Carbon positive CORE 9 home costs around $70 to run all year

[ARCHITECTURE]( [Carbon positive CORE 9 home costs around $70 to run all year]( The CORE 9 prototype home is designed to not only be cost effective but also sustainably superior. It is part of one of Australia's first sustainable housing projects, which features 220 blocks of land where residents can only build a home that meets specific sustainable home design standards. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [This $20 Software Bundle Will Help You Plan Home Improvements]( Used by design professionals, Ashampoo 3D CAD Architecture 6 is one of the most powerful interior design tools currently available. This bundle gives you lifetime access to the app, along with two expansion packs. The main software lets you create a perfect 3D model of your home, including furniture and surfaces. The kitchen expansion pack lets you experiment packs with different layouts and worktops, while the office pack includes ergonomic furniture and filing systems. [Read more]( [DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Gallery: Powerful portraits and peculiar culture from the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards]( This year’s Sony World Photography Awards has now been reduced to a stunning set of winners, which together shine a light on everything from South Africa under apartheid to the Persian tradition of using animal carcasses in sport. [Read more]( [OUTDOORS]( [Sleek, compact camper pod grows to 3 times its size at the push of a button]( The French aren't the only ones building expandable camping trailers, but they do seem to do it at the highest level. Joining the telescoping Beauer 3X and feature-packed sCarabane is the Tipoon, an ingenious "travel machine" that hauls gear on the ride and grows up and out at camp. [Read more]( [MOTORCYCLES]( [Yamaha and Auto Fabrica release limited edition Type 11 retro-futurist cafe racer]( ​This nifty neo-futuristic cafe racer, with its bullet fairing and custom bodywork, is part of Yamaha's global push to promote the customizable nature of its XSR900 cafe racer. The "Type 11 Prototype 2" by the UK's Auto Fabrica will go on sale in limited numbers this weekend in London. [Read more]( Sponsored by Taboola //gizmagptyltd.cmail20.com/t/d-l-okdidlt-wtkuhhtil-s///gizmagptyltd.cmail20.com/t/d-l-okdidlt-wtkuhhtil-w/ [OUTDOORS]( [Swayy's all-in-one hammock creates a hanging insulation bubble for your backside]( The newly announced Swayy is an all-in-one camping hammock that takes a novel approach to insulation, by creating a hanging pocket of air around your backside to fend off what its creators call "Cold Butt Syndrome." [Read more]( [AIRCRAFT]( [Successful maiden flight for Sun Flyer 2 electric airplane]( Another small electric airplane took to the skies recently in the form of Bye Aerospace's Sun Flyer 2, which made its maiden flight on April 10. The two-seater prop-driven aircraft has a 3.5-hour flight duration thanks to its six lithium-ion battery packs and is intended as a pilot trainer. [Read more]( [OUTDOORS]( [Modular multi-tool lets you travel light when need be]( Multi-tool makers have gotten pretty good at squeezing all manner of implements into the one palm-sized device. But the thinking behind the Anywhere Tools system uses a modular everyday carry setup to allow for easy swapping in and out of components based on current requirements. [Read more]( [MILITARY]( [US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $1 billion hypersonic missile contract]( It appears that the US Air Force is taking reports of Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapon systems seriously, as it's upped its game by awarding Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to US$928 million to develop a conventional strike weapon capable of flying over five times the speed of sound. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [North America's first 200 kilowatt wireless charger keeps e-buses rolling indefinitely]( Momentum Dynamics has announced the first 200 kilowatt wireless charger in North America, which sees a BYD electric bus in Wenatchee, Washington, receive a cable-free top-up during routine transfer stops.​​ [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Welcome to Pleistocene Park: The mammoth plan to recreate an ice age ecosystem in Siberia]( The Pleistocene Park project is aiming to rebuild a lost Ice Age ecosystem in Siberia, and its directors, Sergey and Nikita Zimov, say it could help slow the effects of climate change. Now, the initiative is running a crowdfunding campaign to help transport a new herd of animals to the park. [Read more]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Video: IBM's AI microscopes use plankton as living water sensors]( With microplastics now in the deepest ocean trenches and moving up the food chain, it’s no surprise that plastic pollution is in the crosshairs for Earth Day 2018. IBM has now released a video outlining how it's helping clean up the seas, using plankton as a kind of living water quality sensor. [Read more]( [ROBOTICS]( [Giant fighting robots on the ropes as MegaBots announces "we ran out of money"]( The team has been let go. The robots are back in a dusty old warehouse, and MegaBots Inc's dream of an international giant fighting robot league lies in tatters. All that stands between Eagle Prime and oblivion is 200 grand, a handycam, a laptop and one desperate founder. [Read more]( [OUTDOORS]( ["World's thinnest" life jacket might not bug you]( ​A lot of people don't like wearing life jackets, as they find the things to be bulky and cumbersome. If you're such a person, then you might be interested in the Wingman, as it's claimed to be the world's thinnest. [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [New tactile reading system may be better than braille]( According to ELIA Life Technology, less than one percent of visually-impaired people can read braille. It's quite difficult to master, with users reportedly taking up to 10 months to learn the alphabet. The company's new ELIA Frames system, however, can apparently be learned in just three hours. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [Zaha Hadid's only house is finally completed in Russia]( Zaha Hadid designed a lot of high-profile buildings throughout her career, but only one private residence by the late starchitect has been completed to date. Named Capital Hill Residence, it's a remarkable-looking luxury house that features bedroom suites raised above the surrounding trees. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Toyota to have connected vehicle technologies in the US by 2021]( Toyota has announced that its Toyota and Lexus-branded vehicles will include vehicle to infrastructure technologies by 2021. The tech will be available in the US that year, and the company hopes to push communications standards for both vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V). [Read more]( [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY]( [The Moto G6, G6 Play and G6 Plus want to rule the smartphone mid-range]( For a number of years now, Lenovo-owned Motorola has specialized in mid-range Android smartphones that combine decent specs and design with affordable prices. With the Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, and Moto G6 Plus, unveiled today at a special event in Brazil, that tradition continues. [Read more]( [SPACE]( [Violent impact with dwarf planet could have given rise to Martian moons]( ​​The Martian moons Phobos and Deimos may have been created in the aftermath of a cataclysmic collision between early Mars and an object with a mass somewhere between that of the dwarf planet Ceres, and the asteroid Vesta. [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [Ovo Energy's V2G charger could see EV owners drive for free]( Ovo Energy has launched a suite of domestic energy products, including a V2G charger that gives EV drivers the flexibility to draw electricity from the grid when it's cheap and sell it back during peak demand hours. And if users get the balance right, they could effectively drive their EVs for free. [Read more]( [AUTOMOTIVE]( [Lyft purchasing carbon offsets to make all rides carbon neutral]( In a move that should give Lyft passengers that warm fuzzy feeling of helping the environment while getting from A to B, the ride-sharing company has announced that all its rides around the world will be carbon neutral – starting today. [Read more]( [DEALS]( [Lenovo Explorer VR headset is selling for under $200]( Virtual reality is an amazing experience that everyone needs to try, but the price can be intimidating. Microsoft is lowering that barrier to entry with its Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and the Lenovo Explorer is currently 50 percent off at the Microsoft Store, bringing the price down to US$199. [Read more]( [GOOD THINKING]( [Stir-stick-sparing Stircle spins up your coffee]( ​Chances are, you probably don't use many stir sticks at home. Coffee shops, however, go through a great deal of the things on a daily basis. Inventor Scott Amron didn't like the thought of all that plastic and/or wood being thrown away, so he created the Stircle. [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 © 2018