Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane     NASA NEW SST - NYC TO LONDON IN 90 MINUTES                                    Source:  NASA, Lockheed Martin Big news from NASA - a SST prototype has just been announced that's twice as fast as the Concorde, 4-times faster than conventional flights and can fly from NYC to London in 90 minutes Here's what we know: Breakthrough supersonic plane under development by NASA capable of travelling at Mach 4 or 3,300 mph Based on NASA's quiet X-59 supersonic plane, designed to fly at Mach 1.3 or 925 mph+ & being co-developed with Lockheed Flying speeds will average between Mach 2 and 4 or 1,535 mph to 3,045 mph New SST will be hydrogen-powered NASA has identified 50 passenger routes over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the new SST Boeing is leading the new SST project with GE Aerospace and Rolls Royce  participating. Meanwhile, X-59 SST is getting ready for its 1st flight test later

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BIG SURPRISE FROM CHEVY:  2025 CORVETTE SUV                                                                           Source:  Corvette SUV Stock images The upcoming Corvette SUV is a surprising new edition to the GM lineup and could be a big bonanza for the Chevy brand Automotive experts are saying the 2025 Corvette SUV will revolutionize the automotive industry and possibly give GM a huge boost in new sales Here's what we know: Will challenge leading luxury and high performance vehicles Sleek, aerodynamic design Powerful powertrain: GM's Alpha that offers a selection of state-of-the-art powertrains and several model options Smaller model with 300+ hp and 4-cylinder turbocharged engine Mid model with 400 hp and V-6 twin turbo engine Top model with 6.2-liter V-8 engine pumping out 500 hp AWD and 10-speed automatic transmission We'll keep you posted as Chevy provides more details on what

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MEDICAL BREAKTHRU: AI BRAIN CHIPS RESTORE SPEECH                                                                             Source:  Stanford University & Stock Doctors at Stanford University using AI-enabled brain chips have performed a medical breakthrough: restoring the ability to speak in an ALS patient who lost that ability to the neurodegenerative disease 13 years ago Here are the facts: 68 year old Pat Bennett lost her ability to speak from ALS, the same disease that killed renowned scientist Stephen Hawking Doctors at Stanford University, as part of a clinical trial, implanted 4 small sensors with AI chips in her brain The AI chips allow her to communicate her thoughts directly from her mind onto a computer screen at 62 words per minute The new AI tech is 3xs faster than current technology It's called an intercortical brain computer interface This also took tremendous work on the p

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane DOG'S BEST FRIEND - WOMEN                                                                 Source: Eotvos Lorand University & Stock The old adage "Man's Best Friend" has just been turned upside down by a university study from Budapest-based Eotvos Lorand University that demonstrates dogs listen to women more than men Here's what we know: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanners were used to analyze dogs' brain activity while men and women spoke Dog brain sensitivity increased when women directed their talk to the dogs One of the study's co-authors mentioned that women used more exaggerated prosody in talking to dogs than men do While monitoring their brain activity, dogs listened to recordings of dogs, infants and adult men and women Dogs brains responded most to dogs and infants Between women and men, dogs' brains responded first to women The resea

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane DOG'S BEST FRIEND - WOMEN                                                                 Source: Eotvos Lorand University & Stock The old adage "Man's Best Friend" has just been turned upside down by a university study from Budapest-based Eotvos Lorand University that demonstrates dogs listen to women more than men Here's what we know: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanners were used to analyze dogs' brain activity while men and women spoke Dog brain sensitivity increased when women directed their talk to the dogs One of the study's co-authors mentioned that women used more exaggerated prosody in talking to dogs than men do While monitoring their brain activity, dogs listened to recordings of dogs, infants and adult men and women Dogs brains responded most to dogs and infants Between women and men, dogs' brains responded first to women The resea

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane PERSONAL FLYING MACHINE TO REPLACE CARS Source:  Zapata French entrepreneur Franky Zapata, the man who flew his hoverboard over the English Channel, has designed a personal flying machine that anyone can fly with minimal training Here's what we know: Called the Airscooter Developed as an alternative to cars Cockpit is egg-shaped Flies as high as 9,800 feet Travelling at 62 mpg, Airscooter could take 10 minutes to complete a 2-hour car commute during peak traffic Uses 6 hybrid-powered rotors for propulsion Its carbon footprint is close to that of a passenger car VTOL that doesn't need a runway Range of 2 hour flights Only 1 person can fit inside Maximum payload 242.5 pounds Currently the company has no plans to sell Airscooter They do have plans for people to pay to fly it by themselves for 40 minutes First flight center will be in Lake Havasu, Arizona This new personal aerial vehicle is get