DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

LEXUS' VERY LUXURIOUS MINI-VAN

Source: Lexus

The new, 2024 Lexus LM (Luxury Mover) minivan is undoubtedly the world's most luxurious minivan
Just unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, the electric-hybrid vehicle is more like a limousine & is designed to be driven by a chauffeur
This is the 2nd generation of the LM which is a huge hit in China, where it was solo launched in 2019
The LM is so popular that parent company Toyota & Lexus are going to sell the Gen 2 version worldwide, with one exception - the US
The exterior design is getting some rave reviews with its angular headlights, aerodynamic spoiler on the roof & huge Lexus Spinale grille
The interior offers the ultimate in comfort with sensor-controlled Climate Control, 2 or 3 rows of very plush luxury seats, 48" HD monitor for passengers & Active Noise Control system
Hybrid powertrain comes in 2 versions: 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder engine plus electric engine or 2.5-liter inline 4-cyclinder engine plus electric engine
All-wheel drive
4, 6, or 8 seat configurations
No pricing has been announced yet. but it is going on sale in 2024.

NEW MICRO HOVERCRAFT FROM JAPAN GOES VIRAL

Source: Micro Hovercraft Laboratory

Japanese inventor Hideyasu Ito, in his Micro Hovercraft Laboratory, has created a personal hovercraft that he believes anyone can build for themselves
His innovation has gone viral on Youtube and other social media
Hovercraft are very expensive playtoys for the very rich; Ito's is a DIF for everyone & that's a big story
Ito started out experimenting with leaf blowers and now has innovated a vehicle with an electric drive
It's a twin blower with 4 air skirts & 8 ducted fans for hovering & forward flight
Ito has created 9 micro hovercrafts that resemble a hover motorcycle or hoverbike
This has the potential of being great new travel innovation that lifts above the surface on a cushion of air that could become viable & fun for many.

NYU SCIENTISTS ON BRINK OF REVERSING GREYING HAIR

Source: Hair Colors Stock Image

When you hit your early twenties, for many, all of a sudden your hairdresser says "You've got a few white hairs!! And you are shocked & in disbelief
Fortunately, some scientific help is now on the way for anyone looking at a head of greying hair & it's coming from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU researchers believe that they've found the cause & the potential cure for greying hair
Cause: stem cells that get stuck & immobilized in hair follicles as we age, which causes the hair to lose color because of the lack of access to color pigment cells
Solution: NYU scientists are working to give more mobility to the cells
Focus: Researchers have found stem cells with the unique ability to move between growth compartments in the follicles, which they are continuing to pursue
Potential of this: Billions of people could retain their hair color without having to get it dyed by the hairdresser or by themselves at home to escape that aging, greying look & that would be a much better great, ageless, ongoing look.

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