Important Innovations

India Launching Space Mission to the Unexplored South Pole of the Moon Source:Add caption Take-off on Monday, July 15 India is building up a space leadership position for itself.  On Monday, it will launch its second lunar mission within a year.  What is exciting about this one is there's a rover onboard and the destination is the unexplored South Pole of the Moon.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: India Racing to the Moon : Second Unmanned Lunar Mission Source:  Stock Image Rover to Land at Unexplored South Pole "Boldly going to where no country has...

Very Smart Glasses Source:  Stanford University New Invention from Stanford University that Restores Focus and Vision Engineers at Stanford University have invented a prototype for autofocals that restores focus and repairs vision.   It's a remedy for age-related farsightedness which affects more than a billion people.  The system has been tested on patients and it works.  The engineers are now focused on downsizing the system so it is light and wearable.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Very Smart Glasses : Autofocal Lenses That Track Your Eyes to Bring What You're Looking at into Focus Source:  Stanford University  New Innovation Fro...

New Research Shows a Big Problem Source:  Temple University Campus Unhealthy Young American s Researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia have just released a stunning report about hunger on US college campuses.  It's a big problem.  The Temple University survey has demonstrated that 50% of students at more than 100 colleges and universities in the US can't afford to eat a balanced meal.  35% of the students are skipping meals entirely because they don't have enough money to pay for them. Food Insecurity In the US, 13% of the population are food insecure, meaning they can't afford to maintain a well-balanced, nutritious diet and in many cases go to bed hungry.  Recent surveys now indicate the number of college students going hungry is three times that.  The college population is particularly vulnerable because many are spending all of their available money on bills associated with school.  And, because of their class schedules, they can't maintain a f

New Tech: Launching Satellites From 747 Aircraft Source:  Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit's Air Launch System Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit just successfully tested its modified 747 aircraft - Cosmic Girl - that can fire off a rocket containing a satellite and place it in orbit.  The company is planning on its first commercial launch by the end of this summer.  For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Launching Satellites From 747 Planes : Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit  Air Launch System Source:  Virgin Orbit's  747 with rocket under its wing Close to Commercial ...

BMW to Start Producing Electric Mini's in Great Britain Source:  BMW Ready for Global Distribution Spring 2020 BMW has a major commitment to developing electric vehicles.  In fact, the automaker say it will have 25 electric vehicle models by 2023.  The global automaker just confirmed that it will build the Electric Mini's at its facility near Oxford, Great Britain despite the fact that Britain is leaving the European Union.  For a news blog with more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: BMW Going Electric : Electric Mini Production Starts in UK in Late 2019 Source:  BMW's Mini Electric Delivery in Spring 2020 BMW is kicking off its ...

Walmart Using VR To Spot Great Talent Source:  Walmart VR Goggles Deployed to Promote Employees Walmart, which is the largest private employer in the US and one of the world's biggest companies, is using Virtual Reality headsets to spot and develop managerial talent. It's not their only data tool but it is an important one to see how their employees perform in real-time situations as managers in their retail environment.  This is a great example of how VR is  being deployed to advance global business.  For more information, go to Important Innovations Collection: Walmart HR Using VR : Virtual Reality Helping to Test and Promote Employees Source:  Walmart  Technology At the Hiring Edge America's largest private ...

Another Big NASA Contract Win for Space X Source:  NASA IXPE Mission Groundbreaking Astrophysics Mission Space X has been awarded the launch contract for NASA's IXPE mission.  The mission involves the launch of a spacecraft containing three highly advanced space telescopes.  NASA says the telescopes will provide astronomers details on some of the most exotic astronomical objects in the universe - black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.  For more on this amazing mission, go to Important Innovations Collection: Space X Wins Exciting NASA Contract : Space X Will Rocket NASA Telescopes to Detail The Most "Exotic Objects" in Space Source:  NASA IXPE Mission Black Holes, Ne...