Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  AI ROBOTS COULD TAKE OVER 80% OF UK GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE JOBS                                                                                          Source:  AI Robot Stock In the UK, a new study has found that at least 120 million tasks across the government could be automated at a savings of hundreds of thousands of hours of manual work by humans.  Here's what we know: AI could take over more than 8 out of 10 repetitive jobs Every minute AI helped cut per transaction would save hours of manual work by humans Tasks range from processing passports to registering voters AI could free-up officials from wasting time on bureaucratic issues to allowing them to actually deal with the public The Alan Turing Institute did the research Turing Institute of Britain concludes that  the potential exists for AI to help government become more responsive, efficient and fair. BMW'S FUTURE-FORWARD SUV          

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  A FLYING TESLA?                                                            Source:  Tesla Tesla founder & CEO Elon Musk says he intends to put SpaceX technology into his upcoming Roadster Generation 2 and it may be a flying car.  Here are some key facts: Musk says the new Roadster will contain some "rocket-y stuff" It may use rocket technology from SpaceX It could be a flying car with "Jetson vibes" referring to the futuristic cartoon show of the 1960's Musk says the new Roadster is "not really a car" and will be unveiled later this year It may be the fastest production car in history with top speeds in excess of 250 mph and the capacity to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second Range will be more than 620 miles Musk predicts his 2025 Roadster will far surpass the Cybertruck in technological capabilities. CLIMATE CHANGE IS SMASHING RECORDS                    

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  A FLYING TESLA?                                                            Source:  Tesla Tesla founder & CEO Elon Musk says he intends to put SpaceX technology into his upcoming Roadster Generation 2 and it may be a flying car.  Here are some key facts: Musk says the new Roadster will contain some "rocket-y stuff" It may use rocket technology from SpaceX It could be a flying car with "Jetson vibes" referring to the futuristic cartoon show of the 1960's Musk says the new Roadster is "not really a car" and will be unveiled later this year It may be the fastest production car in history with top speeds in excess of 250 mph and the capacity to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second Range will be more than 620 miles Musk predicts his 2025 Roadster will far surpass the Cybertruck in technological capabilities. CLIMATE CHANGE IS SMASHING RECORDS                       

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  DARPA'S EXPRESS TRAIN ON THE MOON Source:  Stock & NASA The US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA is funding the creation of moonshot concept - a train system for the Moon.  Here are some key facts: DARPA just awarded aerospace & defense contractor Northrup Grummon a contract to create a concept for a Moon train system Northrup is tasked with determining if it is physically and financially possible One option being looked at is a Maglev levitating train moving through vacuum tubes, which would protect the train from abrasive lunar dust The train has a number of purposes:  transport astronauts living on the Moon, help in the process of building necessary infrastructure and enable commercial business opportunities on the Moon NASA's Artemis missions aims to have humans living on the Moon by 2025; no human has been on the Moon since 1972 A lunar express train is viewe

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  DOG NAMED SPORT GETS OWNER BEERS & RECYCLES                                                                Source: Sport, Stock & Brewster Kane This dog training program is a whole new take on the game of fetch. And, it's the talk of the canine community. A Minnesota man has been training his labs to fetch his cold beers from the fridge for 40 years. Over the years, he's trained 5 labs to fetch his beers! Here are the facts: Kris Scheller has trained his dogs since the 1980's to fetch a cold beer for him from the fridge and bring it to him That means open the fridge, grab a beer not a Coke, securely close the fridge and hand the can over to Kris The newest dog Sport 5 is so environmentally correct he even recycles the metal cans The 5th pooch in Scheller's top dog series of pet dogs, Sport 5 uses a foot lever to open and close the recycle bin with his paw Kris uses a treat-based syste

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  PERFECT BODY IN A PILL                                                                                     Source:  Stock US scientists are one step closer to an exercise pill that provides all the benefits of exercise without moving a muscle.  Here's what we know: New pill being developed by scientists at Washington University offers the same benefits as exercise, like weight loss, muscle growth and performance enhancement Called SLU-PP-332 It mimics in the body a physical workout Activates specialized proteins called estrogen related receptors (ERRs) that are triggered by exercise The scientists say it could also prevent age-related problems like dementia and heart failure Works on obesity and muscular strength Has been successfully tested on lab animals The exercise pill details will be presented to the American Chemical Society this spring The promise:  a pill that gets you into perfect shape like a

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  UK SCIENCE: INNOVATIVE, SCENT TRAINING FOR DOGS                                                                                 Source:  Brewster Kane & Winnie Kane My nephew dog Brewster and his St. Patty's Day cousin Winnie are all ears for this! UK scientists have discovered an innovative and more effective way to train your dog that helps make them better behaved. It's based on their sense of sniffing and their favorite treats. And you and I can do it at home. I've started the training on Win. Here are some key facts: It's called scent training The approach is simple:  having the dog sniff out treats The scientists found that the sniffing and search build better cognitive skills in the dog The research team at Aberystwyth University in the UK also used the technique to stop and break bad behavior and help control the dog's impulses Works on dogs of all ages Works on untrained dogs B

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  YOUR MOVIE PREFERENCE SAYS WHO YOU ARE                                                                                     Source:  Stock Let's say you love Star Wars movies or a great Western with John Wayne.  Does that reveal your personality traits?  New scientific research says it does.  Here's what we know: Multiple new scientific studies, including from the University of Lleida in Spain, show how a person's taste in movies reflects their personality If you like adventure movies like John Wayne's classic Westerns, it reveals that you're open, adventurous and very conscientious If you like horror movies, the research demonstrates you're not a psycho, but you are an extrovert If you like comedies, you have a personality loaded with energy If you like romantic comedies, you're a believer in true love And if you like sci-fi like Star Wars, the research finds you to be more open,

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  CHINA's EV MAKER BYD - THE AUTOMOTIVE DISRUPTER                                                       Source:  BYD China-based automaker BYD is disrupting the global automotive industry with its EVs, that are low-priced and loaded with technology.  Now it has unveiled an ultra, electric supercar. BYD has Elon Musk nervous.  Here are some key facts:   BYD sold more electric vehicles than Tesla in Q4 2023, dethroning the global EV giant BYD is known for stylish, inexpensive, technology-rich EVs Some like Dolphin sell in foreign markets for less than $14,000 Its new supercar called YangWang is an aerodynamic work of art It can hit top speeds of 192 mph, has a range of 289 miles and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds It's all-electric, zero-emissions and is priced at $230,000 to compete at the top-echelon of luxury supercars Tesla CEO Elon Musk is concerned that if and when BYD gets into the US ma

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  IS YOUR SOFA OR WORK CHAIR A DEATH SEAT?  NEWS YOU CAN USE                                                                                Source:  Stock New science has demonstrated that sitting too much during the day increases your risk of early death.  This is compelling new science that could help save your life.  Here are some key facts: This is very substantive research done by scientists at University of California San Diego Nearly 6,000 participants with activity monitors were followed for a decade AI was used to link how long the participants sat on a daily basis to the risk of an early death Those who sat 11 hours+ had a 57% higher risk of dying than those who sat less than 9 hours The participants were women 63 to 99 years old The scientists found that even with exercise too much sitting resulted in the same risk Another study, this one in Australia, found that doing 9,000 to 10,500 steps per day