Weekend Edition: Britain's own hydrogen-powered hypercar

British company Viritech has announced ambitious plans for a hydrogen-powered hypercar ... along with a family-style SUV, a heavy-haul truck, and even a hydrogen-powered helicopter. Catch up with that story and all the highlights from the week, including the most outstanding sustainable architecture in the United States and a radical "bladeless fan" VTOL, in the New Atlas Weekend Edition. [Automotive]( [The Viritech Apricale: Britain's own hydrogen-powered hypercar]( [The Viritech Apricale: a hydrogen hypercar with a frame designed to incorporate high-pressure H2 storage]( Suggestively-named UK company Viritech has announced that it's making an altogether different kind of male enhancement supplement than we'd have expected, in the form of a hydrogen-powered hypercar called the Apricale. [Read more]( Subscribe to New Atlas [Stay in touch with technology]( New Atlas has been a trusted source of science and technology news for almost two decades. We are 100% self-funded and our opinions are not for sale. Now we’re asking for your support so we can continue to deliver reliable, no-nonsense journalism – and so you can read our pages without the distraction of ads. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [AIA highlights best new sustainable architecture by US-based studios]( [The University of Washington - Life Sciences Building is one of the sustainable projects highlighted in the 2021 COTE Top Ten Awards]( The AIA has revealed the best sustainable architecture by firms based in the US for its COTE Top Ten Awards. Highlights include a sustainable renovation of Microsoft's Silicon Valley facility and a solar-powered educational building. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Jetoptera VTOL aircraft design features "bladeless fans on steroids"]( [Jetoptera says its "fluidic propulsion system" offers some unique opportunities for vectored thrust VTOL aircraft, among others]( Seattle-based company Jetoptera says its air-accelerating Fluidic Propulsive System, which works a lot like a Dyson "bladeless" fan, produces thrust for half the fuel of a small turbojet while being the "most silent propulsion system in the skies." [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Increased hand sanitizer use blamed for rise in gastro outbreaks]( [Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are thought to be less effective in removing norovirus than handwashing with soap and water]( A number of countries are reporting increasing rates of viral gastroenteritis over recent months, and experts suggest greater use of hand sanitizers, known to have little effect on pathogens such as norovirus, may be partly responsible. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Willis Tower's renovated viewing point is not for the faint of heart]( [The Ledge's four glass boxes extend 4.3 ft (1.3 m) out from the Willis Tower, allowing visitors to gaze at the city below]( Those who take an elevator up to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower will find a renovated Skydeck Chicago. The main attraction is the Ledge, which consists of four glass boxes extending outward, allowing visitors to peer down at the city below. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Early signs of dementia can be detected by tracking driving behaviors]( [Researchers have developed models that could predict mild cognitive impairment and dementia with 88 percent accuracy]( Machine learning has been used to develop algorithms that can analyze driving data and detect dementia in a driver. The researchers say it could be possible in the future to detect early signs of dementia using devices incorporated into car systems. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Orbital launches O2, the "most powerful tidal turbine in the world"]( [Orbital's O2 floating tidal power platform is rated at 2 MW, and it's designed to harvest tidal power much more cheaply than barrage-style installations]( Scotland's Orbital Marine Power has completed the build on what it claims will be the world's most powerful operational tidal turbine. It's now on its way to the Orkney Islands, where it'll have a chance to prove its worth connected to the grid. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [HydroFlyer e-foil brings motocross madness to the water with handlebars]( [The Hydrofoil e-foil features a set of handlebars to afford riders more control and stability]( South African firm Unifoil has just introduced a new e-foil with an interesting point of difference, featuring a set of handlebars that offer more control and faster riding, while also softening the learning curve for new users. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Autonomous Weeder robot uses lasers to take out 100,000 plants an hour]( [The Autonomous runs on diesel and can operate around the clock]( Startup Carbon Robotics has wheeled out an autonomous machine for farmers that has weeds in its cross hairs, using a combination of computer vision and high-powered lasers to comb fields and take out thousands of the pesky plants an hour. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [EarthCruiser Ford F-350 pop-top camper adapts to the modern explorer]( [EarthCruiser turns the Ford F-350 into an all-season, all-terrain expedition motorhome]( EarthCruiser introduces the all-new Terranova, an all-season, all-terrain expedition truck built atop the all-American Ford F-350. The truck comes loaded with multifunctional furnishings and equipment aimed at today's diverse market of explorers. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [UK prepares to conditionally legalize self-driving cars]( [The UK has taken its first cautious steps to legalize self-driving vehicles – hands off, eyes off – under certain conditions]( The UK's Department of Transport has announced that it's moving to conditionally legalize self-driving cars in which the driver doesn't have to pay attention to the road or keep their hands on the wheel, in a move that it expects will save lives. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [K-Max Titan: The first commercial heavy-lift helicopter with no pilot]( [The K-Max Titan becomes the world's first unmanned heavy-lift helicopter for commercial use]( For about a decade now, Kaman's K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter has been flying unmanned cargo missions for US forces in Afghanistan. Now, the K-Max Titan is becoming the world's first heavy-lift unmanned helicopter for the commercial market, having taken its first flight last week. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [VW's T7 Multivan to be its most versatile, modular van and camper yet]( [The Volkwagen T7 Multivan will gain a new look, but it won't leave behind classic cues like the available two-tone paint]( Volkswagen's T7 Multivan will be the most versatile yet, adapting to owners' needs with an extended floor rail system, flexible individual seating and more. The changes promise to enhance not only the Multivan MPV but full camper vans based on it. [Read more]( [Space]( [Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies aged 90]( [Michael Collins (1930 - 2021)]( Apollo 11 astronaut Major General Michael Collins (USAF) has died at the age of 90 after a battle with cancer. In 1969, Collins was the Command Module Pilot and remained in orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the surface. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Amazon's new Fire HD 10 tablets boost the specs, keep the low price]( [A more powerful Plus model has been added to the Fire HD 10 range for the first time]( Amazon's budget Fire HD tablets offer a more affordable alternative to the Apple iPad, and the 10.1-inch models just got a refresh. With brighter screens, a tweaked design and improved specs, they're the best tablets Amazon has put out to date. [Read more]( [Military]( [Leonidas microwave energy weapon can disable swarms of drones at once]( [The Leonidas directed energy weapon stands ready to defend against swarms of drones all at once]( An entire drone swarm defense system in a fold-up trailer, the Leonidas by Epirus uses high-powered microwave energy to disable electronics, either in targeted beam forming precision strikes, or by creating wide-beam "force fields" to clear areas. 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