Important Innovations Collection

Promises to Cut Your Heating Costs 80 to 95% Source:  KOLEDA SOLUS KOLEDA SOLUS - Innovation Heating Up KOLEDA calls it the world's most efficient radiator.  It's called SOLUS.  The graphene based radiator promises to cut heating costs by up to 95% in your home. Nanotech Coating It's equipped with the company's patent pending nanotech coating and graphene based heating element.  These two components work together to offer convection heating and infrared heating. Uses 20 x Less Power The unit, with its minimalist design, can heat 50 square feet with twenty times less power.  It's portable, weights less than 10 pounds and can be preset to your desired temperature.  It's heating innovation that's hot and scheduled for delivery in April 2019.

Detects Cancer Faster Source:  University of Kansas Medical Center Lab on a Chip Works On a Miniscule Amount of Plasma The new, lab on a chip's key piece of innovation is a 3D nanoengineering method that mixes and senses biological elements based on a herringbone structure found in nature.  The herringbone drains the liquid sample into a gap allowing hard contact with the surface of the chip system to recognize disease quickly. This is another example of nature inspired innovation. Ultrasensitive Medical Device This is an ultrasensitive diagnostic device developed at the University of Kansas Medical School.  It's designed to enable doctors to detect cancer much faster from a drop of blood or plasma.  That means earlier intervention and potentially better outcomes for patients.  It's been successfully tested using clinical samples from ovarian cancer patients.

Free Audible Codes for Travel Innovation Audiobook in the UK Audible has just given me free UK codes to provide a free copy of my audiobook "Important Innovations Collection - Travel" by Edward Kane to those interested in the United Kingdom.  If you would like one, let me know at ejkane2@gmail. com   You can also sample it in the UK at  https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B07N157RGQ   We also have a some free codes left for the US if you're interested.   In the US and elsewhere globally, it can be sampled at  https://www.audible.com/pd/B07N16QYJF Best, Ed Kane

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Lights Inspired by Nature Source:  Firefly Stock Image Lightning Bug Based Design This is new research from Penn State University.  They've developed LED bulbs that are brighter and use less energy.  The bulb surface mimics the structure of the firefly's lantern with its asymmetrical microstructures. Much Greater Brightness and Efficiency The Penn State LED design results in a light extraction efficiency to 90%.  Standard LEDs are symmetrical with an efficiency rate of 50%.  The scientists say the improvement is due to greater surface area and randomized reflection that prevents light from becoming trapped.  It's another case of nature inspiring innovation.

UAE Astronaut Going to Space UAE Astronauts For Space Big Middle East Space Ambitions The United Arab Emirates just announced it will send the first astronaut from a Gulf Arab nation into space.   The astronaut will fly aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station.  The launch is set for September 25, 2019.  UAE has two ready to go. Going into Space UAE has been launching its space program and is now  taking off. And, it has big ambitions. It launched its first UAE satellite KhalifaSat in October 2018 from Japan. And it wants to launch a probe to Mars in 2010.  Its big plan is to colonize Mars in 2117 and have a fully functional city there with 600,000 people.. Space is a great, competitive space that enables great innovation ambitions from across the world and beyond.  For more news blogs on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

New Research, New DNA-Like Molecule New DNA Like Molecule Source:  Indiana University School of Medicine NASA Believes This Will Aid Search for Alien Life NASA funded research by a team of scientists from the University of Texas, Indiana University School of Medicine and elsewhere was just released.  The scientists have discovered a DNA like molecule that could be another source - an alternative  to DNA based life.  The scientists have synthesized a molecular system that like DNA can store and transmit information.  They say it's a genetic system for life that could be possible in other worlds. New Ways to Search for Signs of Life NASA's new molecular system is not a new form of life.  Researchers say it suggests scientists  looking for life outside of the earth may need to rethink what they're looking for. Searching for Planetary Life According to NASA officials, life detection is a growing and important goal of NASA's planetary science missions.  The

