DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 

INTRIGUING OUTER SPACE FIND IN PACIFIC OCEAN

                    

                                            Source:  Stock and Harvard University

• On the floor of the Pacific Ocean off New Guinea, Harvard Professor of Astrophysics Avi Loeb has found possible proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life
• Prof Loeb led an ocean expedition to find any remains from a mysterious and spectacular space object that crashed into the Pacific in 2014
• Loeb pinpointed the location of the crash to a 100 mile swath of the Pacific & his team made an astonishing discovery of 50 tiny metallic spheres composed of a substance unlike any alloy on Earth
• Loeb is now engaged in further testing of the microscopic spheres to determine if they are natural or technological - possibly alien made
• Prof. Loeb says the discovery has created a new area of astronomy in which the microscope, not the telescope, is being used to search for life beyond our solar system.

UN FOOD AID DELIVERY ROBOTS START IN 2024

                                Source:  UN & Sudan

• By early next year, the United Nations will begin food aid deliveries by AI powered robots, first in conflict ravaged Sudan
• The reason:  attacks against UN humanitarian aid workers are escalating in disaster and conflict zones with 3 recently killed in Sudan
• Using the technology keeps humanitarian workers out of harm's way
• The AI robot trucks are amphibious and can carry 1 to 2 tons of food each from the UN's World Food Programme
• The AI uses data from sensors and satellites to enable remote human drivers to steer the vehicles
• South Sudan, where 7.7 million people are severely food deprived, is the first place where the UN will shift from human drivers delivering food to the AI powered robotic trucks
• This is a compelling example of new technologies like AI and robotics helping humanity and assisting the UN in its goal to eliminate hunger.

PORSCHE 911 TURBO S GOES TO NEXT LEVEL

                                        

                        

                             Source:  Brabus

• German automotive tuner Brabus has taken the Porsche 911 Turbo S to the next level of power and performance
• Called the 900 Rocket R, this reinterpretation of one of the fiercest and most powerful sports cars on the road, the Porsche 911 Turbo S, is nothing short of awesome
• It's being called by experts everything you'd want in a sports car: very powerful on the track and great fun on the road
• Key details:

1. 3.8-liter, 6-cylinder engine with enhanced turbo chargers & electronically controlled exhaust valves
2. 900 hp
3. 738 ft-lbs of torque
4. 0 to 62 mpg in 2.5 seconds
5. Top speed:  211 mph
6. Cost:  more than $230,440 Porsche starting price

• Brabus plans to build 25 for sale.

"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane