Important Innovations

That's the Question in Europe Source:  Intel European Union Votes for 5 G European Union nations have opened their roadways to 5G connected cars.  They also rejected a European Commission recommendation for a Wifi based standard that VW supports.  The 5G vote is considered a win for BMW and Qualcom that support a 5G system.  The vote reversed a EU vote in April that endorsed Wifi over 5G. Split Decisions Telecom and automotive companies are divided over which tech is safer and works better.  The European Commission argued that Wifi, unlike 5G, is available now and would make roads safer.  Wifi basically connects cars to cars.  5G connects both cars and devices in the surrounding environment, including traffic data, navigation and entertainment.  Among the supporters of 5G, Daimler, BMW, Ford, Intel and Deutsche Telecom.  Wifi's supporters include Toyota, Renault, NXP, among others.  The European Union is expected to formalize its 5G decision later this summer.

VR, AI and AR Combining Forces to Advance Medicine Source:  University of Michigan New Tech Enables Doctors to See Patient Pain for Better Treatment New technology that allows doctors to see their patient's pain, including its location and intensity, has just been unveiled by scientists at the University of Michigan.  It combines virtual reality, artificial intelligence and augmented reality and is called the CLARAi VR.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Virtual Reality Advancing Medicine : VR Seeing Your Pain Source:  University of Michigan VR, AI & AR Showing Doctors Where It Hurts New technologies, including Virtu...

New Book on Important Space Breakthrough So Far in 2019 Source:  NASA Space experts are calling 2019 the year of a new space renaissance. Just in the past six months, major discoveries, explorations and innovations have been rocketing in from space.  For a handy reference guide, we're finalizing a book on big news stories on space so far this year.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: New Book on Space Discoveries & Exploration : Source:  NASA New Book on Space I’m in the process of finalizing a very fascinating book “Big Space News 2019” with fellow journali...

World First:  Noninvasive Brain Computer Interface that Mind Controls Robotic Arm Source:  Carnegie Mellon and University of Minnesota Breakthrough Technological Innovation A team of engineers from Carnegie Mellon and University of Minnesota have invented a breakthrough piece of technology.  A non-invasive, brain-computer interface that works to the level that human thoughts control sophisticated robotic arm functions on the computer. The system is an EEG external cap on the person's head and doesn't require any surgery to place a brain implant in the human.  This is a first.  For a great news blog with more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Noninvasive Brain Computer Interface : World 1st:  Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm Continuously Tracks & Follows Computer Cursor Source:  Carnegie Mellon & University of  M...

Israeli Advanced Nanosatellite Launched Aboard Russian Rocket Source:  NSLComm Boosting Connectivity from Space NSLComm, an Israel based aerospace startup, just launched into space its expandable nanosatellite. The satellite expands to greatly boost its connectivity capacity 100-times.  The nanosatellite was part of the payload aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket and launched this weekend from eastern Russia. Commercial and educational satellites from the US, Germany, France and the UK were also onboard. Unique Technology There are flexible dish antennas that expand in space when the nanosatellites are in position.  That enables greater bandwidth and internet speeds 100 times faster than current top nanosatellites, according to NSLComm.  Ground crews are able to control the antennas to turn the supply to specific locations on the ground that are in need of increased bandwidth.  The Israeli company says their technology is a unique answer to meeting the growing global connectivity

United Arab Emirates Turns on Largest, Single Solar Farm in the World Source:  Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Farm Renewable Energy for 90,000 People & More, Big, New Solar Projects Underway The United Arab Emirates just turned on the largest, single, solar farm in the world - its Noor Abu Dhabi.  This is ironic but also very promising in the global epicenter of oil production.  Noor generates 1.18 GW of electricity.  Other UAE and Saudi investment projects promise 2 GW and 2.6 GW of solar powered electricity in the Gulf Region.  For a great news blog, on this big renewable energy news development, go to  Important Innovations Collection: UAE's Largest Solar Farm in World : Oil Production Center of World Going Solar Source:  Noor Abu Dhabi Big Solar Projects Underway and More Planned The United Arab Emir...

NASA's Moon Pit Robots: Mission Check out Moon Pits Source:  Carnegie Mellon Moon Rover Andy Potential Shelter for Astronauts & Valuable Resources NASA has provided a $2 million grant to roboticists at Carnegie Mellon University to invent specialized, agile robots to investigate pits similar to sink holes on the Moon.  The purpose is twofold:  determine if they contain valuable resources such as minerals and evaluate if they could be used as shelter for astronauts.  This is part of NASA's Artemis mission to return humans to the Moon by 2024. Craters vs. Pits Craters are formed by impacts such as asteroids smashing into the lunar surface.  Pits are formed when the Moon's surface collapses.  Some experts believe there could be huge caverns under the pits, which could potentially shield astronauts from radiation. Highly Dangerous Mission NASA believes the pit exploration is too dangerous for humans to perform because NASA doesn't know what the pits contai