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Augmented Reality, Intelligent Edge Device for Holograms Source:  Microsoft HoloLens 2 Greater Immersion, Comfort, Time-to-Value Microsoft just released its HoloLens 2 device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  It's a smaller, more powerful version of the AR headset with a much larger field of view.  The company hails this augmented reality device as part of a new era in computing.  A time when the digital world goes beyond 2D screens into the 3D digital world.  They say the device will enable new collaborative computing, working together with ease in real-time in 3D. Here are the Advancements Microsoft is Touting: Immersion that is greatly enhanced making holograms more vibrant and realistic. They've doubled the field of view in HoloLens 2.  It has a new display system with greater performance.  It also has a new time-in-flight depth sensor, combined with built-in AI and semantic understanding, that let's you manipulate holograms in augmented reality

DARPA's Latest Artificial Intelligence Development Program Source:  DARPA Artificial Intelligence AI Capable of Accessing Its Expertise The US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA is building an AI system that is capable of admitting its own incompetence.  DARPA wants this new AI system particularly for the US military where the margin of error is zero. Can or Can't Do It's called the Competency Aware Machine Learning Program.  The goal is to develop AI that learns from previous experiences, models its own behavior and applies that to new situations.  Specifically DARPA scientists want an AI system that can determine if it's capable of doing something and let people know if it's not capable of the task. 3rd Wave of AI This effort is all about turning machine learning systems, that are now useful, into trusted, collaborative partners.  It's a four year program and part of DARPA's $2 billion investment in creating th

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TurboTrack System Dramatically Improves Robot Accuracy and Speed Source:  MIT Media Lab  Uses RFID Tags This latest robotic breakthrough at the MIT Media Lab is expected to enable collaborative drones and very significant improvements in robotic manufacturing.  The TurboTrack system relies on RFID tags to help robots track objects, including moving objects, with unprecedented precision. RFID stands for radio frequency identification tags.  They cost only 3 cents and that makes this new MIT system very scalable for large scale use. RFID The MIT team says the system could replace computer vision in situations where there is no line of sight. Computer vision is limited by what it can see.  Radio frequency signals don't have those restrictions.  They can identify objects through walls, clutter and without visualization. With the new MIT system,  the RFID tags are placed on selected objects.  A reader sends a wireless signal that reflects off the tag and other nearby

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New Artificial Intelligence System that Predicts Pandemics Innovator Ranier Mallol Inspiring Innovator - Young Scientist from the Dominican Republic This new, AI predictive system is breakthrough and the innovator behind it is inspirational.  Scientist Ranier Mallol of the Dominican Republic almost lost his mother to dengue fever when he was a boy.  He vowed to do something about the disease, carried by mosquitos, which infects 390 million people every year.  He developed an AI algorithm that is a breakthrough. Aime Mallol fed the algorithm he developed statistics on dengue infections.  The algorithm uses health, location, climate and socio-economic data to predict disease outbreaks three months before they happen.  Its success rate is 88% accuracy.  Mallol has established an organization called Aime that uses his algorithm to forecast disease outbreaks. Predicts Dengue Plus Mallol says his system is nationally implemented in Malaysia.  And its uses are many including f

Samsung's New Folding Phone Nearly $2000 Source:  Samsung's Galaxy Fold Ringing in New Profits Samsung has unveiled its long anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen.  It's called the Galaxy Fold and will be released on April 26 for $1,980. 2 in 1 Device The device unfolds like a wallet. It's essentially a 2 in 1 device.   It works as a traditional smartphone with a 4.6" screen.  Or, it can be unfolded into a tablet with a 7.3" screen.  The tablet can run 3 apps simultaneously on the screen. Sales Driver Samsung's smartphone sales were down 8% in 2018.  Global overall smartphone sales were down 4%.  Samsung's strategy with the Galaxy Fold is to motivate people to upgrade their phones for the new innovation.  The company also introduced three other phones including a smaller S10 model for  $750.

