DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
NEW AIRCRAFT IS MORE EFFICIENT THAN SUVs
Source: Otto Aviation
- The Celera 500L is a revolutionary aircraft design that's far more efficient than a SUV and 2-times more efficient than conventional jets. Here are some key facts:
- Created by US-based Otto Aviation
- Radical egg-shaped design that supports plane's aerodynamics and minimizes fuel consumption
- Business jet that seats 6 passengers for long-range flights & low operating costs
- Single engine - 6 cylinder V12 diesel engine - that doesn't run on jet fuel
- It's a Transonic Super Laminar (TSL) plane, flying on laminar rather than turbulent airflow that cuts the friction drag by 80%
- Undergoing extensive testing with these results so far:
- 60% less fuel burned
- Half the operating cost of conventional planes
- 90% reduction in carbon emissions
- This aircraft technology is considered the "Holy Grail" of aviation efficiency and could revolutionize aviation
- Launches in 2025.
CLIMATE CHANGE: BRINGING MY FAVORITE COFFEE BEANS TO EXTINCTION?
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- By 2050, Climate Change will have rendered unproductive half of the land currently used to grow high quality coffee. Here's what we know:
- Higher temperatures threaten coffee bean growth
- Scientists are searching for a wild grown bean that is heat and drought resistant
- 60 of the world's 120+ coffee bean varieties could become extinct
- One possible solution: a coffee plant discovered in Sierra Leone that is heat and drought tolerant
- Called Stenophylla - a blind taste test by coffee connoisseurs showed over 80% couldn't tell the difference between Stenophylla and Arabica, the world's most popular coffee
- Among the many concerns from Climate Change, the sunburning of Antarctic penguins and seals, the possible end of our regular seasons, unbelievably hot conditions & the now the possible extinction of our favorite morning coffee blends.
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