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(PDF) Mckinsey - The Trends Transforming Mobility’s Future
[Business]
2019/03/14 11:12
Mobility as we know it is about to change. A handful of trends will largely determine the benefits—and costs—for business and society.Since its inception, the automobile has been a flashpoint for technological, economic, and social innovation, doing as much as any human invention to change how people live—largely, but not always, for the better. Now it’s time to buckle up again: the levels...
(Video) Festo’s Agile Robot Handles Objects Effortlessly - BionicSoftHand
[Tech]
2019/03/14 11:12
A study conducted at MIT previously demonstrated that AI-powered robots can make pizza, and now engineers at Festo have designed an agile robot arm which can effortlessly handle objects and even learn how to do it better.Festo’s agile robot arm is equipped with a “bionic soft hand,” the feature it is officially named after. The BionicSoftHand introduces a new approach to a robot skeleton. Fe...
Can Falling Battery Prices Push Electric Cars ?
[Business]
2019/03/14 11:12
According to research conducted by BloombergNEF, the inflation-adjusted average price of battery packs for cars has dropped from $1,160 per kWh in 2010 to just $176 in the past year. How much of a difference does that make to the price of a car, you ask? A big one. Consider the Tesla Model 3 for example: The most popular electric car in the U.S. comes with a battery capacity between 50 and 75 k...
(Infographic) What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2019?
[Consumer]
2019/03/14 11:11
During an average workday, a single minute might seem negligible. If you’re lucky, a minute might buy you enough time to write a quick email, grab a coffee from the break room, or make small talk with a coworker.But in other situations, a minute can also be quite extraordinary. Imagine being a quarterback in the Superbowl in overtime, or finding yourself in a life-and-death situation in which...
(Paper) Hybrid Fiber Combines Strength of Metal and Elasticity of Rubber
[Tech]
2019/03/14 11:11
A sample of the fiber is stretched in the lab – the silver sections are the gallium core, which shows numerous breaks.Metal fibers are strong, but can't be stretched very far. Rubber fibers are stretchy, but they're not very strong. Well, scientists have combined the selling points of both materials into one type of hybrid fiber. It could be used in applications such as soft robotics, packagin...
6 Financial Marketing Technology Trends You Must Watch in 2019
[Business]
2019/03/14 11:11
Everything will soon be powered by artificial intelligence and fueled by data. Banks and credit unions that fail to accept this will get hammered. Neglect your martech stack and ignore these digital marketing trends at your own peril.Whether they realize it or not, every financial institution is now a data company. Data is the lifeblood of digital organizations — critical to understanding cons...
Volvo Interaction – Futuristic Autonomous Vehicle Concept to Meet New People
[Design]
2019/03/14 11:11
Volvo InterSection is a futuristic, autonomous vehicle concept for the relationship between people in the future of New York. The concept was conducted based on the emotion of joy. As technology develops, the connectivity of people’s relationships to electronic devices and the Internet has increased, but the emotions and pleasures that can be gained through actual meeting are gradually disappe...
(Infographic) How Instagram Changed The Restaurant Industry
[Design]
2019/03/14 09:46
Have you heard the alarming statistic that 95% of restaurants fail within the first year? If you’re a budding restaurateur, you can relax. The real number is closer to 17%.That being said, the restaurant industry continues to be one of the hardest and most competitive industries in which to open a new business. However, some inventive entrepreneurs are finding new ways to promote their restaur...
Bain - Where Will the Next Big Wave of Internet Users Come From ?
[Consumer]
2019/03/13 10:50
Eleven emerging markets—some of which may surprise you—will account for many of the Internet’s next billion users. Companies will need new skills to serve them.It’s easy to think of the Internet as being nearly ubiquitous, but there are still billions of people who don’t have regular access to it. That’s changing—and it’s changing rapidly—thanks to a once-in-a-generation confluence of...