Teaching Self-Driving Cars to Predict Pedestrians' Next Moves Source:  University of Michigan Ford-Funded Predictive System Developed at University of Michigan Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a new predictive system that enables self-driving cars to anticipate pedestrian movements.  The purpose is better defensive driving by driverless cars.  Ford is underwriting the research. Catalogs of Video The system starts with videos from a combination of cameras, lidar and GPS shot from a self-driving car recording how people move in a busy city intersection.  It records in 3D and determines motions that indicate the pedestrian's next move, such as a person focused on texting not crossing a street. High Predictive Success Rate According to the Michigan team, the system's results are spectacular.  It offers a median prediction translate error of only 80cm after just 6 seconds, as opposed to 7 meters of error with other methods.  

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TCL's Smart Phone Bracelet Wearable Phone Chinese tech giant TCL has patented a flexible, bendable smart phone that can fold into a smart watch.  They are expected to unveil it next week in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress. Developing Five New Devices The company's patent covers several different flexible displays.  There are two folding tablets.  One has the display on the outside.  The other tablet folds like a clamshell.  And there are two phone designs also covered by the patent.  They fold inward and outward along the horizontal. But the standout is the bracelet/cuff that turns your phone into a smart watch.

Important Innovations Collection: Caltech's Leonardo Drone Walks, Hovers : Bird Inspired Robotics Source:  California Institute of Technology's Leonardo Bipedal Locomotion - Hovers in Flight and Walks, Jus...

Bird Inspired Robotics Source:  California Institute of Technology's Leonardo Bipedal Locomotion - Hovers in Flight and Walks, Just Like a Bird California Institute of Technology's Leonardo jumps, hovers and walks just like a bird.  This is major robotic innovation and breaks new ground.  Drones either walk or fly.  Leonardo does both with agility.  It has bipedal locomotion and is inspired by nature - birds. Drone Hover Walk This new drone relies on a pair of thrusters to keep it steady on its feet and to hover.  It makes agile motions over rough terrain because the thrusters improve and enhance the leg's performance by balancing the upper body. The drone can jump and fly short distances with bird-like agility.  It floats like a bird on its two legs. This is being called the drone hover-walker. Big Utilizations This major advancement in drone tech is designed for search and rescue missions on Earth and planetary explorations.  Leonardo stands for LEg ON Aeria

New Form of Personal Mobility Portable, Fun, Electric ZUUM Technologies calls their new ZUUM Hover Shoes the most portable form of personal transit.  They are self-balancing, electric and made to be used indoors and outdoors.  They're also being nicknamed Electric Skates and Scooter Shoes. Zoom Away ZUUM Hover Shoes' top speed is 8 miles per hour.  They have an auto balancing design.   The shoes also contain anti-skid technology to enable the user to stay in control.  They also are dirt and water proof. Green, Electric Commuting The shoes are battery powered.  They're designed particularly for travel around cities and for recreation and fun.  They go 1&1/2 miles on a single charge.  And they're small enough to fit into a backpack.  The shoes are priced at $279.  And the batteries sit in a fire proof container.

Ocean Power to Generate Electricity Source:  Stock Image New, International Engineered Device An international team of engineers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Trento, Bologna and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy have developed and successfully tested a simple wave device that generates clean energy.  It's sturdy, inexpensive and is capable of powering thousands of homes. It could be deployed by fleets of ships at sea to deliver significant amounts of clean, green energy. Source:  Dielectric Elastomer Generator - University of Edinburgh Clean Ocean Power This is a prototype device called a Dielectric Elastomer Generator.  The device is a vertical cylinder open to the ocean at the bottom and closed at the top by a rubber membrane.  The membrane contains layers of dielectric material that generate electricity as the waves go by.  The voltage is generated as the material goes up and down, inflates and deflates from changing air pressures from

