DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
IS YOUR SOFA OR WORK CHAIR A DEATH SEAT? NEWS YOU CAN USE
- New science has demonstrated that sitting too much during the day increases your risk of early death. This is compelling new science that could help save your life. Here are some key facts:
- This is very substantive research done by scientists at University of California San Diego
- Nearly 6,000 participants with activity monitors were followed for a decade
- AI was used to link how long the participants sat on a daily basis to the risk of an early death
- Those who sat 11 hours+ had a 57% higher risk of dying than those who sat less than 9 hours
- The participants were women 63 to 99 years old
- The scientists found that even with exercise too much sitting resulted in the same risk
- Another study, this one in Australia, found that doing 9,000 to 10,500 steps per day lowers the risk of early death
- News you can use: the body was made to move; moving and stepping can save your life.
HYDROGEN PLANE FLIES NON-STOP HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD
- UK-based FlyZero aerospace experts are developing a huge, hydrogen powered, passenger plane with unprecedented range. Here are some key facts:
- Plane is 2-times the size of a Boeing 737
- Hydrogen powered with zero emissions
- Can fly non-stop 5,280 nautical miles
- UK developers are FlyZero led by UK's Aerospace Technical Institute
- Range enables a flight like London to San Francisco, non-stop with no re-fueling; that's 4,664 miles and 11 hours flight time
- Seats 279 passengers
- Powered by extremely cold liquid hydrogen stored in tanks on the plane
- Developers call it "transformative technology" that could revolutionize aviation
- If all goes well, it should be operational within a decade.
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