DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF              

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 


SPACE DINING NEXT YEAR





                                                                Source:  Zephalto



  • French tourism company Zephalto is offering dining-in-space trips starting in 2024. Here's what we know:
  • Michelin-star dining at the edge of space on a huge ballon
  • Key facts:

  1. 15.5 miles above the Earth's surface
  2. Take-off - France
  3. Cost: nearly $130,000 per person
  4. Vehicle:  Stratospheric balloon
  5. Named:  Celeste
  6. Time: 6 hours
  7. Meal cost per person:  about 100-times that of the most expensive Michelin star restaurant on Earth
  8. View:  Breath-taking views of stars, the Earth, Sun that only astronauts have seen
  9. Culinary experience:  Luxury with meat cooked by famous French chefs and wine picked by experts
  10. Number of passengers:  6
  11. Pilots:  2 onboard
  12. Time:  90 minutes to reach peak altitude, 6-hour round trip; 3 hours at maximum altitude
  13. This is the world's most luxurious balloon offering the world's most out-of-this world dining experience.


WORLD'S MOST AERODYNAMIC CAR


                                                                      
                                                                        Source:  Chery

  • China automotive brand Chery just unveiled a new concept EV that's inspired by the hydrodynamics of the tuna fish.  Here's what we know:
  1. Chery calls the EV the world's most aerodynamic car
  2. Designed by AI simulator
  3. AI ran through 2000 different optimization cases to achieve the vehicle's expected record-setting drag efficient
  4. Mimics the sleek hydrodynamics of a tuna swimming
  5. EV has achieved a drag efficient of 0.168 Cd
  6. Chery is a top 10 automotive brand in China and exports its vehicles globally.
NEW SKIN CREAM HEALS SUN & CHEMICAL BURN DAMAGE

                               Source:  Northwestern University


  • It's being called a "miracle" skin cream that heals sunburn and chemical damage to the skin as soon as it's applied.  Some key facts:
  1. Super melanin cream
  2. Developed in US by researchers at Northwestern University
  3. Repairs damage, accelerates healing and protects the skin
  4. Scientists say the regenerative power is so strong it may be used to help cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
  5. Recreates what melanin does naturally but brings it to a much higher capacity
  6. Expected to be commercialized as a multi-purpose sun cream booster.
For more stories like this, FLIGHT PATH TO THE FUTURE





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