DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 

HOT NEW MG EX4

                                                              

                                    

                                                                    Source:  MG 

• Iconic British sports car maker MG just revealed, with a quick social media teaser post, its latest car - the all-electric EX4 hatchback which is being headlined as very "hot"
• The EV pays homage to the MG Metro 6R4 Group B rally car of the early 1980's
• EX4 takes MG back to its powerful racing roots
• MG will unveil the hotly anticipated vehicle this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK and it will compete in the famous uphill climb
• Here's what we expect or know about the EV before the unveiling:

1. Dual motor setup with 429 hp and 442 pound-feet of torque
2. Massive front splitter
3. Big spoiler in back
4. Full-width diffuser
5. Massive wheels

• We'll learn key specs about the EV this weekend at Goodwood
• MG Motors remains UK based and is currently owned by SAIC Automotive in China, but intriguing reports are circulating that Audi is interested in buying a major stake in MG.

CLIMATE CHANGE IS CHANGING COLOR OF OCEANS

                                                            Source:  Stock

• New research by scientists at MIT and the UK's National Oceanographic Centre has documented that the world's oceans have been changing color, going from a brilliant blue to greener over the past 20 years because of Climate Change
• The color changes are evident in 56% of the world's oceans
• The starkest changes are in ocean waters near the equator which are now much greener
• The scientists say the color reflects new ecosystems - organisms, materials and mostly green phytoplankton
• The scientists used 20 years of ocean color measurement from satellites to document the changes and have computer modeled out to the end of the century
• Research findings co-author Dr. Stephanie Dutkiewicz of MIT says the findings are "frightening and consistent with man-induced changes to our climate"
• Separately new information has come out that ocean waters off Florida are routinely hitting 97-degrees when air temperatures are in the 80's, which is posing a threat to coral off the Florida coastline.

NASA'S NEW SST IS ABOUT TO FLY

                                                                Source:  NASA

• NASA's X-plane, the X-59 QueSST (quiet supersonic technology) is getting ready to start flying
• It's going through engine runs and taxi tests and then will start in a series of test flights
• X-59 has been developed to fly at supersonic speeds of more than Mach 1 or 762 mph without sonic booms, just a quiet thump
• NASA plans to fly the SST over communities, get their reaction to the aircraft's noise level and then, with good levels of acceptance, go to the FAA to re-establish clearance for commercial supersonic plane travel in the US, which has been banned since 1973
• For passengers that would double the speed of air travel and significantly reduce in-the-air travel time
• The X-59 that will test fly is a 1-seat, 100-feet long SST with a cruising speed of Mach 1.4 or 925 mph
• A number of companies like Boom in the US are developing the next-generation of supersonic jets and are also readying for take-off.

"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane