Important Innovations

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FRANCE BANS SHORT FLIGHTS TO CURB CC                                             Source:  Orly Airport & Stock France just signed a controversial and aggressive Climate Change remediation law that bans short-haul regional flights that can be completed in 2&1/2 hours on a train So far 3 routes have been discontinued:  Paris/Orly Airport to Bordeaux, Lyons & Nates The European Union is part of the lower emissions move & they required that rail service to the destination in 2&1/2 hours is available to substitute for the flight & that there are enough early & late running train runs to allow the passengers to stay at their destination for 8 hours & get back The 3 air  routes affected so far represent 3% of France's airplane emissions This bold move by France is a first step and h

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FRANCE BANS SHORT FLIGHTS TO CURB CC                                             Source:  Orly Airport & Stock France just signed a controversial and aggressive Climate Change remediation law that bans short-haul regional flights that can be completed in 2&1/2 hours on a train So far 3 routes have been discontinued:  Paris/Orly Airport to Bordeaux, Lyons & Nates The European Union is part of the lower emissions move & they required that rail service to the destination in 2&1/2 hours is available to substitute for the flight & that there are enough early & late running train runs to allow the passengers to stay at their destination for 8 hours & get back The 3 air  routes affected so far represent 3% of France's airplane emissions This bold move by France is a first step and h

    D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW's SLEEK SHOOTING BRAKE CONCEPT CAR                                                       Source:  BMW German luxury automaker BMW just unveiled a stunning shooting brake concept car that is likely to go into production Called the Concept Touring Concept & just unveiled in Italy, the 2-door, very sleek concept is being called one of the most provocative prototypes in recent years This is a shooting brake design with a rear hatch, prominent rear fenders & a very long roof - experts say that just about everything concerning the design of this car is different  Interior is plush with dual-tone leather, 2-seats, driver-oriented cockpit & plenty of cargo space Turbocharged, 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine 8-speed automatic transmission 340 hp which makes it powerful Automotive experts say th

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HYUNDAI'S CRAB DRIVING ELECTRIC CAR                                                     Source:  Hyundai South Korean automaker Hyundai has created a crab driving, electric vehicle that can parallel park into a tight parking space on autopilot This remarkable piece of automotive engineering can also drive sideways Hyundai just debuted its e-Corner system that enables parallel parking by the driver turning the wheel 90-degrees and activating a "crab walk" button to roll perpendicularly into the parking space It can also drive diagonally at a 45-degree angle for high speed quick changes in direction The new technology can also do a 360-degree turn without taking up more room than the size of the car Hyundai appears to have a big winner in this new technology, which it is continuing to develop. NASA

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane NISSAN MOVES TO CUT PRICES ON EVS                                                                                      Source:  Nissan Japanese automaker Nissan is revolutionizing its powertrains for all electric and hybrid-electric vehicles to greatly reduce the cost The goal is to bring hybrid-electric vehicle prices down to the cost of gas-powered car by 2026 The powertrains being developed will be smaller, lighter and cut the cost of making the car by 30% by 2026 Costs are being reduced by sharing and the modularization of EV and e-POWER core components They've developed a 3-in-1 powertain prototype that modularizes the motor, inverter & reducer for EVs Also, a 5-in-1 prototype that additionally modularizes the generator & increaser for e-POWER vehicles They call it the X-in-1 approach which enables EVs

  New Images from the James Webb Space Telescope                                                       Source:  NASA Peering Into the Universe More Than 13 Billion Years Ago The world's most advanced space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, has started providing pictures from the depths of space and time.  The images are simply breathtaking and historic.  They provide humanity the first opportunity to look back more than 13 billion years ago and ponder the origins of the Universe and the origins of all of us.  Webb is designed for infrared astronomy and is a marvel of technology and innovation. Pictures That Travel Way Back in Time Today, NASA released a picture of Stephan's Quintet, a group of 5 galaxies that are 290 million light-years away (Image #1).  The image has 150 million pixels and is composed of 1,000 separate image files.  It shows the galaxy in the center crashing through the group.  The second set of 2 images documents the death of a star in unprecedented

  New Images from the James Webb Space Telescope                                                       Source:  NASA Peering Into the Universe More Than 13 Billion Years Ago The world's most advanced space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, has started providing pictures from the depths of space and time.  The images are simply breathtaking and historic.  They provide humanity the first opportunity to look back more than 13 billion years ago and ponder the origins of the Universe and the origins of all of us.  Webb is designed for infrared astronomy and is a marvel of technology and innovation. Pictures That Travel Way Back in Time Today, NASA released a picture of Stephan's Quintet, a group of 5 galaxies that are 290 million light-years away (Image #2).  The image has 150 million pixels and is composed of 1,000 separate image files.  It shows the galaxy in the center crashing through the group.  The third set of 2 images documents the death of a star in unprecedented d

  New Space Plane Wars                                                  Source:  Sierra Space Sierra's Space Plane Dream Chaser Dream Chaser is a supersonic SST space plane being developed and getting ready to go into service by Louisville, Colorado based Sierra Space.  The vehicle is the world's first and only winged commercial space plane, according to Sierra.  It is designed to compete against Elon Musk's SpaceX, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to carry astronauts, space tourists and supplies into space.  Dream Chaser is aggressively developing its global business footprint and is rolling out a brand-new chapter of space wars in the commercialization of space. Building a Global Business Network Dream Chaser is awesome aviation technology.  It is launched on top of a rocket and then dislodges and flies on its own power into space at supersonic speeds.  The SST flies back to Earth on its own power and wings and lands at specially d