DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
BMW TO UNVEIL HOT, NEW CONCEPTS IN MAY
- BMW has several automotive surprises planned for May, including a spectacular 2-seat sports car and a very angular, aerodynamic sedan
- BMW calls the sports car an "elegantly, sporty one-off" and a "homage" although which BMW it is paying homage to is not yet clear
- BMW has also developed "a very special BMW M car" and an all-electric, M Performance model of the BMW M series
- Experts are saying that the new M Performance could be BMW's most powerful production car ever with 748 hp & 737 lb-ft of torque produced by dual electric motors
- The new BMW concepts will be presented in Italy at the Concorso d'Eleganze Villa d'Este annual automotive event on Lake Como in mid-May
- Rolls Royce, MINI and other global automakers will also present their new concept cars.
YOUR PERSONALIZED NUTRITION: 3D PRINTED CHEESECAKE
- Engineers & scientists at Columbia University say 3D printing could be the future of food & personalized nutrition
- The team whipped up, cooked and assembled a 7-ingredient, vegan cheesecake via a 3D printer in their lab
- What is highly innovative is that they used the laser inside the 3D printer to do the cooking - that could be a big breakthrough to 3D printing commercialization for consumers
- The potential of this new approach to meal preparation & cooking is multi-layered customized foods with precise ingredients, precise flavors, greater food safety & better control over nutritional data
- This new future for food needs an ecosystem of supporting industries built around it like food cartridge manufacturers & even recipe file cookbooks for 3D printer cooking
- The Columbia University research, published in npj Science of Food, could herald the transition of 3D printers from just industrial machinery to commercial consumer products for cooking.
WORLD'S 1ST SOLAR PANELS EMBEDDED BETWEEN TRAIN TRACKS
Source: Sun-Way
- Swiss startup Sun-Ways has developed an innovative approach to solar power by deploying solar panels between train tracks
- The company estimates that half of the railroad tracks around the world could contain standard solar panels embedded between the rails without impacting train travel, views or the environment
- Working with the Swiss Federal Technology Institute, Sun-Way has developed a unique mechanical device that positions & fastens the solar panels between the rails
- The solar panels are removable for any needed track maintenance
- Sun-Way is currently focused on installing panels in western Switzerland's public rail system
- The company estimates that their system could generate 1 Terawatt hours of electricity yearly in Switzerland
- Sun-Way has plans to take this innovation throughout Europe and into the US and Asia.
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