DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


NEW SCIENCE:  FAMOUS KING TUT CURSE SOLVED





                                                                    Source: King Tut Tomb Stock

  • More than 20 people died after being present at the 1922 opening of King Tut's tomb, including archeologist Howard Carter, seen in the photo.  Their deaths were all attributed to the legendary Pharaoh's Curse that goes back many years.  Now a scientist claims to know the real cause.  Here's what we know:
  • The famous Pharaoh's Curse seems to befall anyone who opens King Tut's Tomb
  • Since 1922 more than 20 people died after being present when the tomb was opened
  • Now an expert, Ross Fellowes, claims there is a scientific reason for the deaths
  • The researcher's finding: the deaths occurred from radiation poisoning from elements containing uranium and toxic waste deliberately put inside the vault
  • Exposure to the uranium likely caused cancers
  • Interestingly, ancient people knew how dangerous the toxins were as evidenced by inscriptions found inside burials
  • King Tut died at the age of 18 years old in roughly 1300 BC
  • More than 2000 computer scans have shown that Tut had his problems: he had buck teeth, a clawed foot and troublesome hips.


NEW, MULTI-FLYING MODE AIRCRAFT

                                                                    Source:  Sikorsky

  • Sikorsky has been successfully testing a revolutionary plane concept - a rotor blown wing plane - that has multiple modes of flying.  Here's what we know:
  • It's a hybrid-powered VTOL that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter
  • It's also a tiltrotor that tilts over to fly forward with its wings
  • Rotors blow air over the wings to give it lift
  • Sikorsky says the hybrid-electric motors make the aircraft less complex, more efficient, safer and much more compelling
  • The rotor blown wing concept began as a DARPA X-plane project, funded in part by the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • It's been intensively tested for more than a year with potential customers like the US Army and others watching with interest
  • Sikorsky is owned by Lockheed.

"Daily Innovation Brief"© By Edward Kane


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