DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


BALLOON GETAWAYS TO THE COSMOS

                      


                                            Source: Space Balloons
 
                

  • French space balloon startup Zephalto is partnering with the French Space Agency to launch space balloons for tourists to travel to the stratosphere by 2025
  • The space balloons are primarily powered by solar energy, filled with hydrogen & helium gas & lighter than air
  • The 6-hour journey to the edges of space will offer spectacular views in very luxurious accommodations 
  • Balloon is capable of carrying 6 passengers, 2 pilots & crew
  • Vehicle floats for 1&1/2 hours up to an altitude of 15.5 miles above earth, stays there for 3 hours for the tourists to enjoy looking at the curvature of the Earth & then floats down for 1&1/2 hours for the landing
  • Cost for the journey of a lifetime:  $132,000 which includes top French cuisine and Gallic wines
  • Luxury interior created by a top French designer
  • French aerospace engineer & innovator Vincent Farret d'Asties is the founder & CEO of Zephalto
  • Competing space balloon startups:  World Vision & Space Perspective.

LISTENING TO THE SEA TO SAVE CORAL REEFS


                                   Source: Coral Reef Images

  • Google has formed an innovative partnership with marine biologists to save coral reefs
  • Called "Calling in Our Corals", it's asking for people to become "Citizen Scientists" for a few minutes to support the effort
  • Many coral reefs around the world are being devastated by Climate Change
  • Marine biologists have discovered that healthy coral reefs emit sounds that are louder & more diverse than unhealthy ones
  • Google is asking "Citizen Scientists" to listen to video clips of reef sounds, identify fish & underwater activity with the goal of creating the world's 1st library cataloguing sounds & sights coming from coral reefs in the world's oceans
  • Big picture:  coral reefs are extremely fragile and more than half have been lost in the past few decades as world & ocean temperatures have risen from Climate Change
  • Coral Reefs could be the 1st ecosystem lost to Climate Change
  • This project's top goal is to make the reefs the 1st ecosystem saved.

2023 BMW'S M2 - POWER, MUSCLE, GOOD LOOKS

                                    

  • BMW has unveiled a 2nd generation M2 that is bigger, more powerful & has the brawny looks of a race car -- far different from its more sedate predecessor
  • 2023 BMW M2 has the look & feel of a racy sportscar with big air intakes, brawny fenders & squared off bodywork
  • Powerful, 3.0-liter, twin-turbocharged inline, 6-cylinder S58 engine with 453 hp & 406 ft lbs of torque
  • 6-speed manual transmission or 8-speed automatic along with adaptive suspension
  • Upscale, techie interior with 14.9" touchscreen & 12.3" digital display 
  • Getting great reviews & priced to start at $65,000.



"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane


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