Dyson decides to Dyson the hell out of robot vacuums

[New Atlas logo]( Around The Home [Dyson decides to Dyson the hell out of robot vacuums]( [Step aside, peasants. Prepare to get Dysoned]( All was peaceful and gently sucky in the robot vacuum world – at least until this morning, when Dyson thundered in, Dysoning everything in its path, unleashing a fearsome 110,000 RPM Hyperdymium-driven beast that sucks six times harder than any other. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Take the "rough" out of "roughing it" with this pop-up cabin]( Memorial Day has arrived, marking the unofficial start of summer. If you love camping, but sleeping on the cold hard ground is less than appealing, this Carsule Pop-Up Cabin will keep you high and dry while enjoying the great outdoors, now only $310. [Read more]( Energy [Tiny holes key to making lightning-like energy from air, says study]( [The technique uses different charges on a film to create a current, much in the same way clouds give birth to bolts of lightning]( As anyone who's ever seen a bolt of lightning knows, the air around us can be filled with an astonishing amount of energy. A new study shows a way to harvest this power using a perforated nanofilm that can be made from a vast variety of materials. [Read more]( Bicycles [Aura cycling system sports coordinated helmet lights and bike lights]( [The complete Aura system, which is presently on Kickstarter]( While there are now plenty of bike lights, helmet lights and turn indicators to choose from, they're usually all independently operated. The Aura system is different, in that it wirelessly coordinates multiple lights for better nighttime visibility. [Read more]( Space [Virgin Orbit crashes out of the space race as assets are sold off]( [Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl with the LauncherOne rocket]( Space launch company Virgin Orbit has been grounded for good after a US bankruptcy court broke it up and sold off its assets to bidders. The demise of the ambitious venture comes after a failed attempt to conduct its first mission in January. [Read more]( Biology [Merlin lets you easily identify almost every bird species across the world]( [We all know who this is, but you can now ID nearly every species of bird across the globe via your phone]( Casual bird buddies and ornithology obsessives alike can now trek to far corners of the globe and identify any feathered friend they find – as long as they have their phone with them. What's more, the Merlin app can now identify nearly every species. [Read more]( Architecture [Bugatti's amazing tower will allow owners to drive up to their penthouses]( [Bugatti Residences will be defined by an extraordinary sculpted design]( Bugatti is the latest luxury automotive brand to dive head-first into architectural design, revealing plans for an amazing new tower in Dubai that will include car elevators, allowing penthouse owners to drive right up to their suites. [Read more]( Space [ESA to test a reusable origami heat guard for spacecraft]( [The Pridwen heat shield is set for its first orbital re-entry test later this year]( ESA is preparing to test a very cool new fold-out heat shield for protecting spacecraft on re-entry. The Pridwen won't burn away like ablative heat shields, and it'll also slow falling satellites down enough to be caught in a hover net. [Read more]( Environment [Bad drug, good weedkiller: "Failed" antibiotic repurposed as herbicide]( [Researchers have exploited the similarities between bacteria and plants, repurposing a "failed" antibiotic for use as a herbicide]( Herbicide resistance represents a huge problem for the agricultural sector. Exploiting molecular similarities between bacteria and plants, researchers have repurposed a "failed" antibiotic as an effective weedkiller that's safe for humans. [Read more]( Robotics [Sound-powered microbots zip to where they're needed to deliver drugs]( [Researchers have created a tiny microrobot, propelled by sound, that mimics the orbital movements of biological swimmers like bacteria and sperm]( Researchers have taken another step forward in medical micro-robotics, designing a tiny sound-propelled bot with a unique design that mimics natural swimmers like bacteria. It can quickly move around the body to deliver drugs where they're needed. [Read more]( Environment [To stop mice from eating seeds ... make everything smell like seeds?]( [If every surface of a field smells like wheat germ, mice have difficulty finding the actual wheat seeds]( By digging up and eating sown wheat seeds, mice can have a huge impact on farmers' crops. In an eco-friendly effort to stop the rodents from doing so, scientists are now using wheat germ oil to make entire fields smell appetizing. [Read more]( Medical [Origins of schizophrenia may be linked to mom’s vitamin D]( [Researchers have used molecular imaging technology to confirm the role vitamin D plays in early brain cell development and the brain's production of the feel-good chemical dopamine]( Molecular imaging technology has shown the crucial role maternal vitamin D levels play in the early development of the brain cells that produce dopamine. The finding provides a greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia. 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