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Smart Cycling Important Innovations Collection: Smart Cycling : SmartHalo 2 - Smart Bike Gadget Small Bike Computer Tracks Time, Turns and Distance The SmartHalo 2 smart cycling device is a handleba...

Future of Travel Important Innovations Collection: Travel Innovations - New Book on Future Travel Mod... : “How to Travel in the Future” and “Important Innovations Collection:   Travel” by Edward Kane From flying cars, passenger dron...

Dyson's Electric Car Vision and Patent Important Innovations Collection: Dyson's New Electric Car : Big Investment from a Big Consumer Product Brand Source: Dyson Dyson Is Launching an Innovative Electric Car in 2021 Dyson is a ho...

Weapons at Hypersonic Speeds Source:  Russia Hypersonic Missile Test From Supersonic to Hypersonic Arms Race Russia is on a mission to bring the development of supersonic cruise missiles to the hypersonic level. Hypersonic flight starts at five times the speed of sound or one mile per second.  The news comes  from CEO Alexander Leonovo of Russian weapons manufacturer Tactical Missiles Corporation.  He's developing the Onyx supersonic anti-ship missile that can be fired from subs and frigates. The Onyx travels at 2&1/2 times the speed of sound with a 400 mile range.  Leonovo says his focus for Russian defense is to bring missile speeds to hypersonic and increase their operational range. Incredible Speeds Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a flight test center to inspect a MIG 31 jet fighter armed with the hypersonic Kinzhai dagger missile. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear weapons.  The missile can travel at Mach 10 for 1200 miles.  It can ev

Door to Door Delivery Robot s Source:  Amoeba Energy New Robot Mobility from Japan A team of roboticists in Japan have created a highly mobile robot that's soft bodied and able to climb any type of stairs.  It's treads are able to change form and adapt to its environment.  The inventors designed it for package deliveries and to lift heavy items such as luggage in your home.  For a great news blog, go to   Important Innovations Collection: Door to Door Robots : Soft Bodied Stair Climbers Source:  Amoeba Energy AE-01 AE-01 to Deliver Packages to Your Door A team at Amoeba Energy in Japan has ...

US Company Building Supersonic Jets for Mainstream Travel Source:  Boom Artist Concept Boom and the Supersonic Jet Race The supersonic jet travel race is getting hot.  There are a number of global, startups building jets that fly faster than the speed of sound or 767 mph.  Some companies are targeting 1000 mph and even 3000 mph.  Hermeus, based in Atlanta, GA, is targeting Mach 3 or 3000 mph.  That would take you from New York to London in just 90 minutes.  Another company of note is Boom. Supersonic Flights for All of Us A very interesting supersonic play comes from Boom Technology, which is Denver, CO based and has significant capital behind it.  It is focusing on building 55-seat passenger jets that fly at Mach 2 plus or 2300 mph.  It wants to start pricing seats, when it gets ready for takeoff in upcoming years, at the rate of business class fares.  Additionally, it plans to sell its supersonic jets to traditional airlines and help reduce those business class prices into

New Micro-Sub Delivery System Source:  UNSW Artist Concept International Team of Engineers Invent New Nano Drug Delivery Vehicle The new invention is very promising technology for targeted, in body drug deliveries to attack diseases like cancer.  The new, nano-drug delivery technology is powered by bubbles and nano-motors.  It appears to be a breakthrough.  For a great news blog on it, go to Important Innovations Collection: Micro-Sub Drug Delivery Vehicles : Powered by Bubbles and Nano-Motors Source:  UNSW Artist Concept Very Promising Targeted Drug Delivery System Researchers at the Un...

Developing New Tech for Electric Plane Engines Source:  Embraer and WEG Green Flying Brazilian electrical engineering company WEG is teaming up with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA to develop new technologies for electrical propulsion systems for aircraft.  The development of electric aircraft is a key to reducing global climate change caused by jet fuel emissions and other major sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Blue Skiing into Greener Skies The first test flight for an innovative electric motor by the Brazilian team is scheduled for 2020. The team says they will use a single engine EMB 203 Ipanema plane.  Experts forecast that aircraft design will be revolutionized by radical changes in propulsion systems.  That's why the Brazilian team effort to develop an innovative electric motor for aircraft is so important.  Nations are at the ready to go electric flying. Leading the way is Norway.  It has targeted that all of its domestic flights will be on electri

Book on Latest Top New Gadgets Invented Globally I co-authored this new book with fellow national television journalist and my brother Ed Kane.  It contains easy to read, news summaries on the latest, global gadget inventions.  We've enabled a free Kindle Library borrow for all interested in new gadgets they might want to use. Important Innovations Collection: List of Top New Gadgets : Global Inventions You'll Enjoy Latest Top New Gadgets My latest book "List of Top New Gadgets" has just been pub...

Your Personal Air Mobility Vehicle with No Emissions Source:  Alaka'i Technologies  Skai - Engineering and Avionics from Massachusetts & Design Input from BMW The inventors call this the fuel cell powered aircraft of the people to get above traffic jams.  The drone-like aircraft is hydrogen fuel cell powered and has zero emissions.  This model, pictured above, was just unveiled in southern California.  It's a collaboration between US based Alaka'i Technologies and BMW's design group in southern California.  It is sleek, powered by 6 rotors, a hover craft,  needs a lot of testing, but the inventors say it's practical and affordable.  For more, go to Important Innovations Collection: 1st Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft : People Mover - Air Mobility for the People Sleek Looking and Ready for Testing The world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered flyi...

Drone Shifts from Air to Ground Source:  University of Ben-Gurion of the Negev  FSTAR Drone The Flying STAR drone can drive, fly and even make itself smaller.  All of these functions are achieved using the same set of motors.  FSTAR stands for flying, sprawl-tined autonomous robot.  It's an outstanding achievement by a team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.  It flies like a quadcopter, drives on tough terrain and squeezes into tight spaces. A First This drone is a first.  It can travel on the ground up to 8 feet per second, can climb or go under obstacles and compress itself to traverse narrow spaces.  The drone flies flat.  The sprawl, which adjusts from flat to 55 degrees, allows it to transform from a flying quadcopter to a car-like robot. This hybrid flying, driving quadruped is unique.  It has low power needs and may have a big role in package delivery, search and rescue and other uses.

New Tech to Convert Food Waste into Clean Fuel Food Fermentation Process with a Special Cocktail This is a great new technological innovation to convert food waste into clean, green energy.  It comes from Canada's University of Waterloo.  A team of engineers, concerned about fossil fuel CC damage and the huge amount of global  food waste, have come up with an affordable, productive way to convert scrap food into clean energy.  For more info, go to  Important Innovations Collection: Clean Energy thru Food Fermentation : New Process Converts Food Waste to Clean Energy Source:  University of Waterloo, Canada Microbial Cocktails A team of engineers a...

Robot to Help Roboticists Invent New Robots Kinovo Robotics Movo Robo t This new robot is designed to help roboticists create new robots.  It's a two armed robot, a Movo Robot, built by Quebec-based Kinovo Robotics to build better robots.  This is a complete model specifically designed for researchers to use a robot to scan around for simultaneous localization and mapping research (SLAM).  It is WiFi enabled, can operate autonomously or by remote control. Omnidirectional Wheels The robot comes with one or two arms and a set of grippers.  It's designed to research how a robot can scan the environment and move around most efficiently and accurately.  It has omnidirectional wheels, LIDAR, and a head mounted, depth sensing Konect One  camera.  Onboard Intel CPU processes the robot's date collection, allowing it to control its movements.  It has a rechargeable battery with eight hours operating time.  It's the Roboticists' Robot.