Jetmen join French Air Force aerobatic team for insane formation flight

[AIRCRAFT] [Jetmen join French Air Force aerobatic team for insane formation flight] ​Three jetmen have taken to the skies of southern France to join the Patrouille de France aerobatic demonstration team for a "world's first" formation flight. The breathtaking aerial performance was captured on film by Airborne Films and can be seen in the video after the jump. [Read more] [AROUND THE HOME] [Green guide 2016: Gifts and gear for gardeners] ​Everybody loves a nice garden, and the holidays are the perfect time to get onto that outdoor project you’ve been putting off. We’ve rounded up some of the best gardening gear for seasoned green thumbs, or those just starting to dabble in the dirt. [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Interview: Anh-Dung Le on the ingenious ONUSblue alcohol and drug detection patch] The ONUSblue alcohol detection patch tells you when you've reached the legal threshold and has the potential to save millions of lives. The company's product roadmap is even more interesting with the detection of marijuana, methamphetime and a range of illegal recreational substances to follow. [Read more] [MUSIC] [Modern Relics: The rise and fall (and rise again) of the Sony Walkman] In 1980 the Sony Walkman arrived in the United States and completely altered how people consumed music. Our latest episode of Modern Relics looks at the rise, fall and ultimate rebirth of this influential device. [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [100-year-old expedition logbooks reveal Antarctic sea ice patterns] ​In the early years of the 20th century, several teams of explorers were racing to reach a new frontier: the South Pole. Now 100 years later, their logbooks have helped piece together a new discovery concerning Antarctic sea ice coverage. [Read more] [MEDICAL] [Smart balaclava would help athletes avoid chest infections in the depths of winter] If they don't mind looking a bit like a Mortal Kombat character, a new electric balaclava featuring a built-in heating area around the nose and mouth would let athletes keep training like a champ in the cold while lowering the risk of contracting chest infections. [Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [How slippy are thy boots? The MAA will tell you] ​​When you're shopping for winter boots, it would be good to know how well they do on ice – and there hasn't been a standard rating system in place for that until now, in the form of the Maximum Achievable Angle (MAA) testing method. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Souped-up iPhone camera sees what others can't] ​Hyperspectral cameras allow people to "see the invisible." Unfortunately they also tend to be big and expensive, although researchers are working on making them smaller and cheaper. To that end, Finnish scientists recently succeeded in converting an iPhone camera into one. [Read more] [BIOLOGY] [Coconut crabs have a killer clamp] Scientists have quantified the force behind the mighty pincers of the coconut crab, finding that not only does the animal have the strongest pinching force of any crustacean, its claws might match it with the jaws of most land animals, too. [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] ["Modern day Machu Picchu" hailed world's best new building] Peru's Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC), by Irish firm Grafton Architects, has been declared the winner of the inaugural RIBA International Prize. The project beat five other top-tier buildings, including works by Zaha Hadid Architects and David Chipperfield Architects. [Read more] [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY] [Google Pixel XL vs. LG V20] If you're shopping for an Android smartphone this holiday season, two of your best options are Google's Pixel XL​ and the LG V20​. While the Pixel is probably the better all-around choice, the V20 will better serve some customers. Let's compare their features and specs. [Read more] [HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS] [Tiny sled-pod puts you under the Northern Lights in the Arctic Tundra] If you want to see the Northern Lights, there are hotels or even igloo villages you can stay at. For something different, though, how about jumping in a tiny sled-pod and being towed by snowmobile to the middle of nowhere, where you can marvel at the spectacle with virtually no-one else around? [Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [Container farms add local flavor to fresh fruit production] French startup Agricool believes the fruit flown around the world and stacked onto supermarkets shelves ain't what it used to be, so it has hatched a plan to recapture the authentic flavors of yesterday's fresh produce. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Nylon thread made into artificial muscles] MIT researchers have created artificial muscles using simple re-purposed nylon filament. The new flexing material has potential in everything from robotics and artificial limbs to powered flexible components for use in the automobile and aviation industries. [Read more] [TINY HOUSES] [Monstrous tiny home is tiny in name only] Durango, Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses has form for building towable tiny houses that offer enough space for a small family. The firm's latest build is the largest towable tiny house we've ever covered. [Read more] [CHILDREN] [The 5 best tablets for kids in 2016] It seems like almost every toy now comes with a companion app. So, unless you like never seeing your smartphone, or enjoy having your tablet battery drained, it might be time your kid had a tablet of their own. Here we look at some of the best tablets for children available in 2016. [Read more] [DRONES] [Wonderfully pointless video demonstrates how to cook Thanksgiving dinner using a drone] It slices, dices, peels and chops. It fries and mixes, and it can even butter your buns, so to speak. Drone manufacturer Autel Robotics has released a video showing how you can use a quadcopter to make your Thanksgiving dinner - if you don't mind a huge cleanup job afterwards. [Read more] [DEALS] [Best Black Friday deals: Laptops, TVs, Cameras, Drones and more] With a ridiculous volume of impressive deals online there is no need to step outside and go to war with the crowds – you can snag some significant tech bargains from the comfort of home with our guide to the best Black Friday discounts. [Read more] [BICYCLES] [Together at last? Bike lights and a cable lock] ​Unless you use lights that are semi-permanently attached to your bike, you generally have to bring them inside with you when leaving your bike parked. Don't want to bother? Well, that's where Lemurlock comes in. It combines a headlight and tail light with a steel cable lock. [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [Smog scrubbing tower cleans up in Beijing] After debuting in the Dutch cities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam last year, Studio Roosegaarde's Smog Free Tower has taken on its biggest challenge yet. It opened in Beijing, China, at the end of September and, in 41 days, cleaned 30,000,000 cu m (1,060,000,000 cu ft) of air. [Read more] [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS] [CleanMyPC Removes Junk Files to Keep Your Computer Running Like New — Now On Sale] PCs, like people, age and slow down (not that you ever will, we just mean other people in general). Thankfully, there's CleanMyPC, built to keep your PC clean and running like new. It scans your whole computer to clean up junk files and other things you don't need to speed your computer up, and drastically boost its performance. If you want to get the absolute most out of your PC, this is the program to do it! 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