DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

AT THE FOREFRONT OF WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY



                                                                    Source: AST SpaceMobile

  • Texas-based startup AST SpaceMobile has secured major strategic investment money from Google, AT&T AND Vodaphone to build a space-based cellular network.  Here's what we know:
  • This is the world's first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible by smart phone
  • It has the potential to give connectivity to 5.5 billion devices when they are out of coverage areas
  • $206.5 million invested by Google, AT&T and Vodaphone to develop it
  • AST SpaceMobile operates the world's largest commercial communications array in low-Earth orbit, the BlueWalker 3 Satellite
  • AST claims to be at the forefront of wireless innovation in the emerging space-based cellular direct-to-device market
  • Their goal:  close the global connectivity gap by bringing 5G broadband services from space to billions of people with smart phones.


ELECTRO-SHOCKING YOUR MUSCLES INTO SHAPE




                            Source: Barunbio & Stock e-fabric

  • South Korea-based Barunbio Energywear workout clothes deliver low power electrical stimulation all over the body to speed muscle gain.  Here's what we know:
  • This high-tech workout gear collects electrical energy produced by the body and redistributes it
  • Company says 20 minutes of lunges while being zapped equals 2 hours of workout
  • No battery needed - body movement powers it
  • Micro-electric stimulation from the exercise and clothing activates muscle cells
  • Barunbio Energywear is stitched with special fibers that conduct electricity
  • Their product WE-Stim leggings (wearable electric stimulation leggings) just won an Innovation Award at CES 2024
  • The micro-electricity that we all produce but dissipate and loose in normal exercise outfits is captured and directed to muscles in Energywear, including WE-Stim
  • The company claims their electrical stimulation gear improve performance by 30%, reduces fatigue by 6% and offers anti-aging benefits.
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