Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW INNOVATION:  SELF-CLEANING PAINT                                        Source:  Stock & TU Wien Scientists from Austria and Italy have developed self-cleaning paint - one of the world's most useful innovations. It also chemically breaks-down air pollutants. And the paint is longer lasting. Here's what we know: European scientists have developed a nanoparticle composed of titanium oxide+ that creates self-cleaning paint It can be added to any commercially available paint The nanoparticles are photo-catalytically active and can trigger cleaning when touched by sunlight The scientists are from TU Wien in Vienna and Universita Polytecnia delle Marche in Italy They say their painted wall solution destroys indoor pollution in the air, makes the air cleaner and the wall cleans itself They add the paint is also much longer lasting The team is conducting more testing but they intend to commercialize i

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE:  TURNS OUT WE ALL HAVE CHATTY PLANTS                                                                                     Source:  Stock Scientists are translating complex molecular language in plants.  Here's what we know: Research is being done at Purdue University on petunias Their vocabulary is hidden in countless proteins and other compounds within the cells Plants send warnings to one another via scent chemicals For example: Plants routinely inform their neighbors if they are being attacked by a pathogen through scent chemicals called volatile organic compounds In addition to communicating with these volatile organic compounds, the compounds (volatiles) also sterilize the stigma to protect the plant from pathogen attack In addition to Purdue, other researchers include those from UCAL-Davis and Universite Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne The research is being funded by among others The National

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE:  TURNS OUT WE ALL HAVE CHATTY PLANTS                                                                                     Source:  Stock Scientists are translating complex molecular language in plants.  Here's what we know: Research is being done at Purdue University on petunias Their vocabulary is hidden in countless proteins and other compounds within the cells Plants send warnings to one another via scent chemicals For example: Plants routinely inform their neighbors if they are being attacked by a pathogen through scent chemicals called volatile organic compounds In addition to communicating with these volatile organic compounds, the compounds (volatiles) also sterilize the stigma to protect the plant from pathogen attack In addition to Purdue, other researchers include those from UCAL-Davis and Universite Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne The research is being funded by among others The National Sc

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEXT GEN SOLAR CELLS: LOWER COST & MORE EFFICIENT SOLAR ENERGY                                                                           Source:  Stock University of Colorado Boulder researchers have revealed an innovative method to manufacture solar cells that may revolutionize solar energy.  Here's what we know: Many experts consider this the next gen of solar tech The new solar cells are known as perovskite cells The innovative method to manufacture perovskite cells is considered critical to commercialization Until now nearly all solar panels have been made of silicon, which are expensive to make, have 22% efficiency and only convert 20% of the sun's energy to electricity Perovskite cells can potentially increase efficiency by 50% More tests are needed to show how the new cells hold up over time But many think this will be a gamechanger that could eventually dominate the market. NVIDIA'S GENE

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEXT-G SOLAR CELLS: LOWER COST & MORE EFFICIENT SOLAR ENERGY                                                                           Source:  University of Colorado & Stock University of Colorado Boulder engineers and researchers have revealed an innovative method to manufacture solar cells that may revolutionize solar energy. They're using perovskite semiconductors. Here's what we know: Many experts consider this the next gen of solar tech It could lead to more efficient, lower cost means to power homes, cars, boats, drones & more  The new solar cells are known as perovskite cells The innovative method to manufacture perovskite cells is considered critical to commercialization Until now nearly all solar panels have been made of silicon, which are expensive to make, have 22% efficiency and only convert 20% of the sun's energy to electricity Perovskite cells can potentially increase eff

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne 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 su

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW RESEARCH: DOGS UNDERSTAND US BETTER THAN WE THINK                                                                        Source:  Winnie & Brewster Kane A new university study on dog brains demonstrates they understand much more than "sit", "fetch" and other simple instructions.  Here's what we know: 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 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 Psychologists in South Carolina found that after intensive training a Border Collie learned the names of more than