Important Innovations Collection

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL - WHO'S THE FAIREST ANIMAL OF THEM ALL?                                                                                     Source:  Stock Which brilliant animals can recognize themselves in the mirror? Scientists from universities around the world, including Emory and Cardiff Universities are involved in this research.  Some animals that are able to recognize themselves in a mirror include: Chimpanzees Great apes Orangutans Asian elephants Mice Dolphins Pigeons These animals have advanced cognitive skills Many animals do not pass the mirror recognition test Is the time near when those animals that do recognize th...

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW EV BATTERY GIVES YOU 1 MILLION MILES                                                                                Source:  Farasis China's Farasis Energy, a global leader in energy innovation, has created a blockbuster EV battery with unprecedented range, hot and cold temperature resistance and charge cycle lifespan.  Here are the facts: Provides 1 million miles of range Can operate normally in temperatures between -22 degrees F to 149 degrees F Operates at 70% state-of-health (SOH) even after thousands of charges Can be used in a range of vehicles: EVs, eVTOLs, buses, trucks, emerging 3-wheel vehicles Bottom line:  this new battery could reinvent the...

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane WONDER WHAT YOUR MENU WILL BE IN 2054?                                                                                Source: AI Midjourney   Experts using AI Midjourney have brought to life the foods of the future - 30 years from now.  The menu is quite bizarre.  Here's a look at what's for dinner in 2054: You'll be eating sustainable cuisine with a low carbon footprint The menu includes: Lots of lab grown meat, including steak Meat balls from aquatic plants Cricket salad Lots of new veggie varieties like fern azoila Bugs very high in protein and nutrition like crickets, worms and ants will be superfood offerings 3D printers creating your food will be...

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  NEW SCIENCE: ELEPHANTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO                                                                                          Source:  Stock They say, "an elephant never forgets".  According to new scientific research they also have feelings and a wide range of emotions.  Here are some eye-opening facts: In fresh research, scientists from Emory University and Think Elephants International have found elephants are capable of love, anger, empathy and stress The scientists found they have incredible memories, deep psyches and are closer to humans psychologically than ever thought  They celebrate births, mourn deaths...

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW RESEARCH:  ELEPHANTS GREET THEIR FRIENDS WITH MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN HUMANS DO THEIRS                                                                                     Stock A University of Vienna research team studied nearly 100 elephants greeting their friends.  Here's what we know: While humans greet each other with a "hello", handshake, sometimes a hug, elephants combine vocalization and gestures.  Here are some examples: Roaring Tail wagging Trunk swinging Approaching backwards Ear flapping 71% of the elephants were so excited to see old friends they spontaneously urinated and defecated One wonders what depth of feelings and sensitiv...

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane MY DOG WON'T COME & PLAY; SHE'S WATCHING HER FAVORITE SHOW                                                                          Source:  Stock & DogsPlay  DogsPlay;  Specially made TV and personalized content for your favorite pet.  Here's what we know: Has cameras embedded in the dog TV to determine what content your dog pays most attention on the TV Monthly subscription content includes content personalized for your dog TV plays content with adjusted color to compensate for dogs' red-green color blindness TV has adjusted sound to compensate for higher frequency hearing in dogs Product creates its own content and stimulating videos of dogs playing...

   D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH UNTREATABLE CANCER                          Source: King's College London & Stock King's College London cancer researchers have discovered a completely new antibody produced by the human body that latches onto cancer cells and kills them Called IgG, it is a new type of immune therapy that tackles untreatable cancers Lead researcher & author of the study Oncologist/Professor Dr. James Spicer of Kin...

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane REVERAND ROB - ROBO PREACHER                            Source:  Stock & Kodai-ji Temple's Mindar We are living at a time when AI robots are replacing surgeons, professors at Harvard, airline pilots, drivers and more -- new research asks could they replace human preachers  with Reverand Rob, the Robo Preacher? It's being tried:  In Kyoto, Japan at the 400-year-old Kodai-ji Temple a robot priest named Mindar is o...