Important Innovations

All Electric and Self Balancing Source:  Stator A New Way to Scoot It's called Stator and it's a self-balancing scooter, largely by its very wide tires. The vehicle is about to launch.  The scooter is all-electric, green and is designed as an alternative means of urban travel. Stator is a California based company. The vehicle designer and company founder is Nathan Allen. The vehicle is being tested and readied for launch.  No pricing on it yet.   Here are a few specifics on it: Reaches maximum speeds of 25 mph 4 hour charge provides 20 miles of ride time 1.2 hour fast charge option Use a keyless RFID startup Breaks and throttle are on the right side The large rear tire holds the 1000 watt motor The front tire controls direction It weighs 90 pounds and can carry up to 250 pounds It folds for easier transport There are 3 programmable power settings: learner, intermediate, expert.       .

Important Innovations Collection - Travel by Edward Kane ASIN: B07N15VKCW Audiobook Live on Amazon, iTunes and Audible My journalist colleague Ed Kane's book Important Innovations Collection - Travel just went live as an audiobook on Amazon, iTunes and Audible.  It's also available in paperback and e-book formats.  It was my delight to serve as narrator of the audiobook version.  The book is a fun series of news briefs on the latest and most exciting innovations in travel.....important innovations changing your future.  Important Innovations Collection: New Audiobook : Important Innovations Collection - Travel ASIN: B07N15VKCW   Amazon, Audible, iTunes Important Innovations:  Collection ...

Brand New Material Stronger & 5X Lighter than Titanium Source: University of Pennsylvania Innovated by Scientists at UPENN, U of Illinois & U Cambridge UK Clearly, this is breakthrough Materials Science.  A material developed by this international team that is as strong as titanium, 5-times lighter and for many potential uses, such as aircraft wings, prosthetic legs, batteries and a lot more.  The structure is so light it can float on water and so porous it can be made into a battery.  It's great innovation and for a great news story blog on it, go to Important Innovations Collection: Metallic Wood Strong as Titanium : New Material Developed by UPenn , U of Cambridge UK & International Team Source:  University of Pennsylvania Brand New Material ...

Expands and Monitors Stomach Health MIT E-Pill MIT has developed an ingestible e-pill that is jello-like and expands just like a pufferfish.  It stops in the stomach in place to take readings overtime. This new e-pill overcomes the limits of other e-pills that just past through the system. New, Expanding E-Pill  Monitor This is a medical device at the cutting edge.  Composed of two types of hydrogels, the pill expands to take stomach readings for thirty days.  It's a quickly expanding pill to monitor your stomach health.  It's been tested in animals and its sensors stay in place for 30 days to monitor the stomach. Other Potential Use The MIT team believes several e-pills expanding in the stomach could serve as a weight loss system.  The jello like substance would make the stomach feel full and reduce appetite.  This cutting edge innovation is under development and testing for commercial applications.

Fingerprint Recognition Smart Device that Opens Your Car with a Touch Source:  Anytek New Innovation at Your Fingertips This is brand new technology that is an alternative to keys and codes for car security.  It's called Anytek and is a fingerprint recognition smart device that  instantly opens your car if the fingerprint is a match with the authorized driver.  It's a waterproof, keyless, anti-theft device. For a great news blog on this go to Important Innovations Collection: New Smart Device for Car Security : Anylock Fingerprint Padlock for Your Car Padlock Opens with a Touch This is new technology to secure your car.  Anylock is a finger...

MIT Robot Plays Jenga Source:  MIT Remarkable Robotics MIT's latest robot is being called a new kind of intelligent robot.  It uses vision and touch to play Jenga, which requires an understanding of the forces of physics such as push, pull and spatial arrangement.  Through machine learning, the  new robot has interactive perception and sophisticated manipulation.  For a great news story on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Jenga Playing Robot : Highly Advanced, New Kind of Robot Courtesy:  MIT MIT Robot Has Interactive Perception & Sophisticated Manipulation to Play Jenga ...

