August 5th 2024

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Max Gray
August 05, 2024

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Daily Innovation News

August 5th 2024

⚡️ Energy

US researchers at Group1 have unveiled the first 18650 format potassium-ion battery, a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. This battery, compatible with existing devices due to its widely used form factor, boasts impressive cycle longevity, robust discharge performance, and high energy density, making it ideal for applications like electric vehicles and portable electronics. This innovation could significantly reduce reliance on critical minerals and enhance domestic manufacturing.

🚀 Space

US-based Booz Allen Hamilton has successfully deployed a generative AI large language model (LLM) on the ISS's HPE Spaceborne Computer-2. This AI innovation, developed in eight weeks, enhances remote data processing, retrieval, and problem-solving capabilities using natural language processing. The deployment marks a significant step in leveraging AI for mission-critical solutions in space and extreme environments on Earth. This advancement aims to reduce data transmission times by processing data in low Earth orbit in near-real time.

🌎 Environment

US engineers have enhanced 3D-printed concrete by adding cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) from wood pulp, improving both its flowability and strength. This innovation could lead to more sustainable and durable construction, addressing the high carbon emissions of traditional concrete. The findings, showcasing CNF's potential in creating resilient structures, will be published in Cement and Concrete Composites.

💉 Biotechnology

Researchers from France, the US, and Spain have engineered almost-thornless roses by silencing the LOG gene using CRISPR. This innovation not only makes roses more enjoyable but also holds potential for reducing prickles in various crops like blackberries and eggplants, making them easier and safer to harvest. The modification doesn't negatively affect the plants, promising broader acceptance and consumption of these thornless varieties. The study was published in Science.

💊 Healthcare

Researchers from the US and Sweden have created a new compound, GmPcides, effective against gram-positive bacteria causing serious infections, including flesh-eating disease. This compound, showing promise in mouse studies, damages bacterial cell membranes, reducing virulence and aiding in post-infection healing. GmPcides could revolutionize treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections. The study was published in Science Advances.

British engineers have created a robot with magnetic skin that mimics vine plants, designed to navigate tight spaces and treat tumors in difficult-to-reach areas of the body. This vine robot uses pneumatic pressure to grow and magnetic fields to steer, enabling it to perform complex procedures like biopsies and drug delivery in previously inaccessible parts of the lungs. The innovation could significantly advance surgical navigation and cancer treatment. The study was published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

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