Important Innovations Collection

Origami Folding Canoe Source:  My Canoe POP Summer Water Sports Innovation My Canoe POP is a foldable, floating piece of innovation that you can paddle down a stream this summer.  It's an Origami folding canoe that goes down  to a small enough size to fit into a suitcase.  In less than five minutes, it can be assembled into a 14.5 foot canoe.  It's an award winning invention and it is safety certified. Two Seater that Patented The canoe is patented, safety certified and lightweight. It's designed for two people on board.   If you want to adventure into rough water or go fishing, a stabilizer kit is available.  There is enough storage space onboard for camping gear and a cooler. The product is currently priced at $850 and is available for pre-order on Kickstarter.  It's the invention of MYCANOE which specializes in origami folding canoes and kayaks.

New Concept:  Hikari Changes Shape, Changes Light Source:  Lexus Hikari Concept Car Not Your Father's Lexus It's called the Lexus Hikari, which in Japanese means light and the principle of light in motion.  This is an incredible new concept car.  Let's just say it's not your average Lexus.  The Hikari changes shape to let the ambience of light into the car or  shade it for a more comfortable drive.  The flexible exterior enables the dynamic use of light. The e-rubber exterior of the vehicle is a next generation material that holds a surface together while allowing it to bend without showing any visible creasing.  And, there's a lot more to this incredible car. Shop Amazon - Best Selling Products - Updated Every Hour Hydrogen Powered and Autonomous The Hikari is autonomous.  It's hydrogen powered and lined with fuel cells. There are no visible doors and windows.  The roof controls the ambience to enable the "driver" to work i

Unique VR Headset Personal Mobile Cinema The GOOVIS Young VR headset has the feel of a gamechanger in the world of Virtual Reality.  First of all, it's not a head mounted computer like other VR systems on the market.  It's a face mounted display that is compatible with just about any device.  It's the creation of Shenzhen NED Optics of China.  The company says this display could make movie theatres obsolete.  GOOVIS Young delivers personal mobile cinema. Big Screen, Big Functionality The 1080 p display projects images on the equivalent of an 800 inch screen.  It works with laptops, cell phones, tablets and more.  And the functionality is incredible. You can browse the internet, work, watch moves, game and even "fly with your drone".  GOOVIS Young is priced at about $1,000.  Shenzen NED Optics calls itself an innovation company focused on VR, AR and MD headsets.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Discovery Source:  NASA's Hubble A Star is Born The Hubble Space Telescope has just discovered and provided spectacular images of a dazzling pink cloud that is a birthplace in the universe for massive stars.  The cloud is known as LHA 120-n 150.  It's a cloud of dust and gas surrounded by sparkling young stars.  You might call it a "space nursery" for baby stars. Distant Views into Space. The pink cloud is located near the Tarantula Nebula, which is a known hot spot for star formation.  The images that Hubble is now providing to astronomers will help them learn how massive stars are created.  Astronomers' theoretical models indicate that massive stars should form within clusters.  But astronomers are now learning through observation that at least 10% of massive stars form in isolation in space. Time Tunnel into the Past Hubble is a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency.  Eight years ago

Massive Plasmoid Tearing Off Uranus' Atmosphere NASA Spacecraft Flew Right through It NASA researchers have made a remarkable discovery from the Voyager 2 space mission to the outer planets more than thirty years ago in January 1986.  They've spotted a massive bubble breaking away from Uranus' atmosphere that may have taken some of the planet's gassy atmosphere with it.  NASA just announced the discovery.  They're calling it a huge plasmoid loaded with supercharged particles.  Remarkably, the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew right through it. Plasmoids Plasmoids are massive space bubbles filled with charged particles that can break away from a planet.  They pull charged particles out of a planet's atmosphere and hurl them into space. Such activity has been spotted from Earth and nearby planets but never before on Uranus. NASA scientists are studying this event because, they say, if you change a planet's atmosphere, you can change the planet

