Video: First look at DARPA's massive Manta Ray drone in action

[New Atlas logo]( Military [Video: First look at DARPA's massive Manta Ray drone in action]( [DARPA's Manta Ray on the surface]( Northrop Grumman has revealed more details on its robotic Manta Ray submersible in some new videos. These include a 4K 360° tour of the first test dive and a rundown on the project with images from never-before-seen angles. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This $248 refurbished 11" MacBook Air delivers Apple power at a steal]( Forget the latest and greatest laptops everyone seems to be sporting. Let's talk about this hidden gem of the tech world: a refurbished 11"MacBook Air. Think of it as a seasoned traveler itself, ready to embark on its next adventure with you! [Read more]( Aircraft [Archer's Midnight air taxi completes first transition flight]( ["Transitioning two generations of full-scale eVTOL aircraft in less than 2 years is another remarkable achievement for Archer’s team," said Archer Aviation's founder and CEO, Adam Goldstein]( After nailing its first full-size eVTOL transition in 2022 with the Maker, Archer Aviation has revealed that its Midnight aircraft has successfully transitioned from hover to vertical flight, before going on to clock speeds of over 100 mph. [Read more]( Architecture [Compact timber home rises on stilts over the Paraná Delta]( [Casa Libélula's unique architectural design is inspired by dragonflies]( Studio Berson-Sardin has recently completed Casa Libélula, situated in the Delta Río Paraná in Argentina. The home takes inspiration from the delicate elegance of a dragonfly and is elevated on stilt-like pilings to shield it from frequent flooding. [Read more]( Around The Home [Video: Chefee may be that futuristic "home robot chef" we were all promised]( [One of the Chefee prototypes, consisting of a cupboard-integrated pantry (top) and a counter-integrated cooker (bottom)]( Meal kit delivery services are proving to be quite popular, but … you still have to cook the ingredients yourself. The Chefee home robotic chef is intended to take things further, by actually preparing hot meals that are ready to eat when you get home from work. [Read more]( Technology [Artificial amber stores data in DNA long-term]( [Natural amber can preserve DNA from insects, plants and animals for long periods, and now scientists have created an artificial version that could do the same]( DNA is a much denser data storage medium than anything humans can design, but the problem is that it’s fragile. So now scientists have taken another page out of nature’s book and created artificial amber to protect data stored in DNA longer term. [Read more]( Bicycles [Zwift ventures into the real world, with its first-ever stationary bike]( [Zwift Ride consists of a Zwift-specific frame paired with a Wahoo Kickr Core stationary trainer]( While Zwift is the biggest name in massive multiplayer online cycling platforms, Wahoo Fitness is one of the biggest in indoor trainers. The two companies have now joined forces to create the first Zwift-optimized stationary bike, the Zwift Ride. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Choice makes touch significantly more pleasant]( [The insights provided by the study could prove useful in the medical setting, where therapeutic touch is commonly used]( When we’re given a choice about where we want to be touched, the touch is significantly more pleasurable, a new study has found. The findings have implications for interpersonal relationships, communication, health and well-being. [Read more]( Physics [Plasma fireballs from black holes are now being made here on Earth]( [An artist's impression of a supermassive black hole firing off a plasma jet, which CERN scientists have now recreated in the lab]( Supermassive black holes have been known to belch gigantic beams of plasma into space – and now scientists have managed to recreate these fireballs in a lab at CERN. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Microbiome-sampling pill makes an end-to-end map of your gut health]( [An ingestible pill takes a full inventory of the gut microbiome]( An ingestible device the size of a vitamin pill takes a full inventory of microorganisms as it passes through the gut, including hard-to-reach places. Providing far more information than a fecal sample, the pill could inform the treatment of a wide range of health conditions. [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