DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

NEW RESEARCH: DOGS UNDERSTAND US BETTER THAN WE THINK - PARTICULARLY WITH NOUNS

                                                        Source:  Winnie & Brewster Kane

• A new university study on dog brains demonstrates they understand much more than "sit", "fetch" and other simple instructions. I am fascinated by dog science because I believe our best friends are smarter than we know.  Here's what the latest science tells us - Dogs love nouns like ball, toy, treat:
• Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary utilized electroencephalography to monitor dogs' brain activity
• They comprehend the meaning of nouns such as their favorite toys
• The capacity of understanding is in all dogs, the study showed
• The strongest connections between object and noun was where the object was most relevant to the dog, such as a dog who loves to play ball knows the word ball immediately
• A 2022 survey showed that dog owners believed their dogs responded up to 215 words
• Guess what - Psychologists in South Carolina found that after intensive training a Border Collie learned the names of more than 1,000 objects
• My Winnie is all over every word - she loves play, treats, toys, each toy's name and location and every game to learn how to have more fun. She's my little rascal! 

BOOM SST HITS THE SKIES

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• Colorado-based Boom's SST, XB-1 took a successful flight for the first time - a 12-minute, sub-sonic test flight over the Mojave Desert.  Here are some key facts:
• XB-1 is likely to be the first commercial SST since the Concorde
• During the test flight it reached speeds of 238 knots
• It also performed a series of maneuvers to test how it handles and the flight control system
• This is tremendous aviation technology developed over ten years at a cost of millions of dollars
• When fully developed, it will fly at twice the speed of sound
• Will cut flight times nearly in half
• SST travel DC to Dublin in 3:35 rather than current 6:25
• Computer designed with a carbon fiber body with modified delta wings
• Currently in prototype form uses 3 GE J85 engines
• Cameras provide the pilot with an AR view of the plane's surroundings
• Will be tested at the supersonic level after 10 to 20 more test flights
• Boom is expected to start carrying passengers in their SST by the end of this decade.