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Your Health, Wellness and the Practice of Medicine - Latest Global Innovations "Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs"  by Edward Kane New Book:  Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs - Free Borrow I co-authored this book, which is the 8th in our series "Important Innovations Collection" with fellow journalist Ed Kane.  This is a great reference guide, in a news summary form, of the most important and latest medical innovations impacting our lives.  For more details on free borrows and free sample reads, go to Important Innovations Collection: Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical ... : New Book on Kindle and Amazon, Free Borrow & Free Sample Read I've just published my latest book, the 8th in the series, &quot...

Robotics Gliders Soaring Like Birds Source:  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Montage University of California Scientists Train Autonomous Gliders to Fly Like an Eagle This is very important research that may have ramifications in terms of navigational systems and artificial intelligence for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's).  Physicists at the University of California San Diego have taught robotic gliders to soar like birds.  Using reinforcement learning, the gliders ride rising currents of warm air to soar just like birds.  For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Robotic Gliders Flying Like Birds : Physicists Train Autonomous Gliders to Soar Like Eagles Source:  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Montage New Navigational ...

Purifies Water by Ultraviolet Light Source:  Luma Cuts Plastic Waste The Luma bottle is a self-cleaning, reusable water bottle.  It purifies your drinking water by UV light.  All the while, cutting plastic bottle waste.  The Luma technology for this green, innovative product is patent pending. Destroys 99.9999% of Bacteria The bottle contains a UV-C light at its base which is in constant contact with the water.  In one minute it destroys 99.9999% of the bacteria in the water, according to Luma. A Lot of New Innovation The bottle contains a waterproof charging port and a Li-Polymer battery that can provide more than two months of cleaning cycles to purify the water on a single charge.  This innovative product and Luma technology were developed by college students who started working on it in October 2017.

The Robot Olympics Source:  DARPA DARPA's Subterranean Robotic Challenge Gets Underway The Pentagon's DARPA believes the next robotic challenge is for robots to autonomously operate in dangerous underground areas such as cave networks, tunnel systems and urban undergrounds.  Missions include investigatory work and search and rescue.  The purpose is to keep humans out of harms way. DARPA will kick off its Subterranean Robotic Challenge this weekend.  Some of the world's leading roboticists and their technology are competing in the Challenge which continues through August 2021.  For a great news blog on this go to,  Important Innovations Collection: SubT - Next Challenge for Robots : DARPA's Subterranean Robotic Challenge Source:  DARPA The Robot Olympics Are About to Begin The US Defense Department's Adva...

Inexpensive Alternative to Glass Windows and Solar Panels Source:  American Chemical Society KTH Transparent Wood New Innovation from Sweden's KTH This is important innovation in materials science.  Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a transparent, synthetic wood that can store and release heat.  The material is transparent.  It's an inexpensive alternative to glass used in windows and solar panels. Their innovation was just presented at the American Chemical Society meeting in Orlando, FL. Building on KTH Research This is an important iteration on a research theme and results achieved by KTH.  They previously created a transparent wood by cutting the lignin from the cell walls of balsa wood and combined that with plexiglass. New Transparent Wood They've now added the phase change polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the wood fiber and plexiglass mixture.  The result:  material that absorbs heat and stores energy that

Germany Leads International R&D on Reusable Rockets Source:  DLR Model of Reusable Rocket System FALcon - Catching Rockets in Flight An international consortium from six European Union countries have just launched R&D for reusable space rockets. The program is called FALcon. The effort is being spearheaded by Germany's space agency DLR.  The system includes a chase aircraft that follows the rocket after liftoff and catches rocket stages on descent.  The plane tows the booster to a landing area and releases it so it can glide to earth.  The project starts with a three year study.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Catching Rockets in Flight : Germany Spearheads Reusable Rocket Concept Source:  DLR Model  FALcon Project Six international European Union partners are worki...

