Important Innovations

Pelebox Smart Locker  Digital Wall Enables Rapid Dispensing of Medications The Pelebox Smart Locker system is designed for rapid dispensing of medications.  The digital wall created by a South African innovator just received the Royal Academy of Engineering 2019 Africa Prize. It's estimated that nearly 5 million patients in South Africa alone could benefit from this innovation.   For a great new blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Pelebox Smart Locker : Award Winning System for Rapidly Dispensing Medication Source:  Innovator Neo Hutiri and his Pelebox Innovation from South Africa Th...

United Airlines' Eco-Skies Source:  United Airlines Green, Clean Flying United Airlines called yesterday's Chicago to Los Angeles commercial flight "the Flight for the Planet" and a world first.  For the first time on a single, commercial flight, four eco-friendly components were utilized:  sustainable aviation biofuel, efforts to achieve zero cabin waste, operational efficiencies and carbon offsets. Commitment to Sustainable Flying from the Top United Airlines President Scott Kirby is  personally committed to finding innovative ways for a more sustainable flying future.  His goal is to establish United as the world's most environmentally friendly airline. Flying Green Yesterday's flight was 30% powered by aviation biofuel.  Kirby wants all United flights eventually powered by biofuels.  To cut fuel burn while on the runway, the pilots used one engine instead of two.  The pilots also used a continuous rather than stepped descent to land at LAX

BMW Jaguar Land Rover Partner to Accelerate Development of Electric Cars Source:  BMW Factory in the US The automotive giants are teaming up to accelerate the development and reduce the costs of electric cars.  They're focused on state of the art electric motors, transmissions and power electronics.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: BMW Jaguar Innovation Alliance : Jointly Developing Electric Car Parts Source:  BMW Assembly Line Goal: Cut E-Car Costs Jaguar Land Rover and BMW are teaming up to j...

Amazon Testing Make-Up in Virtual Reality VR for MakeUp For millions of women this could be a VR gamechanger.  Test in VR a lipstick you are about to buy for forty dollars plus, to make sure it works for you.  L'Oreal and its virtual reality business ModiFace are providing make-up testing technology to Amazon. They are targeting your smartphone to do this. You can test the lipstick product on Amazon before you buy it for yourself. That's the starting point. Great Idea Amazon customers can test lipsticks on any mobile phone video or image device. And it's not just L'Oreal brands. It's also Maybelline and Lancôme lipsticks to start.  This begins in the US and Japan this summer 2019. It's a great idea to test in VR before you buy. It sounds like technology working for us, before making worthless purchases you just throw away.

World's 1st No-Needle, Continuous, Wearable Glucose Monitor Source:  Nemaura Medical's SugarBEAT Approved Medical Innovation from UK - Going to Market in EU Important Innovations Collection: 1st 24/7, Noninvasive Glucose Monitor : World First Glucose Monitor That's Wearable, Non-Invasive & Continuous Source:  Nemaura Medical's SugarBEAT SugarBEAT Mon...

Salk Institute's Audacious Plan to Cut Global Warming with Carbon Hungry Plants Source:  Cornfield Stock Image $35 Million in Funding from TED Audacious Project Scientists at the Salk Institute in San Diego are developing genetically engineered plants with the capability to greatly increase their storage of carbon dioxide.  They believe that widespread use of such plants on farms worldwide could reduce carbon dioxide in the air by 25%.  For a great news blog, go to  Important Innovations Collection: Carbon Hungry Plants : Fighting Global Warming With Plants Source:  Cornfield stock image $35 Million Project at the Salk Institute The Salk Institute in S...

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...