As coronavirus (COVID-19) makes headlines across the globe, designers and artists are picking up their drawing tools to come up with innovative ideas to alleviate the situation. With the need for varying degrees of social isolation advised by health experts, los-angeles based architect michael jantzen has thrown his hat into the ring with his ‘social distancing aids’ photo art project, which...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 71 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. In this particular report we cover Apple's patent relating to a new Apple Mouse design with a shape changing body. Beyond specific features that Apple has in mind for the mouse, the new shape shifting design could in theory provide users with different size hands with the ability to mod...

Never mind national pride, opting for locally produced products may fast become a necessity for retailers and consumers concerned about products originating from countries where novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread. Local products and brands have been gaining popularity across the globe over the past couple of years. Consumers have typically closely associated products of local origin with s...

By 2035, 83 million 5G connected cars will be on the road, making them safer and greener.While the commercial rollout of 5G for consumers is in full swing, the new generation of cellular connectivity will also have a transformative effect on roadways worldwide. Soon, in 2023, cars will start to communicate with each other to increase overall road safety and traffic. According to recent figures...

Here are four ways the novel coronavirus could affect these industries in the coming months.Postponed or cancelled events could lead to a decline in revenues for the event organizers as well as for media that broadcast them. Cable television companies are partly dependent upon advertising, meaning that any decline in revenue will impact profitability.The professional sports industry is already...

Israeli ViriMASK could be a gamechanger for healthcare workers, airport workers and people in preventive quarantine.Many people are wearing facemasks to avoid breathing airborne coronavirus particles, and to keep from touching their noses and mouths.However, even N95 masks can’t fully block tiny virus particles and can’t kill the virus (two masks under development in Israel aim to do that). A...

The rate of cord-cutting in the US is likely to accelerate in the months ahead due to the impacts of coronavirus on live sports programming and household discretionary spend.Cord-cutting has already been accelerating in recent years — but generally because of the growing availability of free or cheaper streaming alternatives and the rising cost of a pay-TV subscription. The US saw a 6.4% decli...

The mouthwash-activating Lumoral mouthpiece, which emits both red and blue light.For many cavity-prone people, tooth-brushing often just isn't enough. It was with such folks in mind that a new mouthwash-based system was recently developed, which reportedly uses light to kill problematic bacteria.Due to be commercially released later this year, the Lumoral system was developed by Finnish startup...

For Gen Z, it’s all about employment, but unemployment numbers don’t tell the whole story. In the following infographic, OnlineCollegePlan explains how Gen Z is doing college differently. Will Gen Z’s bet on education pay off?Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gen-z-reshaping-college.jpg[infographicjournal]