German multitool's badge flashes deeper history than Swiss Army knife
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·3d ago
The white cross with red surround has long been a sacred badge in the world of knives, indicating the timeless dependability and versatility of the Swiss Army knife.
Taylor Swift’s ties to a rise in fatal US car accidents
New Atlasby Mike McRae·3d ago
As a fan of old-school '90s rock and grunge, I can’t say I’m much of a Swifty. Still, it’s hard to ignore the fact that Taylor Swift’s albums are immensely popular, even before the Eras Tour swept...
38-ft tiny house goes extra wide for a more livable layout
New Atlasby Adam Williams·3d ago
With its length of 38 ft (11.6 m) and increased width of 10 ft (3 m), the Retirement Retreat isn't the smallest tiny house on the market, but all that space is cleverly used to provide an interior...
The extraordinary engineering that builds nature's only straight tusk
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·3d ago
The narwhal's defining feature – its continuously growing tusk – is the only straight structure of its kind seen in nature.
Retro e-paper alarm clock puts kibosh on late-night phone scrolling
New Atlasby Monica J. White·3d ago
Designed in Copenhagen, the Habity bedside clock swaps your phone screen's glow for an eye-friendly e-paper display, gentle wake-up tones, and a local library of sleep sounds, all running fully...
Modular hiking stick cleverly hides essential tools for the trail
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal·3d ago
I'm always happy to discover outdoor gear that's designed to take up less room and allow you to pack light.
Stylish camper cube fuses two iconic tiny trailer types into new form
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·3d ago
Seamlessly bringing together the worlds of teardrop-size off-road trailers and molded egg campers, Oregon's Motsmann Engineering presents an equally compelling alternative that feels both vintage...
Gallery: This abandoned 1980s theme park in Korea finds a strange new life
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·4d ago
Fifteen years after owners switched off the rides for the last time, an eerie and rusted amusement park happily in decay in Seoul's outskirts has become one of the city's coolest attractions.
'Phantom earthquakes' can haunt your brain long after tremors stop
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·4d ago
Some time around February 2025, after experiencing a handful of tremors at home in my Taipei apartment (tremors, mind you, that locals wouldn't blink an eye at), I began feeling quakes that weren't...
Gruesome ingredient has kept these 2,000-year-old rock artworks alive
New Atlasby Mike McRae·4d ago
An extensive gallery of ancient rock art paintings in Southern China has long intrigued archaeologists by somehow surviving the brutal tropical elements for around 2,000 years.
Unmanned undersea vehicle demoes launch capability
New Atlasby David Szondy·4d ago
The US Navy scored a first as it carried out a submerged undersea launch of its new low-cost, long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) called HADALUS at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where the...
Volkswagen California concept camper van alters the trajectory
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·4d ago
Volkswagen is already bringing a rather outside-the-box California camper van concept to this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, but it has no intention of stopping there.
Polaris injects pneumatic shifting into expedition-grade side-by-side
New Atlasby Aaron Turpen·4d ago
Polaris has unveiled a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) in its 2027 Xpedition utility.
Your own personal poison-snooper as a wearable skin patch
New Atlasby Malcolm Azania·4d ago
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.
1,600-hp CCGT1 is Koenigsegg's most performant track weapon ever
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal·4d ago
Koenigsegg is paying tribute to one of its cars from over a decade ago, which never got the chance to tear up racetracks like it was designed to do.
New 940-ft glass elevator means kids no longer have to climb vertical cliffs
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·5d ago
A breathtaking plunge in an elevator down the side of a canyon has opened, drastically increasing capacity and making what was once a six-hour round trip even shorter.
Sub-2-lb composite tent laughs off fierce downpours and 60-mph+ winds
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·5d ago
When ultralight backpacking boutique Durston Gear launched the X-Dome 1+ freestanding tent in 2024, anyone familiar with the brand knew it wasn't going to be the lightest in the series.
Extra-wide tiny house makes more space for family living
New Atlasby Adam Williams·5d ago
Downsizing to a tiny house with a family in tow is always going to be a challenge, but the Kookaburra 2.0 has been carefully designed to smooth the process along.
Diesel-electric revival tech builds more capable HD semi trucks
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal·5d ago
Over the last few years, Donald, Canada-based Edison Motors has been working on developing its own line of diesel-electric semi trucks.
BMW's weird Minecraft-like car harvests more energy than it uses
New Atlasby Simon Heptinstall·5d ago
Even the most forgiving automotive designers might struggle to find a flattering angle on the Deep Orange 17.
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