TREND REPORTS
(Video) Transparent Face Mask Startup Inhales $1M Seed Round - HelloMasks
[Investing]
2020/06/11 09:07
A Swiss startup called HMCARE, spun out of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, has raised a million Swiss Francs (equivalent to about $1.05 million) to commercialize its transparent and relatively eco-friendly surgical masks.The founders were inspired by healthcare workers in the 2015 Ebola outbreak and at children’s hospitals around the world working closely with patients but una...
(Paper) Rubber "Exoskeleton" Lets Liquid Metal Structures Retain Their Shape
[Tech]
2020/06/11 09:06
Multifunctional liquid metal lattice materials through hybrid design and manufacturing.Imagine if there were a metallic device that could be transported all squished down into a compact ball, but that would automatically "bloom" out into its useful form when heated. Well, that may soon be possible, thanks to a newly developed liquid metal lattice.Led by Asst. Prof. Pu Zhang, a team of scientist...
(PDF) BCG - Industrial Products Makers Chart a New Path to Digital
[Business]
2020/06/11 09:05
Industrial products companies’ initial forays into digital services didn’t go exactly as planned. Many had high expectations that expanding into digital would help them expand services, the most profitable part of their business, and lead to new sources of revenue, leaner field operations, and more targeted sales. But making digital happen was harder than they anticipated. Companies quickly r...
This Humidifier-Heater Appliance will Keep You Healthy - Heattle
[Design]
2020/06/11 09:04
We have all been here – you are sick, you have chills so you turn up the heat but that makes your room dry, meanwhile, your tea gets cold and you are too tired to go heat it up for the fourth time. if you are anything like me you have probably tried to warm your tea in front of the heater but obviously failed. That is exactly when we need a product like Heattle – a heater and humidifier in on...
(Infographic) Healthy Eating Under Quarantine
[Consumer]
2020/06/11 09:03
What we eat and the way we eat it is changing rapidly under increasing social distance measures.While typically we would be eating out at least five meals a week under normal circumstances, we’ve all been asked to stay home as much as possible. It’s important to support our local restaurants doing takeout right now, but when it’s time to cook at home there are a few things you need to know i...
(PDF) Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) & Startups Trends Report
[Investing]
2020/06/10 09:10
We are in the midst of developing several research initiatives on corporate venture capital (CVC) investments, where an established, corporate firm takes a minority-equity position in a startup for strategic purposes (i.e., not strictly financial).If you are a large, established corporate firm or an entrepreneurial startup, we would love the chance to meet you. Please contact us.An integral par...
(Video) Presso Aims to Make Dry Cleaning Fast and Portable
[Product]
2020/06/10 09:09
If you're a wardrobe manager on a film, TV or theater set, then you likely have to send a lot of clothes out for dry cleaning. That's where Presso is intended to come in – it's a portable device that dry cleans clothing on-location, in five minutes.The Presso machine is about the size of a small refrigerator, and is designed to be rolled through regular doorways on its built-in wheels. It does...
A New Device Can Produce Electricity Using Shadows
[Tech]
2020/06/10 09:08
The novel shadow-effect energy generator developed by NUS researchers uses the contrast in illumination between the lit and shadowed areas to generate electricity. It exploits the contrast between light and dark to produce a current to power a small gadgetillustration of a small, banded device in partial light and shadowsShadow-effect energy generators, like the one illustrated here, could some...
DNAnexus Raises $100M to Expand Its Genomics Data Analysis Platform
[Investing]
2020/06/10 09:07
DNAnexus, which provides a data analysis and management platform for DNA sequence data, today announced it has secured $100 million in a round co-led by Perceptive Advisors and Northpond Ventures. DNAnexus says the funds will advance its international growth, enabling the company to serve health care and life science organizations around the world as it grows its cloud-based clinical testing of...
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