Important Innovations Collection

High Speed Air/Water Travel Commute                                        Source:  Regent Seaglider Regent Seaglider Is New Electric Travel Tech Would you love to get from Boston to Nantucket, or from any major city to a beautiful nearby coastal location, in record time?  There's a new electric aircraft, that's part plane and boat, that can do it.  It's called the Regent Seaglider.  The EV taxis across the water from a dock and then takes off and lands on open water, and then taxis back to the dock to discharge passengers.  This EV is similar to a Seaplane but it is much more technologically sophisticated.  The Seaglider is the creation of two MIT aerospace engineers, Billy Thalheimer and Mike Klinker who both worked at Aurora Flight Services and Boeing , before founding their Boston based startup Regent. Regent Seaglider now has nearly $500 m...

$39 Million Xenos in a Class of its Own Source:  Lazzarini Design Studio, Rome, Italy Ready to Serve as Your Next Ferry Ride This may be the superyacht of all yachts.  It's the $39 million Xenos that can hit 100 mph and comes with a complementary $3 million Bugatti Chiron, which is one of the fastest and most powerful cars in the world.  Interestingly, the superyacht is loaded with integrated solar panels to incorporate a more green performance.  And it can function as a superfast ferry with plane- like seating for 180 passengers.  This is travel innovation from the  Italy based Lazzarini Design Studio.  Designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini calls it a hyperyacht, that comes in both standard and hydrofoil versions. Lots of Tech At the top model level, the Xenos packs 15,000 horsepower and can hit speeds of 90 knots, making it the fastest ship in its category of 130 feet in length and 28 feet in width.  It's made of carbon and alum...

WaveFlyer - Electric, Combo Boat & Hydrofoil Eco-friendly Summer Fun WaveFlyer is an all electric watercraft that's part boat and part hydrofoil, invented by ElectroNautic of Australia. It's the world's first flying personal watercraft.  The vehicle combines features of boats and hydrofoils to move and literally fly above the waves.  The inventors say it offers a smooth, quiet and eco-friendly water ride.  Being all electric, it's not spewing fuel into the water. WaveFlyer This new type of watercraft, which is still in the prototype phase, is the invention of Australian researchers in partnership with the University of Western Australia.  It's the next technological iteration on an electric jet ski. The vehicle is equipped with ElectroNatutic's WaveDrive.  That's a twin hydrofoil propulsion system that's patent pending.  The system enables the WaveFlyer to move above the water.  It operates for thirty minutes on a charge.  The team h...