DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

LEXUS' VERY LUXURIOUS MINI-VAN

Source: Lexus

The new, 2024 Lexus LM (Luxury Mover) minivan is undoubtedly the world's most luxurious minivan
Just unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, the electric-hybrid vehicle is more like a limousine & is designed to be driven by a chauffeur
This is the 2nd generation of the LM which is a huge hit in China, where it was solo launched in 2019
The LM is so popular that parent company Toyota & Lexus are going to sell the Gen 2 version worldwide, with one exception - the US
The exterior design is getting some rave reviews with its angular headlights, aerodynamic spoiler on the roof & huge Lexus Spinale grille
The interior offers the ultimate in comfort with sensor-controlled Climate Control, 2 or 3 rows of very plush luxury seats, 48" HD monitor for passengers & Active Noise Control system
Hybrid powertrain comes in 2 versions: 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder engine plus electric engine or 2.5-liter inline 4-cyclinder engine plus electric engine
All-wheel drive
4, 6, or 8 seat configurations
No pricing has been announced yet. but it is going on sale in 2024.

NEW MICRO HOVERCRAFT FROM JAPAN GOES VIRAL

Source Micro Hovercraft Laboratory

Japanese inventor Hideyasu Ito, in his Micro Hovercraft Laboratory, has created a personal hovercraft that he believes anyone can build for themselves
His innovation has gone viral on Youtube and other social media
Hovercraft are very expensive playtoys for the very rich; Ito's is a DIY for everyone & that's a big story
Ito started out experimenting with leaf blowers and now has innovated a vehicle with an electric drive
It's a twin blower with 4 air skirts & 8 ducted fans for hovering & forward flight
Ito has created 9 micro hovercrafts that resemble a hover motorcycle or hoverbike
This has the potential of being great new travel innovation that lifts above the surface on a cushion of air that could become viable & fun for many.

NYU SCIENTISTS ON BRINK OF REVERSING GREYING HAIR

Source: Stock Hair Color Images

When you hit your early twenties, for many, all of a sudden your hairdresser says "You've got a few white hairs!! And you are shocked & in disbelief
Fortunately, some scientific help is now on the way for anyone looking at a head of greying hair & it's coming from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU researchers believe that they've found the cause & the potential cure for greying hair
Cause: stem cells that get stuck & immobilized in hair follicles as we age, which causes the hair to lose color because of the lack of access to color pigment cells
Solution: NYU scientists are working to give more mobility to the cells
Focus: Researchers have found stem cells with the unique ability to move between growth compartments in the follicles, which they are continuing to pursue
Potential of this: Billions of people could retain their hair color without having to get it dyed by the hairdresser or by themselves at home to escape that aging, greying look & that would be a much better great, ageless, ongoing look.

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