Space Innovation/Space Technologies Silverinventor: Lockheed Martin Corporation USA
GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series): meteorological satellite series developed for quality weather forecasting
in climate monitoring, ecosystem management, trade,
transportation, and travel. Satellite observation area: USA, Western
Hemisphere.
First in world meteorological satellite was TIROS 1 (1960, Lockheed Martin).
First in the series, satellite GOES-R (named GOES-16) was launched on 19-11-2016 to take its geostationary orbit position.
Second in the series, satellite GOES-S was launched on 2018-03-01.
Further members of the series as planned: satellites GOES-T, GOES-U.
Technically, satellite series GOES-R is based on A2100 communications spacecraft model originally designed for 15 years of circulation time.
Members of satellite series GOES-R each, are provided with duplicates of instruments for sensing-measuring in three directions (direction of Earth, direction of Sun, direction of Environment). These instruments are:
1. solar ultraviolet imager,
2. geostationary lightning-mapper,
3. magnetometer data collector.
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/goes-r-series.html
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Geostationary satellite system with satellite clusters having
intra-cluster local area networks and inter-cluster wide area network | Social Innovation/Surveillance
Gold
inventor: Neurala Inc.
USA
Neurala Brains for Bots SDK - Neurala’s Lifelong Deep Neural Network (L-DNN)™ : bio-inspired artificial intelligence software and a simple camera for machine learning.
Its
application can teach industrial cameras, robots, drones, electronic
toys, diverse electronics, self-driving cars (...) to
identify, localize and real-time track target people, animals and objects. A Neurala Brain Technology a NASA és a U.S. Air Force részére fejlesztett korábbi technológiára épül.
Examples of implementation:
1. livestock protection, recognition of poachers,
2. finding missing persons,
3. control of electric power lines' insulation, corrosion,
4. hobby photography,
5. driving assistance in car. WO2017189859 (A1): METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRUNING EXPERIENCE MEMORIES FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORK-BASED Q-LEARNING |
Health & Wellness/Hearing Enhancement
Gold
inventor: Earlens Corporation
USA
Earlens device, an opto-coupled hearing aid composed of:
* a processor converting incoming sound into optical light,
* a light source associated with the processor,
and
* a "lens" for converting optical light into mechanical vibration.
The "lens" in a customized formulation is placed by an ear nose specialist,
directly on the eardrum surface for stable stay there (> maintained by liquid
surface tension).
During its operation, the processor placed behind the auricle converts the recorded sound into optical light, then the processor associated light source positioned in the ear canal emits the corresponding light signals. The emitted light signals are projected onto the transducer called "lens" placed on the eardrum surface to give rise to mechanical vibrations there. (The
description does not define the level of hearing damage to be
improved by the device. Nevertheless, the operation suggests that
integrity of the auditory ossicles and the inner ear, their impulse
receiving and forwarding abilities are indispensable.)
Compared to preceding audio-solutions, the method described offers broader hearing spectrum (audio-solution based hearing spectrum of cca. 1kHz - 4 kHz, opto-coupled hearing spectrum of cca. 100 Hz - 10 kHz).
The processor with rechargeable batteries and the associated light source, after adjustment on demand, automatically adjust to ambient noise levels.
The fundamental defect of hearing aids based on audio impulses, the frequency-related noise (whistles), can be successfully excluded.
https://earlens.com/the-earlens-device/ | Medical-Dental/Cellular Research
Silver
inventor: Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical CenterUSA
Supported by experimental in vivo - in vitro results, Tissue Nanotransfection Technology is an in situ direct, simple regenerative cell conversion (reprogramming of cells) performed with the help of silicon chip, without the need for carrier virus sequences.
The chip is loaded with DNA and/or RNA and/or proteins (of signalling pathways, transcription factors...) as demanded for target regenerative cell conversion, target cell reprogramming (e.g. injury-related deficiencies in the skin, skin deficiencies related to chronic diseases...). Upon touching target tissue surfaces with the chip loaded as above, short lived current impulses open nanochannels in target cell membranes (NEP = 3D nanochannel electroporation; precise, dosage-controlled, deterministic single cell transfection). These transitory nanochannels serve as entrance for macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins) to initiate target regeneration, the adaptive reprograming of cell(s).
According to recent experimental data, the technology is also applicable in regeneration of other tissues, too (e.g.
neuronal cells grown on skin surface of experimental
mice >>> isolation of neuronal cell population from
skin surface >>> injection into injured brain area of the host >>> regain of brain functions in the injured area). http://osuwmc.multimedia-newsroom.comGallego-Perez D. et al. (+24) (2016): Deterministic Transfection Drives Efficient Nonviral Reprogramming and Uncovers Reprogramming Barriers |
