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New Atlas tours the Polaris R&D facility on the Slingshot's 10th anniversary
November 29, 2025 | Aaron TurpenIt may surprise some to learn that Polaris has a serious research, development, and testing facility. I got a full tour of the place, along with a dedicated test track that I got to use later. -
'AI industry is in a bubble' warns Google DeepMind co-founder
November 18, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonThis week, talk of the AI bubble bursting has intensified with Google top executive Demis Hassabis throwing some fuel on the fire while discussing the release of the tech company's Gemini 3 model. He also thinks some players will weather the storm. -
Puma White Hunter: The legendary multi-tool hunting knife
November 09, 2025 | David SzondyThere are knives, good knives, great knives, and classic knives. Then there are the knives that are flat-out legends with remarkable stories behind them. One of these is the instantly recognizable Puma White Hunter that redefined the hunting knife. -
World Record: Longest non-stop flight is WAY longer than you think
November 02, 2025 | Joe Salas"You can either go to Vegas, or you can go to The Hacienda," is what got this world-record-setting idea off the ground and into the air for a couple of months. Yep, I said months. -
All That Jazzmaster: Ode to an icon that luckily missed its mark
November 01, 2025 | Barry DivolaHow did a guitar that failed to grab its intended market – the market it was literally named after – end up becoming the instrument of choice across surf-rock, post-punk, new wave, power pop, shoegaze and more? -
The Biro turns 80: How a simple pen rewrote everyday life
October 29, 2025 | David SzondyThis month marks 80 years since one of the most influential yet underrated inventions burst onto the market in New York on October 29, 1945. The Biro may seem unremarkable, but it fast became part of our everyday lives and revolutionized communications. -
How to convert a racy retro road bike into a cool, classy commuter
September 09, 2025 | Ben CoxworthHybrid commuter bikes generally aren't known for being all that exciting. That's why some cyclists are taking old speed-oriented lugged-steel road bikes that would otherwise go unused, and converting them into zippy, retro-cool city bikes. Here's how you can do it, too. -
World's first tilt-wing motorcycle also debuts a wild steering system
August 04, 2025 | Loz BlainThis has to go down as one of the most inventive and ambitious motorcycle designs I've seen in nearly 20 years following two-wheeled innovations. That doesn't mean I'd have the cojones to ride it, especially given its eye-popping steering setup! -
Will AI need a body to come close to human-like intelligence?
June 29, 2025 | Starre VartanRoboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step? -
Wärtsilä's 6.5-part plan to decarbonize global shipping by 2050
June 21, 2025 | Loz BlainOnce famous for building the world's biggest and most powerful engines, Finnish company Wärtsilä is investing heavily in technology to clean up the notoriously difficult heavy marine sector. CEO Håkan Agnevall lays out a roadmap to zero carbon 2050. -
Quaise demos maser drill bit to go deeper than humans have ever gone
May 29, 2025 | Joe SalasDrill bits are out, death rays are in. On May 21, 2025, New Atlas hit up Quaise Energy’s literal groundbreaking demo in Houston, Texas where a mm-wave maser melted rock to unlock the deepest, hottest, cleanest energy anywhere. -
The Streetwing: a flying car for true adventure seekers
May 07, 2025 | Joe SalasThe word "flying car" immediately puts visions of "The World of Tomorrow" in my head; retro-looking flashy contraptions. If you were to ask Dezső Molnár what his vision of a flying car looked like, he'd simply show you the one he's building now.
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