DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
WORLD'S LARGEST NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR IS LIVE
Source: Nuclear Fusion Stock
- Japan and the European Union have activated the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor in Japan. It's a breakthrough for sustainable, clean energy generation. Here are the key facts:
- Called JT-60SA, the nuclear fusion reactor mimics the way the Sun generates energy
- It contains swirling plasma heated to 360-million degrees F
- The intense heat causes hydrogen nuclei to fuse and create helium, which releases energy as heat and light
- This is a major milestone for the development of sustainable nuclear fusion power, which is expected to be a major source of energy in the future.
BRAIN INJURY BREAKTHROUGH: NEW IMPLANT SO EFFECTIVE, PATIENTS REFUSE STOPPING IT
- Stanford University's new brain implant to reverse the effects of traumatic brain injury is proving to be very effective. This has the appearances of something to watch as a breakthrough medical device. Here's what we know:
- It's a deep brain stimulation implant
- Designed to enhance activity in the brain regions responsible for cognition, memory, problem solving and learning, when those areas have been diminished by traumatic injury
- Uses specifically calibrated amounts of electricity to re-activate areas of the brain damaged and enable them to activate brain functions again
- Appears this implant actually "undoes" damage from a severe brain injury
- During clinical trials, brain damaged trial participants saw significant improvements in memory, concentration and even the multi-tasking ability to drive
- 5 participants, between the ages of 22-to-66-year-old, had the device surgically implanted
- Key result: 32% average participant improvement in mental processing speed
- One participant reported she had regained the ability to read after receiving the implant
- This new implant continues through the regulatory clearance process
- For everyone including investors, this is promising new innovation to watch for progress and development in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries
- Just in the US, 5 million people are suffering with traumatic brain injuries right now.
ELON MUSK'S SPACEX TO LAUNCH MYSTERIOUS US SPACE PLANE
- The X-37B is a reusable spacecraft being developed by the US Space Force and built by Boeing. For the 1st time, it will be launched by SpaceX this weekend. Here's what we know:
- X-37B will be carried on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
- It's an Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV)
- Will be carried into orbit by the rocket and then re-enter Earth's atmosphere and land as a spaceplane
- Missions are usually mysterious for X-37B and are sometimes speculated as reconnaissance
- Falcon Heavy is extremely powerful, which suggests the X-37B may be targeting a deeper space orbit
- Expected to conduct a wide range of testing and experimenting with advanced space domain awareness technologies.
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