Important Innovations

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane MG'S NEW CONCEPT AIMS TO REDEFINE E-SPEED                                                                        Source:  MG (old & new side-by-side)   MG just unveiled its MG EXE181 hypercar designed to pay homage to MG's 100-year past and lead the fabled sports car brand to an ultra-aerodynamic electric future.  Here are some key facts: EXE181 is a tribute to the "Roaring Raindrop", the original 1957 MG EX181 that broke the then existing speed record for race cars of 255 mph The new concept can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 1.9 seconds It's all-electric Expected to travel at 255 mph plus Single seat for the driver positioned in the center Ultra aerodynamic with a drag coefficient of 0.181 No performance details released yet but experts think it's likely to be in the 1,000 to 2,000 hp range Dramatic new design with a transparent cover for the roof, windshield and fascia No appare

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane JAPAN HAS CREATED THE WORLD'S FASTEST BULLET TRAIN                                                                          Source:  Japan's Maglev train Japan's new Maglev is the world's fastest bullet train with speeds up to 311 mph.  Here are some key facts: Commuter travel will start in the next few years Can travel 226 miles in 40 minutes Called ChuoShenkansan It's 100 mph faster than an F1 race car and 2 &1/2-times faster than a conventional train Operator is Central Japan Railway Company Almost 90% of travel is inside tunnels The plan is trains composed of 16 cars capable of carrying 1,000 passengers The system works on magnetic repulsion between the cars and tracks and the train literally floats in a process called magnetic levitation The cars lift 4" off the ground which eliminates any friction The technology is similar to Tesla's hyperloop The ride is said to be exce

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane GOOGLE'S AI WEATHER FORECASTER                                             Source:  Google & Stock On this Earth Day, it is sobering to consider how Climate Change is escalating episodes of extreme weather globally from the persistent twisters hitting the central and southern US to the flooding rains in Dubai and elsewhere. Now we learn that Google has innovated an AI weather model that forecasts faster, cheaper and more accurate weather forecasts than today's conventional models.  And it is particularly geared to extreme weather to expand warning times. Here are the facts: Called GraphCast Created by scientists at Google's DeepMind Predicts weather 10 days in advance in less than a minute on a single desktop computer Google says it offers unprecedented accuracy and speed Doesn't need huge supercomputers and take hours Beats world's top forecasting agencies Particularly geared to forecas

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE:  TURNS OUT EVEN INSECTS LIKE TO PLAY                                                      Source:  Queen Mary University of London & Stock Many global scientists argue there is widespread consciousness across the animal and insect world. That meaning awareness of their experiences and feeling, including joy and pain. Here's what we know:  This past weekend at New York University, 40 scientists signed the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness which argues that scientific research indicates a widespread possibility of animal consciousness Some experts think we are blinded on how our sentience might work in other species Recent experiments showed that bees played with wooden balls just for fun; fish recognized their image in an underwater mirror; and octopus avoid things that caused previous pain Some scientists say it is irresponsible to ignore the research and the welfare of these cre

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE: EVEN BEES LIKE TO HAVE FUN                                                                                                        Source:  Queen Mary University of London & Stock Many global scientists argue there is widespread consciousness across the animal and insect world.  Here's what we know: At New York University this weekend, 40 scientists signed the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness which argues that scientific research indicates a widespread possibility of animal consciousness - awareness of their experiences, joy, pain and more Some animal consciousness experts think we are blinded as a whole on how our sentience might work in other species Recent experiments showed that bees played with wooden balls just for fun; fish recognized their image in an underwater mirror; and octopus avoid things that caused previous pain Bottomline:  they are a lot smarter than we think &a

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