Important Innovations

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China Investing and Building a "Star in a Jar" Source:  China's Nuclear Fusion Reactor in Hefei, China China Targets 2040 for Nuclear Fusion Power Generation Nuclear fusion power generation is a source of clean, renewable energy.  The nuclear fusion of hydrogen into the heavier element helium is how the sun and stars have remained burning for billions of years.  That's why a nuclear fusion reactor is called a "star in a jar".  It is a powerful source of energy but with many technological barriers yet to be overcome. News now that China is funding and constructing their own star in a jar to generate clean electricity by around 2040. Artificial Sun China calls their Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak Reactor (East) the "Artificial Sun".  It's located in Hefei, Anhui province, China.  They are developing their experimental reactor to start generating electricity and commercializing it by 2040. China is a Leader in Renewable

New Innovation Books by Edward Kane Just Enabled Free Borrowing on Kindle Lending Library If you're interested in the latest, top innovations, there's a great opportunity to borrow for free books of news summaries on top global innovations by national journalist Edward Kane. The opportunity was just enabled by Ed in the Kindle Lending Library.  The books cover significant new innovations in medicine, travel and improving the environment and are co-authored by me.  For details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Latest Innovation Books - Free Borrow on Kindle : My Books I've just made several of my books available to the Kindle Lending Library for free borrowing.  The books contain my news sum...

SpaceX Aces First Commercial Launch Source:  SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Falcon Heavy - World's Most Powerful Rocket SpaceX's first commercial mission for its Falcon Heavy rocket could not have gone better.  For owner Elon Musk it provided a dramatic demonstration of SpaceX's capabilities.  The world's most powerful rocket - Falcon Heavy - successfully launched and sent a commercial satellite for Arabsat of Saudi Arabia into orbit.  Then, Falcon Heavy's three booster rockets safely landed back on earth. It's was a great victory.  For a great news blog with more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: SpaceX Big Victory for Elon Musk : Successful Launch of World's Most Powerful Rocket Source:  Falcon Heavy Lift-Off Took Off With the Force of 18 Passenger Jets Sp...

Safe Robotic Co-Worker Source:  UC Berkeley's Blue Learns on the Job with Humans The roboticists at the University of California Berkeley call it Project Blue.  Blue robot is AI enabled and can safety learn tasks while working side by side with humans. It learns by reinforcement learning or trial and error. The Berkeley team has created what they call a "human safe" robot. Weaker Robot is a Better Robot The team worked on the premise that the stronger the robot the more dangerous it can be to humans.  When a robot makes a mistake, it can damage itself and people nearby.  As a result, Blue features flexible plastic arms with rounded edges that can be easily pushed away.  The team purposefully designed a weak robot that can perform significant, useful tasks because "weaker is safer". Low Cost The team says Blue is a low-cost, backdrivable, 7-DOF robotic manipulator.  The robot not only safely works side by side with humans.  It can also make coffee. 

New Innovation to Forward Constant Use of Green Energy Source:  Vattenfall Salt-Based Storage Tech for Wind and Solar Power The main disadvantage of wind and solar power is their intermittent stop and start nature.  SaltX of Sweden has a new technology solution.  It's a salt based power storage system that Vattenfall, the Swedish power producer, is putting to an industrial level test.  If this works, it could make wind and solar energy more constantly available for our use.  The test is based in Berlin and goes through the summer.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Making Green Energy More Constantly Useable : Renewable Energy Innovation from Sweden New Salt-Based Storage Technology System For Green Energy Vattenfall is a Swedish power produc...

Massive Solar Thermal Power Project Megalim Starts Up in Israel Source:  Israel's Megalim Solar Project  Renewable Energy: Multi Billion Dollar Solar Valley The Megalim Solar Project in Israel is now in commercial operation. It's being called Israel's Multi-Billion Dollar Solar Valley. This is the largest renewable energy project in Israel and one of the largest and most complex in the world. It's a huge, concentrated solar thermal power plant delivering renewable energy in the Negev Desert. It's provides a daily clean energy supply to Israel's National Grid. It reminds you of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's promise 60 years ago "to make the desert bloom again". Commitment to Renewable Energy Israel is committed to reaching a goal of 10% of its electricity generation from renewables by 2020. The Megalim is a big part of that goal and it's one of the largest solar plants of its kind in the world. It is a joint ve

1st Test for CTE, Sports-Related, Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Living Source:  Stock images of football players Breakthrough Research and Discoveries by Boston University Scientists CTE is the danger for players inherent in any contact sport.  Repeated hard hits to and rattling of the head in the course of games taking a cumulative toll and resulting in traumatic brain injury CTE which is a fatal disease.  Until now, there was no way to detect it in the living.  The only reference points for doctors were changes in mood and behavior in the patient following a bad hit to the head and concussion..  But now, there is a brain scan test to detect the abnormal protein tau which is an indicator that the disease condition is present.  It's an important breakthrough just announced by scientists at Boston University.  For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Breakthrough on CTE Brain Injuries from Sports : First Test for CTE in the Living Source:  Stock

Space Tourist Gets Astronaut Wings Source:  Virgin Galactic:  Test Passenger Onboard this space flight gets astronaut wings  FAA Gives Virgin Galactic A Space Passenger Okay The FAA called this occasion as "the start of commercial human space flight is now a reality". Virgin Galactic's first test passenger for a journey to space received her commercial astronaut wings from the FAA, the US government's aviation regulatory agency.  That is a very big deal in the journey Virgin Galactic has taken to launch vacation tourists into space.  The woman flew in Virgin Galactic's rocket plane White Knight Two/Spaceship Two Passenger Craft to experience the space journey from a customer perspective. It was a big success. NASA Engineer The passenger is no novice.  Beth Moses is Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor and a former NASA engineer.  She's also now the first woman to fly to space on a commercial vehicle. What an accomplishment!  She was on t

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First Photo of Black Hole in Space Source: EHT Photo of Black Hole in Space Historic Moment - Seeing the Unseeable Astrophysics history was made today, when a team of international scientists released the world's first photo of a black hole deep in space, 54 million light years away.  Black holes are huge masses created when stars collapse in on themselves at the end of their life cycle.  They are so large and the gravitational field is so intense, nothing, even light, can escape them  For a great news blogs on this historic first, go to Important Innovations Collection: First Photo of a Black Hole In Space : Seeing the Unseeable Source:  EHT Historic Achievement in Astrophysics An international scientific team has released the first photo...

Space Buzz: NASA Astrobee Robots Going to Space Source:  NASA Astrobee robots Will Work on ISS NASA's 3 new Astrobee robots will be launched by the end of April for duty on board the International Space Station (ISS).  Their designed to assist the astronauts on housekeeping and inspection tasks.  For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: NASA Astrobees Going to Space : Robotic Team to Monitor ISS Source:  NASA Astrobees The Buzz in Space Robots in orbit is the buzz in space.  NASA's Astrobee rob...

Small, Portable Device to Convert Your Bike to Electric Source: CLIP  Significant New Innovation This is new innovation to enable a doable, urban work commute and enable cyclists to get up difficult hills and endure long distances.  It is called the CLIP. It's a portable electric motor that can be attached to the front end of your bike and convert it into an electric bike.  It's small enough to go into a backpack and can be placed into action in the front fork in seconds.   For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: CLIP Turns Any Bike into Electric Bike : Portable, 4 Pound Clip-on Electric Motor Source:  CLIP photo CLIP on to Cycle Electric The portable electric motor CLIP turns any ...