DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


PARALYZED MAN WALKS AFTER 12 YEARS



                       
                                    Source: Gert-Jan Oskam

  • 40-year-old Gert-Jan Oskam of the Netherlands was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident & hasn't walked for 12 years until now
  • Told by doctors that he would never walk again, an experimental program led by neuroscientists in Switzerland has proven the doctors wrong
  • With stimulators implanted on his brain & spinal cord, when he thinks about walking, he can walk
  • The medical innovation is that the implants re-established communications between the brain and the area of the spinal cord that controls walking
  • The technology enables him to walk 100 to 200 meters - the length of 1 or 2 football fields
  • Oskram commented that for 12 years he's been trying to get back up on his feet & with the help of the new tech, he just did that
  • The new implant approach needs to clear clinical trials and regulatory clearance for stimulator use
  • But it is a tremendous breakthrough and the researchers hope it will give many more paralyzed patients & stroke victims the chance to walk again
  • A new company has been launched - Onward - to lead commercial advances of the technology.


VW GOING THE DISTANCE ON RANGE



                                        Source:  VW


  • Upcoming VW EVs are likely to have a battery with double the current range of most EVs
  • VW's battery partner Gotion High-Tech of China has developed an EV battery with a 620 mile range
  • The new battery could go into VWs as early as 2024 or 2025 when it goes into mass production
  • Called the LMFP Astromino L600, it has been developed for 10 years and is designed to be capable of 4,000 charges
  • Battery uses lithium iron manganese phosphate 
  • By comparison, VW's currently most popular EV - the ID.4 SUV - has a range of 328 miles.

SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIC MARITIME MOBILITY


                                            Source:  Candela


  • 2 Swedish companies that are standouts in sustainable electric mobility - EV maker Polestar & electric hydrofoil boat maker Candela - just revealed their new innovation, the Candela C-8 Polestar electric hydrofoil boat edition
  • The design partnership combines Polestar's Scandanavian approach to EV design with Candela's energy efficient, electric hydrofoil boating technology
  • This partnership is all about sustainable electric mobility including on the water
  • The result is a very sleek, aerodynamic design with gold painted hydrofoils
  • It's powered by a 69 kWh battery with a range of 65 miles
  • 75 kW new electric motor created by Candela
  • Consumes 80% less energy than traditional boats
  • Carries up to 8 people
  • Pricing starts at $450,000.
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"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane

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