🌎 New Atlas stories of the week

by Utkarsh Sood

Donut Lab recently released its first pack-level charging test results – its fourth battery test with Verge Motorcycles. Its 18-kWh battery pack maintained over 100 kW of charging power at a 5C pace for five minutes on the Verge TS Pro electric moto.

by Ben Coxworth

Platform pedals with traction pins are great for keeping your feet in place, but they can cause joint injuries by restricting your natural foot movements. The 8 Degree Pedal is made to help, as it's the first platform pedal that's designed to float.

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

After its unveiling back in December 2025, we're getting a better look at the G90 Wingback concept at the ongoing 2026 New York International Auto Show – and our desire for this masterpiece has grown even more wanton.

by Joe Salas

The Kommoda 3.0 is technically an ebike, but twist the throttle and it feels more like an electric moped that happens to have pedals. Fat 20x4-inch tires, a 750-watt motor and speeds nudging 33 mph, this cruiser is built more for fun than commuting.

by C.C. Weiss

Every time we've come across a tiny EV from Ari Motors, we can't help but wonder if there's a camper version. This month, there is. Ari's 458 Pro Campervan is the type of tiny, adorable camping car you usually have to travel to Japan to see.

by Adam Williams

Raising a family in a tiny house is always going to be a challenge. However, the Harmony is a three-bedroom model that features a spacious layout designed from the ground up with families in mind.

by Maryna Holovnova

A new titanium spork-multitool packs 10 functions into a compact design and is now available on Kickstarter. EaTi One is built to handle outdoor adventures, camp cooking, and, most importantly, cracking open a beer by the campfire.

by Bronwyn Thompson

Mount Rushmore may be in South Dakota, but it’s also in Shenzhen, China. Here, the four presidents look out over part of a 118-acre theme park, where iconic world sites are recreated and frozen in time – as the city around it races into the future.

by Ben Coxworth

You know how your fingertip flushes white when you press it against a hard surface? Well, scientists have now used that phenomenon to place augmented reality (AR) touch panels on real-world surfaces such as walls and desks.

by Monica J. White

XGIMI’s Titan Noir series triple-laser projectors combines triple-laser projection, dual-iris contrast control, and high brightness to improve black levels, color accuracy, and large-screen home theater performance.

by Bronwyn Thompson

Drastically shifting from experimental film and costly hardware, Lomography is taking on the digital world of photography. Its new reloadable LomoChrome Classicolor camera – costing less than US$28 – captures images that don't need any filters.

by Michael Franco

A uniquely shaped baseball bat went viral this time last year after delivering the New York Yankees a franchise-best nine home runs in one game. A new study, however, says the bat doesn't really deserve the hype it got.