In the summer of 2019/2020, Australia was ravaged by its worst bushfire season on record. 1 billion of the country’s unique wildlife, killed. To connect New Yorkers to this heartbreaking tragedy, Koalas of NYC was born. An initiative designed to evoke compassion and empathy through a compelling storytelling mechanism, went viral in less than a month. In January 2020, plush koalas were placed i...

In theory, controlling a flying drone shouldn’t be much different from piloting a helicopter, but without a human in the cockpit, visualizing the drone’s current position relative to environmental obstacles can be tricky — it’s commonly two-dimensional, reliant on cameras and joysticks.This week, researchers Chuhao Liu and Shaojie Shen from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology...

The Fortune 500 is an elite club of the biggest American businesses, which combined to generate profits of over $1.2 trillion in 2019.But how much profit do these companies make on a per employee basis?This visualization uncovers the answer by comparing the 20 companies with the most and least returns per employee, using calculations from Tipalti (based on the Fortune 500 list).Top 20: Most Pro...

Emrod's wireless power transmission devices can beam large amounts of electrical power between two points, with line of sight between relays the only limit on distanceA New Zealand-based startup has developed a method of safely and wirelessly transmitting electric power across long distances without the use of copper wire, and is working on implementing it with the country's second-largest powe...

A futuristic vertical city, here’s a concept project for the next generation of skyscraper, Shibuya Hyper CAST. 2. It’s an innovative skyscraper that displays cutting-edge urban innovations combined in one building. This tower is an existing development that’s been an urban lab of mix function and culture, it is located in the middle of one of the hottest areas in Tokyo. Even though it’s on...

Our research indicates what consumers will continue to value as the coronavirus crisis evolves.Anyone who has hosted a game night over video chat or ordered groceries to be delivered at home for the first time understands how profoundly the COVID-19 crisis has changed our behavior as consumers. But which of these changes will stick? We see several that are key:- Flight to online- Shock to loyal...

Foldable display devices provide the users with a large display area in a compact form. As a result, the device may be vulnerable to mechanical damage in the hinge and fold. Samsung seems to be particularly working on improvements for reducing the probability of damage to these foldable devices.U.S. Publication No. 20200233464 assigned to Samsung and titled, “Display Device”, is focused on pr...

The WalkingPad S1 is the perfect middle ground for those looking for something that falls between a yoga mat and a treadmill. This 180-degree foldable smart mat is a home workout essential for those who want to build up their fitness without building a full home gym in their apartments. This way you can avoid risking your health by going to the gym in a pandemic while continuing your summer-les...

Like spectacular market peaks, market crashes have been a persistent feature of the S&P 500 throughout time.Still, the forces underpinning each rise and fall are often less clear. Take the COVID-19 crash, for example. Despite lagging economic growth and historic unemployment levels, the S&P 500 bounced back 47% in just five months, in a stunning reversal.Drawing data from Macrotrends, t...