Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ROBOT DOG SEES, HEARS & RESPONDS TO PEOPLE                        Source:  Boston Dynamics & Brewster Kane Boston Dynamics unveiled the new Spot, a robot dog that talks like a human.  Here's what we know: The robot can switch between over half a dozen different personas One moment it can sound like an American teenager and the next moment it can use an English accent Boston Dynamics has made the world famous Spot into a chatty canine through AI models like Open AI's ChatGPT integrated into the robot Spot is given 3D maps of the buildings it's in to describe the surroundings One role devised by Boston Dynamics for Spot is that of a tour guide Spot can see, hear, talk and even write poems As AI makes robots better problem solvers, it could mean new roles for robots If Spot speaks Weimaraner, he could be the perfect friend for my brother Ed's dog Brewster. BUMPS IN THE ROAD FO

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane YOUR CHOICE: PLANE, BOAT OR UNDERWATER BULLET TRAIN? Source:  UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed a new mode of transportation from the UAE to Mumbai:  an underwater bullet train.  Here's what we know: It would cross the Arabian Sea from Fujairah, UAE to Mumbai, India Could travel at speeds up to 600 mph Could shave one hour off of flight times of 3 hours UAE would export oil to Mumbai and Mumbai would export fresh water to UAE as part of this project Distance between the 2 destinations is just less than 1,240 miles  Project will cost several billion dollars Key issue will be technical feasibilities of constructing underwater Perspective:  Channel Tunnel connecting England and France is 35 miles with a train that travels at 70 mph; the UAE proposal is far more ambitious and would offer the world a fascinating new way to travel UAE is positioning itself as a global capital of innova

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Massive Plasmoid Tearing Off Uranus' Atmosphere Source:  NASA Image of Plasmoid NASA Spacecraft Flew Right through It NASA researchers have made a remarkable discovery from the Voyager 2 space mission to the outer planets more than thirty years ago in January 1986.  They've spotted a massive bubble breaking away from Uranus' atmosphere that may have taken some of the planet's gassy atmosphere with it.  NASA just announced the discovery.  They're calling it a huge plasmoid loaded with supercharged particles.  Remarkably, the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew right through it. Plasmoids Plasmoids are massive space bubbles filled with charged particles that can break away from a planet.  They pull charged particles out of a planet's atmosphere and hurl them into space. Such activity has been spotted from Earth and nearby planets but never before on Uranus. NASA scientists are studying this event because, they say, if you change a

Extraordinary SpaceX Cargo Mission Source:  Techshot 3D Printer to Develop Human Tissue to Benefit Humanity This is a very innovative piece of technology, a 3D bioprinter to manufacture human tissue on the ISS in space.  It's being launched this July by a SpaceX cargo mission rocket.  For a  lot more details on this extraordinary tech innovation being deployed in space, Important Innovations Collection: SpaceX Extraordinary Cargo Mission : 3D Printing Human Tissue in Space, Onboard the ISS Source:  Techshot BFF July Launch of  Your BFF in Space This is extraordinary tec...