Latest Book on Innovation Book # 7 I've just published my seventh book on new, global innovations.  It's called "Important Innovations Collection - The Best".  It provides executive news summaries on the latest and best innovations across six industries:  Smart Devices; AI-AR-Quantum Computing & Next G TV; Medical, Health & Biotech; Energy; Robots; Travel.  As a journalist, I've selected breakthrough innovations of greatest impact to humanity. Free Borrow There are both paperback and e-book versions on Amazon and Kindle.  And, if you like you can borrow it for free on Kindle to take a look.  For easy access go to my Amazon page at  amazon.com/author/ekane  IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS COLLECTION: THE BEST Paperback ASIN: 1797046632 ISBN-13: 978-1797046631 IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS COLLECTION : THE BEST Kindle Edition ASIN: B07NTWC3FW

Aix Marseilles University Sun Guided, Stepper Robot Source:  Aix Marseilles University New Robotic Innovation This robotic innovation is called Antbot. And it was created by a team of roboticists at Aix Marseilles University in France. These are small robots that follow the Sun and their steps to get back to base.  They don't need GPS. That is the big deal.  And they were inspired by desert ants' navigational systems. Sensors This new innovation is enabled by optical movement sensors.  They measure how far the robot has gone and bring it back to a fraction of an inch to its base.  This is impressive robotic technology.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

New Technology & Chemical Process Developed at Purdue Converts Plastics to Fuel Source:  NOAA - Albatross Amid Waste Plastic 2050 Forecast:  Global Oceans with More Plastics than Fish The world is awash in discarded plastic.  In the past 65 years, 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced.  Only 9% have been recycled and 12% incinerated.  The rest is in the ocean and landfills.  The World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2050, world oceans will hold more plastic than fish.  A team of engineers at Purdue University have invented a technology to turn those numbers around and convert plastics into clean fuel. Purdue Chemical Engineering Prof. Linda Wang Converting Plastic to Clean Fuel New Clean Fuel from Waste Plastics The technology uses hydrothermal liquefaction.  It works by converting the plastic materials to oil by heating them at moderate temperatures under pressure. The Purdue team used common plastic waste such as polyolefin and converted 91% of it to oil. 

Customized to the Individual Source:  Baze Baze - Optimal, Personalized Dose Approach Baze calls it the only evidence-based personalized vitamin service.  The company has created a personalized vitamin system that provides optimal doses of vitamin nutrients tailored to and needed by the individual. Individualized Vitamins The individual sends a blood test (blood sample device provided by Baze) which is analyzed in the company's lab.  The analysis pinpoints what nutrients in the blood need to be supplemented.  The vitamins are customized, filled by prescription and shipped directly to the customer. Fighting Nutritional Imbalances Nutritional imbalances are the number one cause of health issues in the US.  The company's mission is to address and correct that.  Baze has operations in Boston, Berlin, Zurich and San Francisco.  They ask their customers to send a blood sample every quarter to keep the dosage optimal.  The individual also fills out a questionnaire abou

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Samsung Is Launching Wearable Tech to Monitor Your Health Source:  Samsung's Smart Shirt Shirt Sensors Transmit Results to Your Smart Phone This is cutting edge, patented, personal health care technology.  Korean manufacturing giant Samsung has invented a smart shirt with embedded sensors that detect early signs of respiratory problems and lung disease.  The resulting diagnosis from the sensors is transmitted to your smart phone for you to see. The company says the possibilities of health monitoring by this type of wearable technology is unlimited.  Consider the benefits to individuals, the elderly, children and athletes to know there's a problem and seek immediate medical attention. Samsung About to Launch Smart Shirts The smart shirt's sensors listen to the wearer's breathing to detect signs of respiratory problems.  The wearer's health history, age, height, weight, gender and other variables are taken into account.  The smart shirt with health diagnos

