DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 

NEW LENS LETS YOU SEE IN THE DARK

                                                           

                                                             Source:  TMOS - Australia

• The new night vision filter, innovated by researchers at TMOS in Australia, gives you the power to see in the dark using everyday glasses.  Here are some key facts:
• The scientists have developed a new, ultra-thin material that can enable you to see in the dark
• It's a filter that's lighter than cling wrap
• The material can be integrated into a regular pair of glasses
• This enables night vision without needing a large, head mounted device
• The new material can capture infrared and visible light at the same time
• They use what they call "metasurface-based up-conversion technology"
• It's a breakthrough that eliminates the need for bulky light processing and cryogenic components
• Has big potential to make night driving easier for all of us
• Also makes running, walking and working in the dark of night more possible
• Also important for autonomous navigation, surveillance and biomedical imaging industries.

NEW SCIENCE:  NON-STOP TRANSATLATIC FLIGHT BY BUTTERFLIES

                                                                        Source:  Stock

• This is being called the 1st documented case of insects flying non-stop across an entire ocean.  Experts say it's an extraordinary achievement in biological discovery.  Here are some key facts:
• A flock of nearly 3,000 Painted Lady butterflies flew nearly 4,350 miles non-stop across the Atlantic from Europe to South America
• The creatures were spotted on a beach in French Guiana in South America in 2013 by entomologist Gerard Talavera
• They aren't native to South America and to get there, Talavera knew they had to fly across the ocean, making it the world's 1st non-stop transoceanic flight by insects ever discovered
• To prove it has taken years of scientific due diligence including the use of DNA analysis to prove where the butterflies came from
• Talavera's work is being hailed as breakthrough scientific discovery - it was just published
• He's fundamentally changed the understanding of insect migration
• Documented the extraordinary, long-distance journey of small insects, flying about 4,350 miles, non-stop, in 7 to 8 days
• It's a world first - thousands of butterflies making a non-stop, transatlantic flight...who would have thought?

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