Important Innovations Collection

Austin Russell's Luminar Technologies                                                       Source:  Austin Russell Autonomous Driving Tech with Lasers Leading the Way This morning, 25 year old entrepreneur Austin Russell woke up a billionaire.  His company Luminar Technologies of Florida went public yesterday on the Nasdaq.  By the end of day, it hit $22.98 a share with a market value of $7.8 billion.  Russell founded the company at the age of 17.  He owns more than 100 million shares and his net worth overnight skyrocketed to $2.4 billion. He has created lidar sensor technology that uses lasers to power autonomous vehicles.  His technology is considered breakthrough.  Forbes is calling Russell the world's youngest, self-made billionaire. Lidar & Laser Tech with Big Investors Backing It Lum...

Latest Brilliant Idea from Tesla's Elon Musk Source:  Tesla Patent Filing Source: Tesla Virtual Light Show Around Your Car Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has filed for a patent on his latest idea:  replacing car windshield wipers with laser beams.  The billionaire engineer, who also founded and is the CEO of SpaceX, has big plans for this laser innovation.  His first goal is to replace windshield wipers with laser beam wipers. Light Technology The system uses pulsed lasers and detection circuitry to identify debris on the windshield and direct a laser to remove it.  It calibrates the amount of laser light needed to do the job.  According to the patent application the system is sensitive and smart enough to differentiate wanted items like a car inspection sticker and not remove it. Additional Uses In addition to keeping car windshields clean and clear, the system can be deployed to remove dirt from cameras that direct autonomous cars....

Global Race to Create the First - New Breakthrough Source:  Drawing from University of Sussex of a Laser Pulse in a Chip UK Physicists Now Steps Closer British physicists have just made a breakthrough in the development of a portable atomic clock.  Scientists from around the world have been in a race to create the first portable atomic clock.  The team at the University of Sussex has moved ahead of the competition by using cutting edge laser technology. Efficiency Improvement Their approach has greatly improved the efficiency of  the part of the clock called the lancet that does the counting.  The efficiency has been improved by 80%. Replacing Satellite Mapping like GPS According to lead researcher Dr. Allessia Pasquazi, this moves the scientific community closer to portable atomic clocks replacing satellite mapping like GPS.  The clocks work on extremely accurate geo-mapping that  enables access to your location and route without satell...