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A different style of compact bike from the folding bikes we see here at New Atlas, the Minimal Bike keeps things simple and light. Designed by Dutch bike guru Bram Moens, the carbon fiber Minimal Bike tips the scales at under 15 lb (6.8 kg).

Art has always been fundamentally intertwined with technology. In this series we look at the impact of digital technologies on art and how artists are creating entirely novel forms of art using these modern tools. In this instalment we examine the quietly revolutionary world of Minecraft Art.

Some of the data collected over the last six years by the ESA's CryoSat satellite has now been compiled into a one-of-a-kind 3D image, offering a more comprehensive look at Antarctic ice elevation than ever before. ​

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NSU)​ have developed a way to capture and digitally transmit the flavor of a drink that is reproduced using electrodes to trick your tongue into tasting the sourness of lemonade when all you're really drinking is boring old water.

The Instax Mini 9 is the latest cutely-styled instant camera from Fujifilm, and could be the same sort of hit as its predecessor at parties and weddings. In addition to being available in a new range of color options, the US$70 Mini 9 will gain a close-up lens attachment and a selfie mirror.

Consumer-level gimbal stabilizers for DSLR-sized cameras are really only about three years old. But in those three years they've come from US$4,500 down to just $599 with this Moza Air from Gusden, which stabilizes a 2.5-kg (5.5 lb) camera rig for four hours, but it might have a crucial flaw.

In the past five years or so, numerous new hammock shelters and suspended tents have mixed and mingled with older market staples. Now major US outdoor retail co-op and gear designer REI is launching its own, stringing the Quarter Dome Air Hammock to a couple trees near you.

In a sea of increasingly masculine, analog-informed smartwatch designs, the Apple Watch stands alone as an iPhone-dependent piece of wrist tech with a distinctly 21st-century look. While the wearable certainly has its merits, we think the Apple Watch is begging for a few key updates.

​Formula 1 represents the peak of technology in motorsport, but that doesn't guarantee good racing. Over the past few seasons, the cars have become faster and more efficient, but the racing hasn’t changed. It’s boring and, if you’re not a super-fan, tough to understand.

Rather than always replacing parts, fixing things or just throwing them away, self-healing materials can patch themselves up as required. Now, researchers at are working on extending the life of membranes in hydrogen fuel cells by equipping them with similar self-healing powers.

The Scewo is the latest wheelchair design that can navigate staircases. The sleek prototype uses two big wheels with a Segway-styled balancing system to navigate flat ground and drops a set of rubber tracks to tackle stairs.

​Over the past several years, we've seen an increasing number of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial drones. One of the latest such aircraft, the U-Lion, has a couple of particularly interesting features.