DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

HOT NEW MG EX4

Source: MG EX4

Iconic British sports car maker MG just revealed, with a quick social media teaser post, its latest car - the all-electric EX4 hatchback which is being headlined as very "hot"
The EV pays homage to the MG Metro 6R4 Group B rally car of the early 1980's
EX4 takes MG back to its powerful racing roots
MG will unveil the hotly anticipated vehicle this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK and it will compete in the famous uphill climb
Here's what we expect or know about the EV before the unveiling:

We'll learn key specs about the EV this weekend at Goodwood
MG Motors remains UK based and is currently owned by SAIC Automotive in China, but intriguing reports are circulating that Audi is interested in buying a major stake in MG.

CLIMATE CHANGE IS CHANGING COLOR OF OCEANS

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New research by scientists at MIT and the UK's National Oceanographic Centre has documented that the world's oceans have been changing color, going from a brilliant blue to greener over the past 20 years because of Climate Change
The color changes are evident in 56% of the world's oceans
The starkest changes are in ocean waters near the equator which are now much greener
The scientists say the color reflects new ecosystems - organisms, materials and mostly green phytoplankton
The scientists used 20 years of ocean color measurement from satellites to document the changes and have computer modeled out to the end of the century
Research findings co-author Dr. Stephanie Dutkiewicz of MIT says the findings are "frightening and consistent with man-induced changes to our climate"
Separately new information has come out that ocean waters off Florida are routinely hitting 97-degrees when air temperatures are in the 80's, which is posing a threat to coral off the Florida coastline.

NASA'S NEW SST IS ABOUT TO FLY

Source: NASA

NASA's X-plane, the X-59 QueSST (quiet supersonic technology) is getting ready to start flying
It's going through engine runs and taxi tests and then will start in a series of test flights
X-59 has been developed to fly at supersonic speeds of more than Mach 1 or 762 mph without sonic booms, just a quiet thump
NASA plans to fly the SST over communities, get their reaction to the aircraft's noise level and then, with good levels of acceptance, go to the FAA to re-establish clearance for commercial supersonic plane travel in the US, which has been banned since 1973
For passengers that would double the speed of air travel and significantly reduce in-the-air travel time
The X-59 that will test fly is a 1-seat, 100-feet long SST with a cruising speed of Mach 1.4 or 925 mph
A number of companies like Boom in the US are developing the next-generation of supersonic jets and are also readying for take-off.

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