VoltAero Source:  VoltAero's Cassio Electric Skies The VoltAero Cassio is an electric and hybrid aircraft created by two aviation industry heavyweights:  former Airbus executive Jean Botti and test pilot Didier Esteyne. Based in France, they're currently testing the advanced electric plane with new, smart electric motors from Safran.  So far, the testing by pilot Esteyne has been flawless. Multiple Uses The Cassio is designed for private users, air taxi and charter services, regional commercial, point to point flights and various business uses.  Cassio has two electric motors on its wings and a propeller.  The two Safran smart electric motors ENGINeUS are rated 45 kW with a peak of 70kW.  The plane's 170 kW engine can also run on biofuel. Several Models Volt Aero intends to offer the e-aircraft in three versions.  An all-electric version will have four seats and be capable of a 110 nautical mile range.  A light hybrid version will carry

Robotic Satellite Fixing Spacecraft Source:  NASA New DARPA Space Initiative The US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, has launched an innovative program to extend the life of US satellites orbiting in space.  In essence, DARPA is creating a robotic system to inspect, service, repair, improve and extend the lives of US satellites in orbit.  The program promises significant money savings and much longer and efficient use of satellites. Space Logistics DARPA is partnering with Space Logistics, a subsidiary of Northrup Grumman, to develop and deploy advanced robotic capabilities in space.   The first step is to develop what DARPA is calling a "DEXTEROUS ROBOTIC SERVICE".  The technology needed would increase satellite life spans, improve their reliability and resilience.  All of which would save the US government and space companies significant money lost when a satellite's operations breakdown and are curren

Superconducting Material Discovered in Meteorite Super:  Mundrabilla Meteorite First Evidence of Superconductivity in Space There is superconductivity in space naturally occurring.  That's the shocking discovery just made by scientists at the University of California San Diego.  The UC team led by Dr. Ivan Schuller found trace amounts of superconducting material in one of the world's largest meteorites, Mundrabilla that landed in Australia. It weighed 22 metric pounds and broke into pieces on impact.   The superconducting material found in Mundrabilla is a known alloy of indium, lead and tin.  But the fact that it is contained in a meteorite came as a shock.  This is the first evidence of superconductivity in space.                                                                   Coveted Material Superconductors are materials that conduct electrical current without any res

Curiosity Rover Takes an Action Picture Source:  NASA, JPL Caltech Space Shots NASA's Curiosity Mars rover snapped a picture of itself after drilling a hole into a rock structure on Mars.  The picture documents the tough job in rough terrain that this remarkable piece of robotic technology is performing.  Curiosity made its way up the steep rocky incline called the Greenheugh Pediment, as seen in the picture behind the rover. Space Renaissance 21st Century This is part of an 86 image series taken by the camera on the Curiosity Rover's robotic arm.  For Curiosity, today is day 2,687 roving the harsh and mysterious environment of the Red Planet and sending back images and samples to NASA  Part of that mission is to determine if life ever existed on Mars and if deep within the surface of Mars there is water that could sustain life. For a sample read of my just published book "Bargain Space Trips" which showcases space missions of the 2020's,

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Update Source:  Tokyo 2020 Olympics Emergency Meeting The International Olympic Committee just announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will not be cancelled.  The IOC just concluded an emergency meeting on Sunday.  This as global coronavirus cases have catapulted past 300,000 and the death toll in Italy alone jumped 800 in the past day. While there will be no cancellation, the IOC is stepping up their "scenario planning" for the Games and a postponement is officially on the table. Delaying the Games The Games are set to start July 24, 2020. The IOC will hold detailed discussions to possibly push back the kick-off date. They added cancellation wouldn't help anyone or solve any problems. So cancellation is not on their agenda. Mounting Pressure on the IOC Growing numbers of global athletes, teams and federations are calling for a delay in the Olympics as the pandemic spreads in virtually every corner of the world.  The IOC

