TREND REPORTS
(Paper) MIT Researchers Taught Autonomous Cars to See Around Corners
[Tech]
2020/01/06 09:07
Researchers at MIT are helping autonomous cars deliver on the promise of safer roads with a new trick that lets driverless vehicles see around corners to pre-emptively spot other vehicles or moving hazards that human drivers would never see coming.There have been several attempts to make cameras that are able to see around corners, including other MIT researchers who revealed a system that can...
Bob Iger Takes the Gloves Off for Disney’s Streaming Debut
[Business]
2020/01/06 09:06
Disney+ looks like the future of the house of mouse. It could also define the CEO’s legacy when he retires in 2021.Long before he became chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co. in 2005, Robert Iger developed a habit of waking up on weekdays at 4:15 a.m. and working out. Lately he’s been getting up around that hour on weekends, too, to exercise and watch early versions of his studios’ movi...
Segway S-Pod Is Bringing the Hoverchairs From WALL-E to Life
[Product]
2020/01/06 09:05
Segway-Ninebot announced several new transportation products it plans to unveil at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show — and as pointed out by Wired, one of them looks eerily similar to the hover chairs featured in the post-apocalyptic Pixar film “WALL-E.”The device is called the Segway S-Pod, and like Segway’s flagship vehicle, it balances on two wheels. According to a Segway-Ninebot pr...
What Happened To Consumer Device Startups ?
[Investing]
2020/01/06 09:04
Venture investors love technology. But lately they’ve been much less keen on the kind you buy in a box and take home from the store.While software continues to eat the world and VC checkbooks, venture investment in consumer electronics startups is poised to decline year-over-year in 2019. That marks the third year in a row of contracting investment for the North American startups in the space,...
This Leaf-Shaped Bottle Cap Collects Atmospheric Moisture, Turning It Into Drinking Water
[Design]
2020/01/06 09:03
Designed to magically ‘turn air into water’, the Limbe is a new sort of dehumidifier that works without electricity, giving its user access to drinking water throughout the day. Its unique leaf-inspired design harks back to how water droplets condense on the surface of leaves, while its 3D printed intricate PET structure helps guide those water droplets down the ‘veins of the leaf’ into Lim...
(PDF) TREND 2020 - The Age of the Senses by Frog Design
[Business]
2020/01/05 09:10
The 80s and 90s saw the dawn of the internet and the connected age. The early aughts and teens brought an explosion of devices and digital. As we enter the 20s, we ask ourselves: What will this new decade bring?The year is 2020. We are two full decades into the no longer new, but current millennium. The rate at which we are creating digital data is growing so exponentially, we’re having to mak...
(Patent) Amazon Patents Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles Plus Self-Flying Drones ?
[Tech]
2020/01/05 09:09
A diagram accompanying Amazon’s patent application shows how a self-driving ground vehicle and a self-flying drone would work together to make a package delivery. For a long time, Amazon has been looking into applications for self-driving vehicles — and testing fleets of self-flying drones for making package deliveries. So it only makes sense that the Seattle-based online retailing giant woul...
The Anti-Aging Drug That’s Just Around the Corner - resTORbio
[Tech]
2020/01/05 09:08
We will soon learn if a much-hyped, rapamycin-like drug can boost the immune response by targeting how the body ages.One of today’s most promising drugs for targeting aging has a long, circuitous history. In 1999, the US Food and Drug Administration approved rapamycin as an immunosuppressant to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs. Scientists later found it affected all sorts of biolog...
(PDF) Deloiitte - Companies are Under Pressure on Climate Change
[Business]
2020/01/05 09:07
In the latest edition of the European CFO Survey, close to 1,200 CFOs were asked about their company’s measures against climate change. The results reveal a mixed picture with measures focusing on short-term cost-savings.IN the latest edition of the European CFO Survey, close to 1,200 CFOs were asked about their company’s measures against climate change. The results reveal a mixed picture w...
