Important Innovations Collection

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane BRITAIN'S DRONE SUPER-HIGHWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY THIS SUMMER                                                                                          Source:  Stock A 165-mile, super-highway for drones is being developed between the UK's Midlands and the Southeast.  Here's what we know: It's a world first Allows pilotless drones to make high speed deliveries across the country Developed by Altitude Angel Skeptics warn it poses risks for privacy and safety of Britons living in the flight path Also, for people in the flight path, it may be annoying and intrusive It will contain 30 Arrow-Towers to control drones from the ground Each tower offers a range of 2.5 miles and coordinates traffic Super-highway drones will fly at 400-feet while commercial aircraft will be at 35,000 feet Altitude Angel estimates that no more than 10 drones will use the 165-mile super-highway a day Also of significance, most

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE:  HOW TO ATTRACT & REPEL THE OPPOSITE SEX                                                                                     Source: Stock Psychologists are weighing in on the petty to major triggers to gaining or losing points with the opposite sex.  Here are some key points: Top 5 annoyances for females against men: Bad hygiene Arrogance Noisy eating Bad breath Spitting on the street Top 5 annoyances for men against women: Bad hygiene Arrogance Noisy eating Bad breath Rudeness to hospitality staff Negative hygiene, arrogance and rudeness are turnoffs for both sexes Innocuous mannerisms such as lifting an eyebrow or physical anomalies like walking with a wide gait can also annoy Psychologists warn of primitive gut feelings and self-sabotaging due to relationship issues The upshot seems to be if you want to gain points with the opposite sex follow their rules Conversely if you want to lose poin

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane BAD HOPS....BAD BREW  - THANKS A LOT, CLIMATE CHANGE                                                                                     Source:  Stock Climate Change is now threatening our beers and ales.  Here's what we know: The hop plant used in beer production for imparting bitterness, favor and stability to beer is susceptible to hotter, drier conditions and production has plummeted Researchers at the University of Kent in England are isolating hop genes in the hope of producing climate-resistant varieties What's at stake is the Great British Pint dying off and the great culture that goes with it Also at stake in the interim are the unique flavors the hops give the beers The University of Kent is also searching for hop genes that add special flavor to beers Some health benefits of hops: Essential oils, flavanols and anti-inflammations Sedative properties Help with insomnia and hot flashes For some

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane MY DOG THINKS JUST LIKE ME?                                               Source:  Brewster Kane New science has documented that dogs actually "see" in their minds objects like humans do.  Dogs visualize objects like a ball, bone, toys and more. It's called mental representation.  And it's quite a breakthrough in understanding how our best friends think. Here are some key findings from the research: This new research documents for the first time that our dogs truly do understand our words and how their minds process it in responding to human language Like when I said to my Weim Brewster "Go get your ball" how did he comprehend and get it so we could play and fetch? The University of Stavanger in Norway and ELTE University of Budapest team put non-invasive EEG tech on dogs' heads to track their brains' electrical impulses to words from their owners like Ball They worked with 2

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane A TIME FOR WHINE:  CLIMATE CHANGE COULD DESTROY OUR FAVORITE WINES                                                                                    Source:  Stock 90% of premier winegrowing regions could lose the ability to grow grapes due to Climate Change The findings come from a new study published by Nature Reviews Earth and Environment done by Bordeaux Sciences Agro Research Institute The world's most celebrated wine-growing regions are being impacted by CC and could become unsuitable by 2100 Rising temps/global warming in premier regions such as Spain, Italy, Southern France and California could make wines sweeter and more alcoholic and even prevent grape growth Heat waves from CC, excessive drought and widespread global warming, which are highly likely, put at risk 90% of premier wine growing regions and 70% of existing regions Grapes are the world's 3rd most valuable horticultural crop and the

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW INNOVATION:  SELF-CLEANING PAINT                                        Source:  Stock & TU Wien Scientists from Austria and Italy have developed self-cleaning paint - one of the world's most useful innovations. It also chemically breaks-down air pollutants. And the paint is longer lasting. Here's what we know: European scientists have developed a nanoparticle composed of titanium oxide+ that creates self-cleaning paint It can be added to any commercially available paint The nanoparticles are photo-catalytically active and can trigger cleaning when touched by sunlight The scientists are from TU Wien in Vienna and Universita Polytecnia delle Marche in Italy They say their painted wall solution destroys indoor pollution in the air, makes the air cleaner and the wall cleans itself They add the paint is also much longer lasting The team is conducting more testing but they intend to commercialize it

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE:  TURNS OUT WE ALL HAVE CHATTY PLANTS                                                                                     Source:  Stock Scientists are translating complex molecular language in plants.  Here's what we know: Research is being done at Purdue University on petunias Their vocabulary is hidden in countless proteins and other compounds within the cells Plants send warnings to one another via scent chemicals For example: Plants routinely inform their neighbors if they are being attacked by a pathogen through scent chemicals called volatile organic compounds In addition to communicating with these volatile organic compounds, the compounds (volatiles) also sterilize the stigma to protect the plant from pathogen attack In addition to Purdue, other researchers include those from UCAL-Davis and Universite Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne The research is being funded by among others The National Sc

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEXT GEN SOLAR CELLS: LOWER COST & MORE EFFICIENT SOLAR ENERGY                                                                           Source:  Stock University of Colorado Boulder researchers have revealed an innovative method to manufacture solar cells that may revolutionize solar energy.  Here's what we know: Many experts consider this the next gen of solar tech The new solar cells are known as perovskite cells The innovative method to manufacture perovskite cells is considered critical to commercialization Until now nearly all solar panels have been made of silicon, which are expensive to make, have 22% efficiency and only convert 20% of the sun's energy to electricity Perovskite cells can potentially increase efficiency by 50% More tests are needed to show how the new cells hold up over time But many think this will be a gamechanger that could eventually dominate the market. NVIDIA'S GENE

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW RESEARCH: DOGS UNDERSTAND US BETTER THAN WE THINK                                                                                     Source:  Brewster Kane A new university study on dog brains demonstrates they understand much more than "sit", "fetch" and other simple instructions.  Here's what we know: Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary utilized electroencephalography to monitor dogs' brain activity They comprehend the meaning of nouns such as their favorite toys The capacity of understanding is in all dogs, the study showed The strongest connections between object and noun was where the object was most relevant such as a dog who loves to play ball knows the word ball immediately A 2022 survey showed that dog owners believed their dogs responded up to 215 words Psychologists in South Carolina found that after intensive training a Border Collie learned the names of more than 1,

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  AI ROBOTS COULD TAKE OVER 80% OF UK GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE JOBS                                                                                          Source:  AI Robot Stock In the UK, a new study has found that at least 120 million tasks across the government could be automated at a savings of hundreds of thousands of hours of manual work by humans.  Here's what we know: AI could take over more than 8 out of 10 repetitive jobs Every minute AI helped cut per transaction would save hours of manual work by humans Tasks range from processing passports to registering voters AI could free-up officials from wasting time on bureaucratic issues to allowing them to actually deal with the public The Alan Turing Institute did the research Turing Institute of Britain concludes that  the potential exists for AI to help government become more responsive, efficient and fair. BMW'S FUTURE-FORWARD SUV