DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

DARPA'S REVOLUTIONARY NEW PLANE

Source: DARPA

DARPA, the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency, is developing a plane unlike any other in aviation history. It uses Active Flow Control (AFC), which is virtual control surfaces made from air. Here are the facts:
This is an aviation first
Since the Wright Brothers, every aircraft has used moving control surfaces to change the plane's shape during flight and alter its aerodynamics
DARPA's CRANE, or Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors, uses bursts of compressed air, instead of exterior control surfaces, to control's the plane's yaw, fetch and roll
Why: DARPA wants to cut the plane's weight, improve its efficiency and performance, hold more fuel and eliminate moving exterior parts
The technology has been successfully tested in wind tunnels
DARPA just awarded a Phase 2 development contract to Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences to move the project forward
Crane will use Active Air Flow (AFC) with nozzles that blow out controlled bursts of air
Current prototype has capability to travel at Mach 0.7 or 537 mph
Flight testing is possible in 2025
DARPA is an innovation giant with the creation of the internet and GPS among its many accomplishments.

INNOVATIVE TECH FASHION - DOMINO'S PIZZA SUIT

Source: Domino's

Pizza delivery giant Domino's has created a wearable "heat suit" for people to keep warm in the cold. It contains Domino's patented pizza delivery box insulating technology. Here's what we know:
If you want to stay as toasty as a pizza in freezing weather and get some comical side-glances as well, Domino's Heat Coat is the one for you
It contains Domino's innovative "hot bag" technology first introduced in 1998 to ensure the delivery of piping hot pizza to your door and has been upgraded ever since
The maximum hyper-insulation material in the coat maintains your core body heat and loses only 4 to 5-degrees over 2 hours
The heat outfit is being tested in the UK by Domino's UK
If it proves a success, you'll be able to order it along with your pizza from Domino's
The company says the Heat Suit is practical and promises that it will keep you as warm and toasty as their dough.

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