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BIG Unveils Floating City Concept Made Up of Hexagonal Islands - OCEANIX
[Design]
2019/04/07 09:04
Bjarke ingels group (BIG) has revealed images of a floating city concept designed to withstand natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes. made up of a collection of hexagonal platforms which are moored to the ocean floor.The city can hold around 10,000 residents and has the facilities to produce its own power, fresh water, and heat. furthermore, ‘oceanix city’ is designed to gro...
(Infographic) The Healthtech Revolution
[Tech]
2019/04/07 09:03
Imagine being a patient in the early 19th century, when all ailments were considered “humors” to be ejected from the body. To restore balance, various techniques such as diets, natural herbs, or bloodletting with leeches were used – the only “technology” available at the time.Even when the basic structure of modern medicine came into place, the average life expectancy was just 34 years old...
(PDF) IFPI- Global Music Report 2019
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:25
The global recorded music market grew by 9.7% in 2018, the fourth consecutive year of growth. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 show total revenues for 2018 were US$19.1 billion.- Global revenue growth: +9.7%- Streaming revenue is 46.8% of global total- Growth in paid streaming revenues: +32.9%- Physical revenues: -10.1%- Download revenue: -21.2%Streaming revenue grew b...
(Video) Amazon's Vision for the Future - A Giant Delivery-Drone Blimp
[Design]
2019/04/04 11:25
A video of a giant amazon blimp deploying a swarm of delivery drones has made the rounds on twitter this week, showing what one user described as a ‘borderline dystopian’ image of the future. While the origin of this video has something, in part, to do with April Fool’s day, there’s some truth to this concept too. Amazon has, for long, been experimenting with aerial deliveries, sending unma...
MIT - The Future of Agriculture is Computerized
[Tech]
2019/04/04 11:25
Researchers in MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative grow basil under controlled environmental conditions to study how taste and other features are affected.Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.What goes into making plants taste good? For scientists in MIT’s Media Lab, it takes a combination of botany, machine-learning algorithms, and some go...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Supercharging Retail Sales Through Geospatial Analytics
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:24
A retailer can now use geospatial analytics to understand the interactions between its online and offline channels. With these insights, it can create a higher-performing retail network.Is our outlet store in San Francisco hurting foot traffic and sales at our full-price store two miles away? Or is it doing the opposite—attracting new customers and making them more likely to visit both stores?...
Domino’s and Xevo Enable In-Car Ordering
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:24
The world’s largest pizza company announced that it is working with Xevo Inc., the global leader of in-vehicle commerce and services for automakers, to launch an AnyWare pizza ordering platform that will be pre-loaded in cars starting later this year.“At Domino’s, we want pizza ordering to be simple and always within reach, no matter where a customer happens to be,” Chris Roeser, director o...
Could Transparent Wood One Day Replace Glass ?
[Tech]
2019/04/04 11:24
What if windows were timber’s next architectural frontier ?For centuries, window frames and glass panes have remained inseparable. While it’s nearly impossible to envision a window without glass by its side, like most relationships, theirs hasn’t been without hiccups or challenges worth solving. Glass has championed the world of windows for its incredible ability to completely block moisture...
PAC - Autonomous Concierge System
[Design]
2019/04/04 11:24
It’s probably accurate to say that we have all had a bad experience when getting a parcel delivered, whether its arrived late or never turned up at all, its certainly a frustrating occurrence. With this in mind, designer Fynn Eckstein set out to create a solution, and this came in the form of PAC.PAC is an autonomous concierge system that may just give us an insight into the future of parcel d...