Robot Explorers Enabled by MIT Algorithm to Calculate Risks vs. Opportunities Source:  MIT Breakthrough New Algorithm for Intelligent Robot Explorers MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute engineers have just created an algorithm that enables marine robots to calculate the risks versus the opportunity of exploring remote ocean regions for scientific research.  This is groundbreaking science.  The researchers believe it could enable fleets of explorer robots to pursue discoveries in the ocean, space and on earth, all the while calculating whether the risks are worth taking.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: MIT's New Robot Explorers Calculate Risk : Daring Bands of Robot Explorers for Ocean, Space and Earth Source:  MIT Algorithm Breakthrough by MIT and Woods Hole Oceanograp...

Sierra HD Makes Truck Trailers Transparent Source:  GMC Sienna HD Transparent Truck Trailer for Safer Towing While Travelling The Sierra HD has an array of 15 cameras to provide wide view, "transparent" navigation, according to GMC.  They have just unveiled this new system which the company says makes for safer towing by creating a transparent truck trailer as seen from the driver's rear view mirrors.  The technology allows the driver to see what behind them. The Difference What's different here about the camera system is there is a trailer mounted camera system that GMC says offers a "transparent trailer view".  The camera is the first installed in a production vehicle.  It makes it a lot easier to park the truck with a large haul in the trailer and travel through narrow spaces. It is new automotive  innovation and just unveiled by GM.

Stanley Black & Decker's New Health Care Companion Smart Device Pria Stanley Black and Deckers is a distinguished tool and outdoor device company that is now moving into smart devices for patient care at home and in clinical environments.  It just unveiled Pria, a home health care and companion robot produced by its new STANLEY Healthcare division.  For a news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: New Home Care Companion Robot from Stanley Black &... : Stanley Black & Decker's Pria Source:  Stanley Black & Decker's Pria Helper Robot Designed to Enhance Patient Lifest...

University of Utah Robotic Science Innovation Source: University of Utah's Robotic Grasp System- Precision (left), Power (right) Robot Grasping Planner System to Extend Robot Grasping Abilities Scientists at the University of Utah have just developed a new, supervised learning system to enable robots to grasp objects with delicate precision and/or power/strength.  The purpose is to greatly expand their functionality.  It's called a probabilistic grasp planner and it's new innovation for the development of robotics. Real Time Robot Planning Device The device is able to plan grasps in real-time.  The system models and plans high quality precision and strength grasps.  It allows the robot to learn the best grasping technique as it practices on different objects. So for instance, the power and strength needed to pick up and place heavy objects and the precision and delicate manipulation needed for smaller, fragile objects. Learning and Planning Grasp System for Ro

New Driverless Car Safety System to Protect Pedestrians and Build Trust Jaguar Innovation Jaguar has just unveiled this unique driverless car projection technology.  The system uses bars of light reflected on the road ahead of the vehicle to let pedestrians know exactly where the vehicle is headed.   The purpose is to build trust for the vehicles with pedestrians.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Jaguar's Unique Projection Technology for Driverle... : Driverless Car Trajectory Displays Source:  Jaguar Bars of Light to Protect Pedestrians and Build Trust Jaguar Land Rover has just d...

This Phone Triples in Size Source:  Xiamoni, Double Folding Phone Xiamoni's Double Folding Smartphone This is a really coo,l new piece of smartphone innovation.  The double folding smartphone from Xiamoni expands to triple its size from a pocket phone to a tablet.  This is a prototype but experts say there is nothing like it out there. More to This - Shifting Screen Image Xiamoni' s foldable phone shifts the image when opened to the size of the screen rotationally in an automatic fashion as you flip it.  There aren't a lot of tech specs on this breakthrough phone as it is a prototype and under development. But it is something to be aware of as it goes to market. Thought you might enjoy knowing about this innovative development in smartphones.

MIT's Laser Beam Speech Messaging to Your Targeted Ear Source:  Laser Beam Speech MIT Laser Beam Speech - Breakthrough Innovation It's being called Laser beam speech and is a revolutionary form of messaging.  It's just been developed by scientists at MIT's Lincoln Labs.  It is a new laser system that can send an audio message such as voice, music or tone, to a selected person's ear by laser light without anyone else detecting or receiving it. MIT scientists say it's safe and can target an individual in any location. It's an incredible innovation.  For a news blog on it, go to Important Innovations Collection: MIT Laser Sends Sound Messages : Transmitting Sound By Light to Your Selected Recipient Source:  MIT Breakthrough Laser System from MIT This is breakthrough technol...