Renowned physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku is about to start a speaking tour of New Zealand and Australia, speaking about no less weighty a topic than the future of humanity. We had a chance to speak to him about science, the new space race, AI and the greatest threats to humanity.
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We cover a lot of tiny houses here at New Atlas, but it can be difficult to get a handle on what it's actually like to live in one. So, when contacted by Newt Hau, enthusiastic owner of a recently-purchased tiny house we wrote about, we jumped at the chance to ask him about his experience so far.
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He's spent more than 30 years in the car business, so Lynk & Co's Alain Visser might be expected to be an ambassador for the industry. Yet it's an industry the company seeks to turn upside down. So perhaps it's no surprise that Visser has some outspoken views on the industry he labels a "dinosaur".
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At the end of a fun afternoon on fast bikes, we sat down again with motorcycling legend "Electric Terry" Hershner to finish our chat about the first electric Ironbutt, the Vetter Challenge, riding with his manic dog Charger and a future in which two-way EV charging can support the power grid.
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It's likely this guy has done more miles on electric motorcycles than anyone alive. Electric Terry Hershner is an eco-motoring icon, a renowned tinkerer, a cross-country record holder and an unique and fascinating character. Enjoy part one of our long-form interview.
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Even in the cutting edge world of skyscraper design, SOM's Burj Khalifa stands apart and it remains the world's tallest building by a long way. To get the inside story on its design and construction, we spoke with the Burj Khalifa's structural engineer, William F. Baker.
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Diabetes is a data-driven disease, with patients inundated with information to monitor. The One Drop system is designed to let people manage diabetes through an integrated app, smart meter and supplies service, and New Atlas spoke to the company’s founder, Jeffrey Dachis, to find out how it works.
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Who would pay more than half a million dollars on a car if someone else can walk in off the street and buy one exactly the same? And just what can be done with enough time, money and a good idea? We sat down with Michael Bryden, Lead Designer for Rolls-Royce Bespoke, to find out.
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Wind and solar power are proving themselves viable alternatives to fossil fuels. Ocean waves could pitch in too, and Australian company Wave Swell Energy is developing a new device to harvest that energy. New Atlas spoke to Dr. Tom Denniss, the CEO of the company, to find out about the technology.
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Hyperloop crossed another milestone in January with the very first test runs being performed in a vacuum as part of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. New Atlas caught up with VicHyper, one of 27 teams who converged on SpaceX HQ, to chat about how the competition went and what happens next.
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