DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
NEW RESEARCH: DOGS UNDERSTAND US BETTER THAN WE THINK - PARTICULARLY WITH NOUNS
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- 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 survey showed that dog owners believed their dogs responded up to 215 words
- Guess what - Psychologists in South Carolina found that after intensive training a Border Collie learned the names of more than 1,000 objects
- My Winnie is all over every word - she loves play, treats, toys, each toy's name and location and every game to learn how to have more fun. She's my little rascal!
BOOM SST HITS THE SKIES
- Colorado-based Boom's SST, XB-1 took a successful flight for the first time - a 12-minute, sub-sonic test flight over the Mojave Desert. Here are some key facts:
- XB-1 is likely to be the first commercial SST since the Concorde
- During the test flight it reached speeds of 238 knots
- It also performed a series of maneuvers to test how it handles and the flight control system
- This is tremendous aviation technology developed over ten years at a cost of millions of dollars
- When fully developed, it will fly at twice the speed of sound
- Will cut flight times nearly in half
- SST travel DC to Dublin in 3:35 rather than current 6:25
- Computer designed with a carbon fiber body with modified delta wings
- Currently in prototype form uses 3 GE J85 engines
- Cameras provide the pilot with an AR view of the plane's surroundings
- Will be tested at the supersonic level after 10 to 20 more test flights
- Boom is expected to start carrying passengers in their SST by the end of this decade.
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