Jullian Preston Powers
Brighton based inventor Jullian Preston-Powers represents a new breed of entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors. Preston Powers strives to help the automotive safety industry in any way he can, often choosing to spend time there rather than in his profit-making businesses.With a position as a leader in the technology of transport safety, and a real passion for children's safety, combined with a can-do approach and a lot of imagination, progress is being made.Companies around the world are engaging with Jullian to benefit from his diverse specialist knowledge and brand building expertise.Having attended over 700 lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) without being in official attendance and then developing many innovations at the University of Sussex, he continues to remain at the forefront of high-innovation with many institutions in varying capacities, working with them in automotive safety departments. Preston-Powers has developed blast mitigation technologies, through Deep Innovation Group of which he is a founder, which are currently being used in military assets around the world, and is also CEO of Cool Technologies Ltd.The automotive ventures that are run by Preston-Powers welcome contributions from approved investorsThere has recently been significant investment from a group of seven investors, one of whom, Richard Phillips, former head of Silverstone raceway, was appointed by Preston-Powers as chairman and CEO of HALO Active Technologies. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/0/october/brain-cooling-helmet-takes-a-stepforward/ The most ground breaking idea in the Preston-Powers portfolio is the 'active' motorcycle home helmet, a world's first, and a project spearheaded by HALO Active Technologies.Through thorough research HALO has gained a deep understanding of motorcycle technology, and develops ideas that can do a much better job at protecting riders than anything currently available.The active helmet from HALO was the fruits of a new way of thinking about motorcycle safety.Progress often comes out of adversity.Preston-Powers put an ice pack inside a helmet, after he accidentally hurt a friend whilst playing basketball; it steadied and levelled the motorcycle helmet.This experience sparked ideas that have led to the HALO technology.Representing experts in the field, University of Illinois researcher Dr. Henry Wang said in 00 that he