The Innovation Report
Engineering Sense Of Touch For People Who Are Paralyzed
In 2023, the team at Feinstein implanted two sets of computer chips in Thomas's brain. One set detects signals coming from areas that control movement. The other delivers signals to areas that process touch and pressure. These chips are wired to twin pedestals on...
Mass Production Of Flying Cars In Sight Amid China’s ‘Low-Altitude Economy’
A Chinese company is gunning to become the world's first mass producer of flying cars in 2026, as the country ramps up a drive to develop its "low-altitude economy." The futuristic vehicle in question — a "land aircraft carrier" in which a passenger drone unfolds from...
Robot Dogs And Drones Used To Protect UK Heritage
Robot dogs and drones could be used if a disaster like 1984's devastating fire at York Minster was to happen at a major heritage site today, Historic England has said. A lightning strike at the minster was believed to have sparked the catastrophic blaze which caused...
Chinese EVs Use This Tech To Get Up To 800 Miles Of Range — U.S. Automakers Want In
Shop around for a new car and you’ll come across an array of acronyms. There’s BEVs (battery electric vehicles), HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles), PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), and of course that’s all in contrast to ICE (internal combustion engine) cars....
Climate Change, Already Causing Problems On Earth, Could Soon Create A Mess For Orbiting Satellites
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculated that as global warming caused by...
EPA Gives Trucking OEMs Whiplash With Emissions Rule Rollback Plan
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is reviewing the emissions rulemaking put in place under the Biden-Harris administration. The important part for trucking comes from targeting the Greenhouse Gas Emissions...
Producing Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel: Observing Water Molecules Before They Split
For the first time, scientists have observed water molecules splitting in real time to form hydrogen and oxygen. And right before they split, the molecules did something completely unexpected: They flipped 180 degrees. This micro acrobatic stunt takes energy, which...
Deepmind AI Models Help Robots Perform Physical Tasks, Even Without Training
Google DeepMind is launching two new AI models designed to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.” The first, called Gemini Robotics, is a vision-language-action model capable of understanding new situations, even if it hasn’t been...
S&P Global: Auto Industry Has One Week Before Massive Production Halt Due To Tariffs
S&P Global Mobility said the ongoing global tariff war now puts the probability of the auto industry experiencing an extended disruption period at a startling 50%. That would mean several vehicle models will cease production, new-vehicle prices would have to rise...
Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
Much of the vast landscape of Uruguay remains true to its historical image—down to the lone gaucho roaming the pampas. But there have been some notable additions. Towering white wind turbines and glistening solar panels are now as much a part of the iconography of...