Toyota's New Robot that's a World Class Athlete Source:  Toyota's Cue3 Shooting Hoops with Visual Feedback Cue3 Robot Does Amazing Basketball, Shooting Hoops Toyota has created a new, big,6'10" athlete robot called Cue3 that shoots basketball hoops. It performs 3 point shots with incredible accuracy.  The purpose is to demonstrate robotic visual feedback.  The performance is better than NBA professional averages for shooting 3-pointers.  It's very impressive robotic innovation.  For a great news blog go to, Important Innovations Collection: World Class Robot Athlete : Toyota's Basketball Star Source:  Toyota's Cue3 Shoot Out Winner Toyota's new Cue3 robot is a great sharp shooter.  In a...

"Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs" by Edward Kane Eighth paperback book in the series "Important Innovations Collection" just published on Amazon.  The focus:  The Latest Medical Breakthroughs.  For details go to Important Innovations Collection: New Paperback "Important Innovations Collection" : "Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs by Edward Kane I've just published on Amazon my 8th paperback ...

World's 1st Commercial Robotic Apple Harvest Source:  Abundant Robotics Now Harvesting in New Zealand The apple picking robot is the design of roboticists at Abundant Robotics, headquartered in Hayward, California.  It relies on machine vision to identify and harvest the fruit.  The robotic system is now performing the world's first commercial robotic apple harvest in New Zealand. LIDAR on Board The robot navigates the apple orchard with LIDAR.  It recognizes ripe, ready to be picked fruit with machine vision.  And, it uses its vacuum tube arm to pull the apples from the trees. The apples are transported by conveyer belt to a bin for pickup. On Duty 24/7 The apple picking robot is currently harvesting apples in New Zealand.  It can roam the rows of apple trees 24/7.

New Car Biometrics:  Your Heart EKG and Eyes ID Monitors Faurecia's Smart Car Console  Your New ID to Drive Keyless and Safely Monitor Your Health While Driving The functionality of this new tech is big for your safety behind the wheel.  It's technology starting in the car's steering wheel that identifies you as the driver to start the car without a key and then can monitor the state of your heath behind the wheel, also your passengers.  This is great evolving innovation that will first be deployed in cars.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Cars ID'ing You & Your Health : Very Smart Cars -  Future Biometrics in Cars Source:  Faurecia's Smart Console to Monitor Heart & Breathing Rates Your Ca...

Latest Book - "Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs" by Edward Kane Latest Medical Innovations This is the 8th book in our series on innovation "Important Innovations Collection".  It showcases, in a crisp news summary fashion, the latest and most exciting new medical innovations.  I co-authored it with fellow journalist Ed Kane.  The research and writing we did was especially enriching as there is an accelerating pace of life enhancing innovation in medicine and health.  The book is a valuable reference source and guide to the latest in global medical innovation.  For more information, go to Important Innovations Collection: Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical ... : "Important Innovations Collection - Latest Medical Breakthroughs" by Edward Kane My Latest Book - Number Eight in the Innov...

Estonia's Robot Judge Small Claims Only - Case Open for Discussion The Ministry of Justice in Estonia has asked the nation's Chief Data Officer, who is a PhD candidate at a university in Sweden,  to design and create an artificial intelligence system to decide small claims court cases. First Robot Judge The government wants a "Robot Judge" to clear the high volume of backlogged small claims cases that they're facing. This is a world first case for a fascinating use of AI for law. Project Proceeds with Contract Disputes The project will start later this year.  And, a pilot program will kick it off with contract dispute cases to test the AI system's effectiveness.  When the AI system is completed, it will analyze legal documents and other pertinent information before reaching a verdict.  By the way, the parties involved in each case have the option of appealing the AI decision to a human judge. Very interesting intersection between the law and AI.

Message from Maryanne Kane of Important Innovations Source:  Maryanne Kane, Host of CEO Global Foresight on PBS Personal Message This is perhaps the last moment or two I can connect with you on G+.  It's been great posting my news blogs on innovation here and seeing your views and likes. It provided a global communication source of what really matters and interests all of us about the future of innovation.  Many thanks and want you to know how much I've enjoyed reading your blogs on G+. Journalist and Innovation As a journalist and innovation explorer, I'll continue to post my news blogs on the latest and greatest new innovations.  You can follow me here on my blog.  My national journalist colleague (my brother) Ed Kane and I have co-authored 7 books and counting on innovations across industries.  You can get free borrows and reads at Ed's page  amazon.com/author/ekane   And I'm up on social media.  My email is mdkane26@gmail.com.  It's been a great