Brick-and-mortar retail may be readying for a resurgence. And somewhat ironically, a handful of digital brands are leading the charge.However, a key difference is that the experiences offered by tomorrow’s physical retail stores won’t feel like the ones Baby Boomers experienced as kids. We’ve seen far too many heritage retailers close up shop in recent years to know that it takes more than j...

Dyson — the British technology company best known for its high-powered vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, and fans — has designed a new ventilator, the “CoVent,” in the past several days, which it will be producing in order to help treat coronavirus patients, via CNN.The company reportedly developed the ventilator in 10 days based on Dyson’s existing digital motor technology. Dyson is still see...

During the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are staying home — and, as you would expect, they’re streaming more than ever.U.S. consumers’ viewing of streaming has continued to increase through March. Over the first three weeks of March 2020, the total estimated number of minutes streamed to the TV was 400 billion, up 85% compared with the comparable three-week period in 2019, according to a N...

You don’t need pills to help you sleep better—the Klova ZPatch Sleeping Patch uses natural ingredients. Incorporating melatonin and other naturally occurring ingredients, this sleeping aid helps you get better rest at night. With only ten ingredients total, the patch includes things such as passion flower, valerian, and hops. Though these are all safe and natural ingredients, the Klova patch...

All of those now living in lockdown conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic have had to adapt their lives to some degree. Part of this process has resulted in the need to buy products which they previously had no interest in whatsoever.Take the bidet, for example. According to figures from trend analysts Glimpse there has been a 379 percent increase in online interest for the bathroom fixtur...

Sing your way through the novel coronavirus outbreak.By this point, everyone (hopefully) knows that you should be washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, or as long as it takes for you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice, to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases — including the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But now that we’re several months into the novel coronavirus outbrea...

Today’s visualization outlines the sharp losses China’s economy has experienced, and how this may foreshadow what’s to come for countries currently in the early stages of the outbreak.The Economic Impact of COVID-19China, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, appears to be turning a corner. As the number of reported local transmission cases hovers near zero, daily life is slowly retur...

BEACH Stocks: $332B in Value Washed Away. The market’s latest storm has plunged the global travel industry into uncharted territory.Since the S&P 500 market high on February 19, 2020, market capitalizations across BEACH industries—booking, entertainment, airlines, cruises, and hotels—have tumbled. The global airline industry alone has seen $157B wiped off valuations across 116 publicly t...

For the first time, scientists have reprogrammed cells from a 114-year-old woman into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), a move which they describe as a significant step toward understanding "the underlying mechanisms of extreme longevity and disease resistance." iPS cells are adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed into an embryonic stem cell-like state and are able to giv...