Important Innovations

Freestanding Hammock-Tent Camping System Source:  LIT Outdoors Tammock - New Camping Invention This new gadget was just introduced by the company LIT Outdoors.  They call it the Tammock. It's a free standing invention:  a combination Hammock-Tent system that brings the comfort of swinging in a hammock to outdoor areas without any trees.  Or as the company puts it "brings it all down to earth". Hammock Camping System There are other tent-hammocks on the market but they require trees to be setup.  The Tammock has a freestanding tent and hammock that can be setup anyplace.  It has a waterproof rainfly providing tent protection from the rain.  The doors on each side of the tent are rollups.  It's an all in one hammock camping system, good for the beach, desert, the mountains and your backyard.  It's a brand new invention that is in the Kickstarter phase.

Rocks Capturing Climate Change Swiss Innovation to Reverse Global Warming Swiss scientists from ETH Zurich University are injecting carbon dioxide into rocks deep inside a mountain to see if they can lock it away and stop increasing climate change. Novel Experiment Carbon dioxide is the main contributor to global climate change.  In the Swiss Jura Mountains, there is a layer of rock that contains impermeable clay.  Scientists are trying something novel.  They're injecting carbon dioxide into the impermeable clay to see if it can be captured and doesn't leak. Lab in a Mountain This is scientific innovation being performed in a lab in a mountain.  The scientists are now pumping carbon dioxide dissolved with salter water into rock.  They want to see if the gas interacts with the clay and a fault develops in the rock and the CO2 leaks.  If it doesn't, they may have invented a new means of reducing carbon dioxide in populated areas.  A number of nations and corpor

Evolution of Flight from a Flying Dinosaur Source:  Chinese Academy of Science Bat Winged Dinosaur from the Real Jurassic Park This news is right out of the real Jurassic Park.  A fossil unearthed by a farmer in remote China in 2017 has turned out to be a well-preserved fossil of a flying bird-like dinosaur that flew on gossamer wings 163 million years ago.  The fossil documents a stage of evolution in aviation on multiple fronts:  dinosaurs to birds and different types of wings and aviation bodies to navigate most effectively. For more news details go to Important Innovations Collection: Fly Like a Dinosaur : Small, Bat Winged Dinosaur Source:  Chinese Academy of Science Evolution of Flight The Chinese Academy of Science just released their...

Important Innovations Collection: Next Generation Plastic : Fully Recyclable Source:  Stock Image of Ocean Plastic Debris Plastic Debris There are an estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic de...

Leads Investment in New Biotech focused on Therapies for Coronary Heart Disease Source:  Stock Image of Gene Editing Goal: Therapies to Safely Edit Human Genome to Permanently Reduce Heart Disease Risk Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.  Alphabet's venture capital arm GV is leading a $58.5 million investment to launch Verve Therapeutics.  Verve, based in Cambridge, MA, has been founded by a renowned team of researchers in cardiovascular genetics and gene editing.  They are developing therapies that involve editing the human genome to permanently reduce the risk of heart disease.  The company will use the funding to go into early stage testing of its therapies on animals. Verve's Focus The company says it will develop treatments only by editing adult cells so that the effects of genetic manipulation can't be passed on to future generations.  Also, it plans to focus on adults at risk of coronary artery disease. Their Approach Verv

Smart Pill Bottle from Saudi Arabia Source:  KAUST Sends Alerts in the Event of Tampering, Overdose or Unsafe Storage This new medical gadget from KAUST in Saudi Arabia forwards patient safety.  The bottle sends a wireless alert in the event of any sign of tampering, overdose or unsafe storage.  The lid can count the number of pills.  There are also sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, moisture and if the bottle has been opened.  For a great news blog on this, go to  Important Innovations Collection: Very Smart Pill Bottle from Saudi Arabia : Sends Wireless Alerts if Tampered with or Unsafe Source:  KAUST Enhanced Patient Safety From Saudi Arabia A team of engineers at KAU...

