DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


GORGEOUS, POWERFUL, 1000 HP FLYING CAR





                                    Source:  Fusion JC7


  • The Fusion JC7 flying/driving concept car is the vision of California-based designer and former US Navy & United Airlines pilot Greg Brown
  • Except for the huge fin in the rear, the flying car looks like a futuristic Italian supercar
  • For driving, it is fully electric
  • 2 Tesla motors at the front & rear pump out 1,000 hp
  • Powered by LG Chem batteries, it gets 150 miles range, produces 920 lb-ft of torque & goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds
  • For flying, it has 2 Williams FJ-33 jet engines
  • It gets 750 miles of range on its 300-gallon fuel tank
  • Cruising speed of 520 mph in the air
  • Design is currently undergoing testing
  • Brown says the wings, engines & other components are similar to that of business jets & they work
  • Brown is looking for a development partner
  • Likely price to purchase one:  $2.5 million.

WORLD'S 1ST ROBOT LAWYER GETS SUED





                                    Source:  Stock Images




  • The world's 1st robot lawyer, DoNotPay, was set to make history by advising a defendent in court but is getting sued for practicing without a law degree
  • The lawsuit has been filed by the Chicago law firm Edelson with charges including "masquerading as a licensed legal practitioner" and providing legal counsel without a law degree
  • The founder of DoNotPay, Joshua Browder, alleges that prosecutors threatened him with 6 months in jail if he brought the robot into court, so he didn't
  • He says the allegations made against DoNotPay are not true & that the robot provides solid legal counsel
  • Edelson alleges DoNotPay does not provide sound legal advice & services
  • DoNotPay uses AI to provide counsel and advice
  • The technology works in the chat format with the robot asking questions, analyzing answers, providing advice and then generating appropriate documents
  • The litigation is pending.

STEM CELLS TO RE-GROW HUMAN LIMBS

                 Source: Northwestern Polytechnical University

  • Chinese scientists have used stem cell technology to grow mini-antlers on the foreheads of mice
  • This scientific breakthrough could enable humans to regrow lost limbs
  • The scientists achieved this breakthrough by transplanting, to the mice, stem cells from deer, which regrow their antlers every year, thanks to stem cells at the base of the antlers
  • The hope is that this procedure could help repair bones and cartilage and even regrow lost limbs in humans
  • The research was done by scientists at Northwest Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China
  • Experts say these results could have significant benefits for regenerative medicine in treating skeletal injuries and limb regeneration. 

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