DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


VW's ELECTRIC CAR FOR THE MASSES




                                                            Source:  VW

  • With its founding as a manufacturer of people's cars, VW, has developed an electric car for the masses, the ID.2All concept
  • The all-electric sedan will go into production in 2025, a very aggressive schedule for the concept that underscores VW's accelerating push into electrification
  • The EV will be priced to start at $27,106, which is highly competitive against Tesla's currently priced lineup
  • VW is looking to capture global leadership in EV sales
  • VW is investing billions - specifically $193 billion - into electrifying its lineup and plans to launch 10 new all-electric vehicles in the next few years
  • New ID.2All is powered by a 166 kW, 223 hp electric engine
  • 280 mile range on a charge
  • Being called a masterpiece of design that's classic & stylish
  • Interior is roomy, digital & versatile
  • ID.2All is being hailed as the beginning of mass electrification for VW.

ELECTRIC POWERED PLANES



                                    Source:  Beta Technologies

  • The electrification of aircraft to start eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from jet fuel is 1 of the major hopes of environmentalists & many aviation experts
  • Burlington, Vermont-based, electric aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies is becoming a major player in the industry with the development of its 2nd electric passenger and cargo jet, the CX300
  • CX300 is a fixed wing model of its vertical takeoff and landing eVTOL aircraft, Alia-250
  • CX300 takes off and lands like a conventional plane and already has received orders for purchase from Air New Zealand & companies like United Therapeutics, Bristow & more
  • CX300 has a range of 386 miles, has flown more than 22,000 miles and is completing evaluation flights with the FAA and by USAF & US Army pilots
  • The all-electric, zero emissions aircraft for passengers & cargo will hit the commercial market in 2025.

EYES ARE MORE THAN THE WINDOW OF THE SOUL


                                            Source:  Stock Images


  • New scientific research is demonstrating that the eyes are not just the windows of the soul, but also provide early warning signs of cognitive health disease like Alzheimer's
  • Physicians can see directly into the nervous system by looking into the back of the eye at the retina & the optic nerve
  • Now scientists at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have discovered that the eye provides innovative new clues & potential new therapies for the onset of Alzheimer's before - in fact years before - any symptoms occur
  • The Ceders-Sinai team have identified protein profiles & structural changes in the retina associated with Alzheimer's
  • Specifically, the changes in the retina correlate with changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's
  • This is very promising research to identify and possibly treat Alzheimer's before symptoms manifest themselves.

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