New Artificial Leaves Convert CO2 into Oxygen 10X's Better Than Real Ones Source:  University of Illinois at Chicago Learning from Nature and Improving on It Leaves convert CO2 into oxygen making the world a greener place.   Learning from the natural process of photosynthesis, engineers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have improved on the natural process by ten times.  They've created innovative artificial leaves. Artificial Leaf Technology The engineers have invented an artificial, semipermeable membrane that allows water to evaporate in  sunlight.  During the process, the water pulls CO2 out of the air.  Then an artificial photosynthetic unit converts the CO2 into oxygen and carbon monoxide.  The carbon monoxide is collected and used to make synthetic fuels.  The oxygen goes back into the air. A First What's new and a first is this artificial leaf technology works outside in the real world and just like a natural leaf.  Other attempts at this have

Can Robots Be Creative? Yes! Source:  Ai-Da's Robotic Arm Sketching a Portrait Meet Ai-Da, the Robot Artist British roboticists have created a robot artist named Ai-Da.  The artistic robot is being empowered to draw people from sight with her AI enabled bionic eyes and then using a pencil in her bionic hand.  The genius behind this is British gallery owner in Oxford Aiden Meller, who is the mastermind. Mesmerizing AI Camera Eyes Ai-Da is a humanoid robot with a lot of technology sizzle.  There are cameras in each of her eyes with artificial intelligence running in the computer vision to draw from sight perfectly.  She can also mimic your expressions. Ai-Da is the creation of Engineered Arts in Cornwall, UK.  Aiden Meller is working with the robotics company and overseeing the final  stages of her construction.  He calls Ai-Da the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, that he envisions will perform like human artists. Ai-Da's Big Future Ai-Da

KAIROS - System to Forecast the Future Source:  DARPA's KAIROS Project Combines AI and Schemas The US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA - is developing what it calls KAIROS, a highly advanced artificial intelligence enabled technology to predict the future.  KAIROS stands for knowledge-directed, artificial intelligence reasoning over schemas.  DARPA is building a schema-based AI system. Schemas are common descriptive terms people use to make sense of major global events. Predicting Major World Events This purpose of this program is to enable the US Defense Department to better understand and predict world events that could lead to chaos or unrest.  Using AI and Schemas, the system's goal is to generate an actionable understanding of major, complex, real world events and predict how they will unfold. Inner Workings The system takes relevant world data from the internet of things, crunches it, determines what the future holds and tu

Pill Microneedle Source:  MIT Radically New Technology Delivers Insulin Harvard, MIT and insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk have invented a pill that attaches to the stomach to deliver insulin.  For many with Type One diabetes, this could become an attractive alternative to daily injections of insulin by needles. The new capsule is being hailed by global experts as a "radically new technology". The capsule is the size of a blueberry. Innovative Treatment The  capsule contains a microneedle made of freeze dried insulin.  It also contains a tiny stainless steel spring that's held in place by a disc of sugar.  The sugar dissolves in the stomach, releasing the spring.  The spring pushes the microneedle into the stomach lining.  The insulin dissolves into the stomach at a consistent rate.  The research team's tests in pigs have proved the capsule to be as effective as daily insulin injections. More Therapies The researchers believe the capsule can deliver othe

US Army Invention - Drone Defense Source:  US Army Drone Netting Device Drone Netting Grenade U.S Army researchers have created a 40 mm grenade to protect the armed forces from menacing, enemy or rogue drones.  The defensive drone grenade takes out the drone with a weighted net. Countermeasure - Net Bagging a Drone The net is spring loaded and ejects from the front of the grenade when it nears the drone target.  The net can be triggered remotely by a person on the ground or automatically by an onboard proximity sensor. Drone Defense The net springs open to 30 feet in diameter.  It traps the drone, causing it to fall to the ground.  Word of this new drone defensive technology has just been released.  For more news stories on important innovations, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Johns Hopkins Digital Stethoscope ID's Early Pneumonia Source:  Johns Hopkins University Digital Stethoscope Artificial Intelligence Smart Device Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a smart stethoscope that uses AI to detect early signs of pneumonia.  The artificial intelligence powered, smart device listens for specific types of breathing to detect any sign of the disease. If a breathing problem is found, that enables the patient to get much earlier treatment. Going to Market The Johns Hopkins team are readying for market commercialization.  They've created a startup company Sonavi Labs to market the device. Notable Breakthroughs This digital stethoscope requires less precise placements on the body.  It can pick up significant breathing problems associated with early onslaught pneumonia a bit more widely.  It also has strong noise control management that allows it to be used in many, noisy environments.  

