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This Air Purifier Maker Is Accelerating Tests on Coronavirus - Molekule
[Product]
2020/02/25 09:07
Molekule air purifiers have killed other viruses in lab tests. The $799 devices compete with cheaper solutions like masks.Jaya Rao received a warm welcome from passengers next to her when she plugged in her air purifier on a recent flight from San Francisco to New York.“The guy sitting next to us was freaked out about all this viral stuff,” said Rao, co-CEO of San Francisco-based Molekule, wh...
(PDF) Deloitte - Tech Trends 2020
[Business]
2020/02/25 09:06
Deloitte’s 11th annual Tech Trends report provides insights and inspiration you will need for the digital journey ahead. Several of this year’s trends are responses to persistent IT challenges.Others represent technology-specific dimensions of larger enterprise opportunities. All are poised to drive significant change and transform business in unpredictable ways.Which technologies have the mo...
Cool Coating Allows Hot Electronics to Let Off Some Steam
[Tech]
2020/02/25 09:05
Although nobody wants a hot smartphone, there's no way that the things could ever incorporate tiny cooling fans. Some day, though, they may stay frosty through the use of a material that absorbs and releases water.We have already seen cooling systems that utilize what are known as phase change materials. Often taking the form of a wax, these turn into a liquid when the temperature rises, absorb...
66% of Americans Admit to Sleeping with their Phone at Night
[Consumer]
2020/02/25 09:04
People check their smartphones up to 160x a day (or every 9 minutes), according to a new study that examines the obsession.Americans are completely obsessed with their smartphones, with 75.4% saying they are "addicted," according to a new report from Reviews.org. The obsession runs deep, and shockingly so, with 45% choosing giving up sex over giving up their phone.Of those polled, 58% reported...
Library Designs Every Book Addict will Add to Their Bucket List
[Design]
2020/02/25 09:03
I’m a complete bibliophile! In fact, give me a good book and I can cuddle up with it, completely forgetting about the rest of the world. Hence, it’s no surprise that a library is one of my favorite places in the world, and I’m sure others share the same sentiment. Libraries are warm and comforting spaces with the promise of unlimited knowledge, and are the entryway to another world. So, we’...
(Patent) Apple Researching All-Glass iPhone with Wraparound Touchscreen
[Tech]
2020/02/24 09:10
New Apple research describes an all-glass iPhone which can display information, icons, and images on any surface —with the entire device touch sensitive.The days of having to hold an iPhone vertically to make Face ID work may be numbered. So may the very idea of holding the phone the "right" way around, as a new Apple patent describes an iPhone which has little need or even indication of a cor...
(PDF) Deloitte - Global Powers of Retailing 2020
[Business]
2020/02/24 09:09
The aggregate retail revenue for the Global Powers of Retailing Top 250 companies reached US$4.74 trillion in FY2018 (up from US$4.53 trillion in the previous year). However, they achieved slower growth resulting in a currency-adjusted composite growth rate of 4.1 percent, lower than the previous year’s 5.7 percent growth. Executive Summary The outlook for the global economy and the retail i...
P&G Is Developing Its Next Big Thing in a Room Buzzing With Flies
[Investing]
2020/02/24 09:08
Desperate for new ideas, 182-year-old Procter & Gamble found the lean-startup gospel and created Ventures, a nimble innovation wing.It’s a classic setup: A psychology grad, a microbiologist, and a chemical engineer walk into a room buzzing with flies. The psych grad is versed in feminine-hygiene products. The microbiologist has a side business in eco-friendly yards. The chemical engineer s...
China Car Sales Slump 92% in First Half of February on Virus
[Business]
2020/02/24 09:07
'Barely anybody’ buying cars, China car association says. Things could improve in third week of February, PCA says.China car sales plunged 92% during the first two weeks of February as the coronavirus outbreak kept buyers away from showrooms.It was even worse in the first week, when nationwide sales tumbled 96% to a daily average of only 811 units, the China Passenger Car Association said in a...
