When people think of Apple, they think of hardware first. iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac – those are the products that made Apple what it is today: the most valuable company in the world. Despite having always emphasized the advantages of its hardware and software working seamlessly together, the latter was long considered a means to an end at Apple, rather than a worthwhile business opportuni...

Pritzker Prize winners among 16 creators transforming 17 public toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo. You can see through the smart glass when the bathrooms are not occupied.The Japanese have some unusual bathrooms, but we'd guess most prefer to use them without an audience. So what's the deal with these see-through Tokyo public toilets by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban? Well, though they're...

Designed to cover the important bases, the SaniCase holds/disinfects your face mask, and even dispenses hand-sanitizer, all in a product that’s roughly the size of a roll of quarters.Milan-based Salvo Lo Cascio designed the SaniCase as a response to a common problem he saw with people who wore masks. During brief intervals when they took their mask off to eat or drink, they’d often end up put...

Technology, talent, and innovation transforming manufacturing.Learn how the latest trends in advanced manufacturing technologies, talent, and innovation are transforming manufacturing, and how global manufacturing companies can best tap into this disruptive shift to evolve, grow, and thrive. In this study, global industry leaders share their views on the top manufacturing technologies that—whe...

The Starbucks cafe inside Circles Ginza features reserved booths and meeting spaces.Japan is home to some of the most beautiful and creative Starbucks cafés in the world. If you’ve already checked out the new Starbucks in Shibuya designed by streetwear icon Hiroshi Fujiwara and the flower-filled Starbucks at Hana Biyori greenhouse, you’ll want to add this new Ginza location to your list.The...

Varjo, a startup developing virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (XR) technologies for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of funding. [Above: Varjo said that these are “unedited” pictures shot through a “competitor device” (left) and Varjo (right) when using the DCS World simulator.]The Helsinki-based company also announced Timo Toikkanen will take over as CEO, hav...

A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens.Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be put to use in personal protective equipment, as well as in ventilation and air conditioning systems.As part of attempts to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, paper masks are increasingly...

Chicken or fish? Surplus snacks and microwavable meals can be purchased online for those who want to re-create the taste of a trip that might have been.When life gives you lemons, the old saying goes, make lemonade. Perhaps no one in the aviation industry is taking that more to heart than Air North.COVID-19 has dealt a lot of lemons to the world’s airlines in recent weeks. But when they got th...

American’s tech giants have caught the public’s attention as of late.Four of the Big Five recently appeared in front of U.S. Congress to discuss their anti-competitive business practices and privacy concerns.Yet business is booming. Compared to the traditional economy, Big Tech operates within an intangible realm of business. This enables them to move faster, cheaper, and more profitably—wit...