MIT - Converting Wi-Fi Signals to Electricity with New 2-D Materials
[Tech]
2019/02/07 09:04
Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more.Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricit...
Ford Motor Company Sketches Out New Car Designs In VR
[Tech]
2019/02/07 09:03
Experience with CAD not required.There are a lot of steps involved when it comes to designing a car. It first starts with a simple sketch or a series of sketches that will go through a series of changes until engineering needs are met. Then, 2D renderings become 3D models, more tweaks and changes are made, and additional 3D models are developed until an actual drivable prototype is built. And e...
Monthly Trend Report - February. 2019 Edition
[Trendbird]
2019/02/07 09:01
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - February. 2019 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." 600여개의 글로벌 리딩기업 CEO/경영진과 미래전략실에서 10년이상 구독중인 재계약율 +90%의 Trendbird...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of Advertising
[Business]
2019/02/06 09:10
Thrive in a world of advertising disruption.Fifty years ago, just three major broadcasters delivered viewers' daily dose of entertainment. With a captive audience, ad publishers had little to worry about. That is no longer the case. In today's landscape, viewers have virtually unlimited, on-demand options for media consumption. This increasingly fragmented audience paired with new direct-to-c...
(Patent) Intel Foldable Smartphone Folds Open Into a Large Tablet
[Design]
2019/02/06 09:09
Various smartphone manufacturers have a foldable phone in the works, like Samsung and Huawei. But also computer and chip manufacturers like Microsoft, Qualcomm, IBM and Intel work on foldable devices. This time LetsGoDigital reports on a patent from US computer and chip manufacturer Intel.Halfway 2017 WIPO published a patent from Intel Corporation for an ‘Electronic device with foldable displa...
(PDF) MIT Used a Laser to Transmit Audio Directly Into a Person's Ear
[Tech]
2019/02/06 09:08
New Technology Uses Lasers to Transmit Audible Messages to Specific People. Photoacoustic communication approach could send warning messages through the air without requiring a receiving device. Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible message to a person without any type of receiver equipment. The ability to send highly targeted audio signals over the air could be use...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Global Trends : Navigating a World of Disruption
[Business]
2019/02/06 09:07
Global trends are creating ever-larger winners and losers.We live in an era of disruption in which powerful global forces are changing how we live and work. The rise of China, India, and other emerging economies; the rapid spread of digital technologies; the growing challenges to globalization; and, in some countries, the splintering of long-held social contracts are all roiling business, the e...
(PDF) Hologram Technology Finally Advances to Blade Runner Levels
[Tech]
2019/02/06 09:06
Get ready for images projected in mid-air to start appearing in the next few years. According to pop culture, weren't there supposed to be more holograms by now? The 1970s and '80s were full of holographic wishes. Back to the Future II told us that we'd have holographic movie trailers. A major Star Wars plot point involved a holographic Princess Leia. Even erstwhile cartoon pop star Jem's backu...
The Latest Trend in Mobile Gaming : Stock-Trading Apps
[Consumer]
2019/02/06 09:05
Apps such as Robinhood and Webull are drawing in young and often inexperienced investors; ‘bringing the ability to make foolish decisions to an ever-broader swath of people’Morgan Snipes downloaded the Robinhood Markets Inc. app on his phone nine months ago with a plan to leave his day job behind.The stock market has turned into a game for inexperienced investors like 35-year-old Mr. Snipes,...