illustrated using AI tools, has just become much faster and cheaper]( Researchers have found a surprisingly simple way to build cryogenic coolers that reach near-absolute zero up to 3.5 times faster, or using about 71% less energy, than current gear. That's big news for anything requiring seriously low temperatures. [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