Heads-Up Car Navigation Display Your Eyes on the Road - New Tech VIZR and the smartphone are combined as an advanced new display for car navigation.  The goal is to keep drivers focused on the road while seeing navigation tools they need like GPS and city streets right up on the dashboard of the vehicle.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Navigation Display on Car Dashboard : VIZR & Smartphone Advanced Display Source: VIZR Heads-Up Display Gadget VIZR is an advanced navigation display that grips to ...

Advanced Lost Item Finding Gadget  XY Find It - Lost and Found Tech XY Find It technology enables you to find a lost item in a matter of seconds.  It's a new gadget that combines a coin tag attached to an item you don't want to loose and a phone app that receives a signal from the tag and locates the item for you.  The company says the new gadget will help you find anything you've misplaced - in the world - within seconds.  For a news blog on this go to Important Innovations Collection: Lost & Found Tracking Gadget : XY Find It Source:  XY Find It Global Tracking Network XY Find It technology enables you to find a lost item up to 300 feet away with...

Drone-X-Pro Source:  Drone-X-Pro Easy Flying - Tiny Drone - Smart Gadget If you're interested in drones, the inventors of the Drone-X- Pro say this small drone is easy enough for anyone to operate.  It's the size of a cellphone that you can hold in the palm of your hand.  You charge the battery, install the App and in under ten seconds, you're good to go.  You control the small drone's flight by your smartphone. Foldable Propellers This is a precision engineered drone specifically designed for easy flying inside and outside.  Its propellers fold in for easy carrying and the design is lightweight. HD 360 degree Images The drone is equipped to take HD photos and videos and can capture 360 degree images from the air.  It's equipped with gravity sensors to automatically avoid collisions with objects and the ground.  Drone-X-Pro can fly up to 12 meters per second and a maximum  distance of 2 km.  And, it's capable of flying ten minutes without having to

FIXD - Car Health Monitor that Puts You in the Driver's Seat Source:  FIXD New Gadget that Can Save Money on Needless Car Repairs FIXD is a car health monitor that goes into operation when a warning light goes on in your car.   You place the monitor in the onboard diagnostics port below the steering wheel and it relays to your smartphone whether or not there's a problem, if it's an emergency, how severe and the likely cost of repair.  You get the diagnostic information to make a decision rather than the mechanic.  For more details in a news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Car Monitor Prevents Unnecessary Repairs : FIXD - Car Health Monitor Source:  FIXD New Technology That Puts You in the Driver's Seat This monitoring device was invented by...

World First in Medical Robotics Robotic Catheter Autonomously Navigates Inside the Body - Noninvasive Heart Valve Repair Bioengineers at Boston Children's Hospital have invented a robotic catheter that has autonomously navigated inside the body. It noninvasively repaired leaking heart valves on animal models.  This is a world first and may usher in brand new possibilities in the practice of medicine.  For a news blog, go to  Important Innovations Collection: 1st in Medical Robotics : Autonomous Robotic Navigation Inside the Body  Source:  Boston Children's Hospital Robotic Catheter Noninvasively Repairs Leaki...

Mobile Heart Telemetry Rhythm Express RX-1 The Rhythm Express RX-1 is an advanced, remote cardiac monitoring system invented by VivaQuant of Minneapolis. It has just been cleared for use by the FDA. The wearable, wireless heart monitor provides heart patients continuous coverage and gives them more freedom.  It monitors a patient's arrhythmia with its artificial intelligence and patented wavelet-based analytics, 24/7 at home, work, wherever they are. Mobile Cardiac Telemetry The one piece device also functions as a Mobile Cardiac Telemetry unit, wirelessly transmitting the readings for remote analysis by medical staff, allowing the patient to be monitored and diagnosed no matter where they are.  The inventor, Dr. Marina Brockway says it provides faster, higher quality diagnosis at a lower cost. It works continuously for two weeks without a recharge.

Knitted, Soft Robots Source:  Carnegie Mellon University New Approach to Soft Robotics Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a soft, toy robot by using commercial knitting machines.  Soft robotics is a growing industry as roboticists try to create robots that are safer for human.  This is a brand new approach with a lot of promise for soft robotics and wearable technologies.  For more details go to Important Innovations Collection: Soft Knitted Robots : Safer Robots for Humans Soft Actuated Robots Made by Using Commercial Knitting Machines This is a new approach to exploring the potenti...