Artificial Version of a Leaf - Artificial Photosynthesis Source:  Sunlight and leaves stock image Lawrence Berkeley National Lab The new technology is an artificial version of photosynthesis.  It's a dreamed-for renewable energy technology that top scientists and engineers have been chasing for decades.  Artificial photosynthesis has just been achieved by a team of scientists at the renowned Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California. Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the sunlight-driven, chemical reaction process that leaves and algae use to convert CO2 into cellular fuel.  Led by scientist Heinz Frei, the Berkeley Lab team has developed an artificial photosynthesis system.  It's composed of nano-sized tubes capable of all of the key steps in fuel generation. Big Green Deal This new green, renewable energy technology is a very big deal.  The new technology has the potential to generate vast amounts of renewable energy by using the CO2 in the air. Solar Fuel

New NASA Discovery - Quasars Erupting with Energy Outflows Source:  Hubble image of quasar tsunami Energy Outflows Accelerating at 46 Million Miles Per Hour NASA's Hubble space telescope has spotted tsunamis ripping across galaxies in deep space.  The tsunamis spotted by NASA astronomers are actually quasar tsunamis.  Quasars are objects similar to stars in distant space.  NASA just unveiled the discovery.  They are calling it "the most energetic outflow ever witnessed in the Universe." 13 Quasar Outflows Spotted The outflows from the quasars tear across interstellar space causing massive havoc to the galaxies where the quasars reside. The amount of energy is tremendous.  And the velocities of the quasars is unfathomable - 46 million miles per hour, or as NASA puts it a few percentages of the speed of light. NASA was able to study 13 quasar outflows and also measure the speed of the gas spewing out of them being accelerated by the quasar wind. Q

Essential Element of Crude Oil Just Discovered on Mars Source:  NASA image of Mars Where There Is Oil, There Could be Life Two astrobiologists have found the basic elements of oil on Mars.  Jacob Heinz of Berlin's Technische Universität and Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University in Saint Louis have found organic compounds called "thiophenes" that are present in crude oil and coal on Earth.  The thiophenes were discovered in dried mud that NASA's Curiosity Rover dug up in Mars' Gale Crater. This is a remarkable scientific discovery that raises the intriguing question, once again, about life existing on Mars. Oil and Life Where there is oil, there many times is life.  The issue now confronting the scientists is how the thiophenes on Mars were created.  Most often  the creation of thiophenes is a "biotic" process that involves living elements.  If that is the case, according to scientist Schulze-Makuch, "there was ea

Look at the Exciting New World of Personal Mobility Source:  Amazon Green, Autonomous, Electric Driving and Flying My latest book "Future of Transportation 2020's And Beyond"  has just been published by Amazon and Kindle.  The book contains valuable, fun, news you need to know on the innovative, new vehicles you'll be driving and flying in.  It's the future of personal mobility that rolling out this decade and beyond. To take a look go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08633CTBW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_hX4CEbX55ARMQ You'll love this book and the exciting rides that await you.   amazon.com/author/ekane

7 Series Energy Options Source:  BMW  7 Series Top of the Line Fully Electric BMW is committed to an electric future.  It just announced that its top, most powerful 7 Series luxury sedan will be fully electric.  It's also offering other drivetrain options:  gasoline, diesel and plug-in hybrid in its upcoming 7 Series luxury sedan. 2022 The new 7 Series will roll out in 2022.  The fully electric version will be directly competitive with the Mercedes EQS and the new Jaguar XJ.  All Series 7 drivetrains will be based on a singe architecture. BMW wants 25% of its vehicle electric by 2021, 33% by 2025 and 50% by 2030.  BMW is the #1 automaker in Germany for electric vehicle sales. BMW owns 21 % of the EV  market. Electric Vehicles For All For a free sample read of my latest book "Electric Vehicles For All", go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B084TRHRH1&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_phMCEbTN1V74Z amazon.com/author/ekane