First Ever Fabric that Automatically Adjusts to Environment Source:  University of Maryland New Temperature Adjusting Fabric This is a world first.   A wearable material that automatically adapts its insulating capabilities to changes in its environment.  This is pioneering research toward the commercialization of comfort adjusting clothing. Gates Heat and Cold University of Maryland researchers have created the new fabric.  The material "gates" heat and cold.  According to the research team, this is the first technology to dynamically gate infrared radiation.  To put it simply, the fabric let's heat go out if it get hot and holds it in if it's cold.  The scientists say the process is so fast, you're not aware of changing temperature conditions. Smart Fabric To automatically adjust temperatures, the fabric is engineered with specially designed yarn coated with a conductive metal.  To take this commercial, more research is needed and the manufacturi

New Material is 3D Printed Source:  University of Southern  California Could Revolutionize Tire and Electronics Manufacturing It's a 3D printed material that self-repairs.  Engineers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering created the material using liquid resin that hardens when exposed to light. Self-Healing Material In tests, the material can self heal when cut in half and exposed to heat.  Increasing the heat speeds the healing process.  This breakthrough innovation was just reported in the journal Nature.  Experts believe this new material could revolutionize industries like tire and electronics manufacturing.  For more news blogs on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

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Alibaba's Humanitarian Smart Phone Film Source:  Alibaba Enables Visually Impaired to Stay in Touch, Shop, Pay Bills This is great, humanitarian innovation.  China's technology giant Alibaba has invented a tactile, thin film interface for smartphones to work for visually impaired users.  It's called Smart Touch and adds a tactile button to smart phones.  The Smart Touch film attaches to the smart phone display. Three Small Buttons The film has three buttons including braille, confirm call and go back.  These are short cuts for the visually impaired to better use the phone.  Alibaba designed it to be affordable and manufacturable at less than 4 cents to produce. Retail Distribution in Early 2020 With No Profit Alibaba doesn't intend to make a profit on this new technology.  It's going to launch the smart film in retail stores in 2020.  It is working and testing it right now and wants to make its smart phone device agnostic, meaning you can use it on a

World's Largest Ground Based Observatory Telescope International Mega Science Project Discovery and Innovation Center in Hawaii The worlds largest, ground based observatory with the most advanced telescope is set to be built on Mauna Kea on one of the southernmost and most pristine islands in Hawaii.  India, along with institutions from the US, Canada, Japan and China are working on this.  One reason - this island's mountaintop affords one of the most magnificently clear viewpoints into space. Top View Mauna Kea already has the world's largest astronomical observatory on its summit.  The telescopes there are operated by astronomers from 11 nations. The combined light gathering power is right now 60 times the Hubble Space Telescope and 15 times greater than the Palomar Telescope in CA. This new global venture is going to build on it. Next Steps India is going to start manufacturing key components for the new, next G telescope; which will be the world's lar

New Underwater Breathing Space for Divers Source: Ocean Space Habitat Underwater Innovation The underwater, sheltering space is called the Ocean Space Habitat. It's an underwater spherical tent for divers to take a rest and breather in order to stay underwater longer than before.  It's designed to increase diver safety and expand ocean exploration.The technology is patented by Winslow Burleson and Michael Lombardi. It looks like an underwater tent and can be anchored as needed. Underwater Fans The underwater battery powered fans remove carbon dioxide constantly from the air.  Bottom line - it enables scuba divers to rest and adjust to decreasing pressure.  They can remove their masks and breathe normally.  The company is developing larger, more specialized tents to serve as research stations, hold scientific teams and equipment.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

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