DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


WORLD'S FASTEST PLANE NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT




                                                            Source:  Lockheed Martin

  • The USAF is developing the SR-72, designed to be the world's fastest plane.  Here's what we know:
  • Hypersonic plane that will clock speeds of 4,000 mph
  • At those speeds, it could travel from LA to NYC in 64 minutes
  • Very important new piece of aviation technology because of its potential for commercial passenger travel
  • Appears there will be no human pilot - autonomous flying
  • Being developed by Lockheed Martin for USAF
  • Known as the "Son of Blackbird"
  • Predecessor SR-71 Blackbird ruled the skies in the 1960's
  • SR-72 will hit the skies in 2025
  • Some key capabilities:
  1. Expected to be world's fastest hypersonic plane
  2. Very high altitude flying
  3. Sustains hypersonic speeds for longer periods of time than other prototypes
  4. Can drop projectiles at never-seen-before rates

  • Expected to be used for surveillance by USAF.


THE CAR THAT CAN SPIN, CRAB WALK & DRIVE SIDEWAYS




                                                                Source:  Hyundai

  • Thanks to 4-wheel steering, the Hyundai Mobion is a breakthrough of agility.  Here's what we know:
  • Based on former Car of the Year Ioniq 5
  • Hyundai division, Hyundai Mobis, says it plans to bring the technology to market
  • To allow for independent steering of large angles of movement, Hyundai Mobis placed 4, small electric motors inside each wheel, giving each its own power independently
  • Mobion comes with 3, Lidar device sensors to detect and avoid nearby objects
  • Hyundai Mobion can crab walk, spin, do doughnuts, drive sideways and more
  • No date has been set on when to expect this new car technology but experts say Hyundai appears ready to make the tech accessible and bring it to market.
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