Urbanix multitool packs six functions into a tiny titanium carabiner

[New Atlas logo]( Outdoors [Urbanix multitool packs six functions into a tiny titanium carabiner]( [The Urbanix multitool in carabiner-clipping action]( Yes, your eyes don't deceive you, there is yet another titanium multitool on Kickstarter. This one, from Hong Kong company Urbanix, crams six(ish) functions into a particularly compact carabiner keychain format. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Work comfortably with this ergonomic dual-screen monitor, only $599.97]( Dual-screen workstations are great, but all that extra room also comes with the discomfort of turning your head to see multiple monitors. Geminos is a dual-screen desktop monitor system designed for enhanced productivity and ergonomic comfort. [Read more]( Automotive [Toyota Hilux 4x4 gullwing camper truck makes a hardy Outback explorer]( [RedSands grows its rental camper fleet with the Wanderer, a two-sleeper 4WD Hilux-based camper truck with full outdoor side kitchen and livable interior]( RedSands introduced an electrified Toyota Hilux camper earlier this year, but that wasn't its only innovative Hilux rig of 2023. Still in development, its new Wanderer 4WD canopy camper truck will be launching off into the Outback in 2024. [Read more]( Medical [Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why]( [New research reveals impaired oxygen absorption and mitochondrial dysfunction in muscle cells may explain why exercise makes long COVID patients feel worse]( Exercise is usually a good thing but for many long COVID patients it can often make their condition worse. Two new studies are shedding light on this counter-intuitive phenomenon, finding distinct physiological abnormalities in long COVID patients. [Read more]( Robotics [Video: LimX humanoid robot climbs stairs that it scopes out in real time]( [LimX Dynamics' CL-1 testbed humanoid robot]( When we last heard from LimX Dynamics, the Chinese robotics firm was showing off a quadruped robot that could walk on legs or roll on wheels. The company has now released a video of its new humanoid robot, which can autonomously climb stairs. [Read more]( Science [One liter of bottled water found to contain 240,000 plastic fragments]( [Researchers have used single-particle imaging to determine the number of nanoplastics in a liter of bottled water]( Using advanced single-particle imaging technology, researchers have ascertained the number of nanoplastics – plastic fragments smaller than a micrometer – in bottled water, finding that, on average, a liter contains 240,000 detectable fragments. [Read more]( Automotive [UP Super Board "skateboard chassis" could boost the production of EVs]( [The UP Super Board on display at CES – the Olympian Motors Model 01, which utilizes the platform, is visible in the background]( Imagine how much faster and easier it would be to produce electric cars if you didn't have to design or build the chassis and drivetrain. That's the idea behind so-called "skateboard chassis," such as the soon-to-hit-the-roads UP Super Board. [Read more]( Aircraft [90-seat Elysian airliner: 800-1,000-km range on batteries alone]( [Elysian says the world is vastly underestimating the capabilities of battery-electric airliners]( A Dutch startup says everyone's hugely underestimating the potential of battery-electric aircraft – that it's possible to build large battery-electric airliners covering distances most assume we'll need hydrogen for. Elysian plans to prove it. [Read more]( Materials [Climate alchemy: Team turns carbon dioxide into super-strong fibers]( [In this illustration of the process, the blue ring represents the electrocatalytic reaction while the orange ring represents the thermocatalytic phase]( In an effort to mitigate human-caused climate warming, scientists are focused on ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One of the more novel ways to do this has just been announced by scientists employing a smart dual-method process. [Read more]( Bicycles [Stromer ST5 Pinion speed pedelec makes its US debut]( [Stromer has announced the North American launch of the ST5 Pinion speed pedelec, which sports electronic shifting and built-in audio alerts]( Back in 2020, Swiss high-end bike maker Stromer unveiled a version of its ST5 ebike with integrated anti-lock braking. Now the company has launched a variant in North America featuring Pinion electronic shifting. [Read more]( Motorcycles [MIT's EV team takes its open-source hydrogen motorcycle to the track]( [The MIT Electric Vehicle team tests out a hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park]( MIT's Electric Vehicle Team has taken to the racetrack with a Ducati 900SS that's been gutted and converted into a hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, hoping to start collecting a few fossil-fuelled scalps. It's also open-sourcing the design for others. [Read more]( Science [Shape-memory hair product keeps curls curly even in 80% humidity]( [Researchers have created a hair product that keeps curls curly, even in high-humidity conditions]( Researchers have developed a product that reduces hair’s moisture-absorbing tendencies, maintaining frizz-free curls for at least six hours in high-humidity environments and even allowing them to bounce back thanks to its shape-memory properties. [Read more]( Biology [With help of lasers, mystery of giant 'King Kong' ape's demise finally solved]( [An artist impression of a group of G. blacki within a forest in southern China]( For two million years, a 10-feet-tall, 660-pound ape thrived in the forest, until it mysteriously vanished during the late middle Pleistocene. After 10 years of work, scientists at last reveal just what happened to our largest known distant relative. [Read more]( Space [Tidally locked exo-Earth has a lava ocean hemisphere]( [HD 63433 d is a small, rocky planet in a tight orbit of its star]( A new NASA study has discovered a new exoplanet that is almost the size of Earth and orbits a star that's the same type as the Sun. Unfortunately, this promising candidate is also tidally locked and has one side so hot that it's one giant sea of lava. [Read more]( Medical [“Glob of randomness” linked to 75% of cancers reined in by novel peptide]( [Researchers have developed a peptide (orange) that targets the MYC protein (gray ribbons) to slow cancer progression]( Researchers have developed a peptide that targets a protein implicated in 75% of human cancers and found that it slowed the proliferation of cancer cells in the lab. It’s the first step towards developing an effective treatment for a range of cancers. [Read more]( Automotive [Hyundai Ioniq 5 slides sideways and spins in place on trick e-wheels]( [Hyundai Mobis shows how its e-Corner wheels create next-generation movement]( Hyundai Mobis has been working on its rotational e-corner wheel system for several years now. At this year's CES, it's showing how the Ioniq 5-bodied Mobion prototype uses the versatile high-tech wheels to slide, glide and practically dance around. [Read more]( Bicycles [Segway invites riders to head off-road with Xafari and Xyber ebikes]( [Both the Xafari (shown) and Xyber ebikes are designed to take the adventure off the beaten track]( Segway-Ninebot has announced a pair of off-road ebikes for late 2024. The low-step Xafari urban explorer comes with full squish and "SUV-like comfort" while the torquey Xyber "silent beast" can roll with dual batteries for 95 miles in the rough. [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