TREND REPORTS
A Tesla Owner Implanted the RFID Chip from Her Model 3’s Keycard Into her Arm
[Tech]
2019/08/15 09:10
YouTuber and software engineer Amie DD published a video last week in which she has a small RFID tag that doubles as her Model 3 keycard implanted into her forearm.As a result, she’ll never technically be locked out of her Tesla — even if she leaves both her smartphone and backup keycard at home.Rather then electronically transferring the data, she dissolved the physical keycard — about the...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Asia’s Future is Now
[Investing]
2019/08/15 09:09
Asia is on track to top 50 percent of global GDP by 2040 and drive 40 percent of the world’s consumption, representing a real shift in the world’s center of gravity.For years, Western observers and media have been talking about the rise of Asia in terms of its massive future potential. But the time has come for the rest of the world to update its thinking—because the future arrived even fast...
How Researchers are Using Patient Selfies to Monitor Blood Pressure
[Tech]
2019/08/15 09:08
A new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging found that a smartphone camera combined with a transdermal optical imaging system could accurately predict blood pressure.When it comes to the future of blood pressure monitoring, there may be a new alternative to the traditional cuff: a video selfie. New research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging found that a smartphon...
Apple Brings Contactless Student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch to More Universities
[Business]
2019/08/15 09:07
With contactless student IDs in Apple Wallet, students can quickly and easily get into their dorms and pay for lunch with their iPhone or Apple Watch.In the coming school year, more than 100,000 college students will enjoy the ease and convenience of carrying their student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch. Students at Clemson University, Georgetown University, University of Tennessee, University o...
Light Field Lab Raises $28M for Huge Holographic Displays
[Investing]
2019/08/15 09:06
Light Field Lab has announced it has raised $28 million in funding for its technology to build large holographic displays out of small building blocks.Bosch Venture Capital and Taiwania Capital led the round. The rest of the money came from Samsung, Verizon Ventures, Comcast, Liberty Global Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Hella Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, R7 Partners, and A...
Cashierless Stores Make Inroads in U.S. - Sam’s Club
[Business]
2019/08/15 09:05
Sam’s Club, Giant Eagle and others are exploring the use of AI systems after Amazon Go paved the way. Sam’s Club plans to roll out AI-powered cashierless shopping this month at a store in Dallas. PHOTO: SAM’S CLUB.U.S. retailers large and small are pressing ahead with testing the use of artificial intelligence to track what products shoppers pick up and to automatically bill their accounts w...
The World's First Custom Shower Purifier - VAND
[Product]
2019/08/15 09:04
The Vand system is easy to install and promises to filter out pollutants as water flows through it.US-based Stok Labs has collaborated with designer Koustubh Parulekar and Chinese design agency Miio Studio to create a shower head that cleanses the water of minerals, chemicals and other pollutants as you shower. The device also adds nutrients to the water, aiming to deliver healthier hair and sk...
(Infographic) The Big Pharma Takeover of Medical Cannabis
[Business]
2019/08/15 09:03
Today’s infographic comes to us from CB2 Insights, and explores how and why the notorious Big Pharma are interested in the nascent cannabis industry.As evidence of cannabis’ many benefits mounts, so does the interest from the global pharmaceutical industry, known as Big Pharma. The entrance of such behemoths will radically transform the cannabis industry—once heavily stigmatized, it is now a...
(Paper) Disney Research : Vibration-Minimizing Motion Retargeting for Robotic Characters
[Tech]
2019/08/13 11:11
Disney Research Makes Dynamic Robots Less Wiggly, More Lifelike. Creating animations for robotic characters is very challenging due to the constraints imposed by their physical nature. In particular, the combination of fast motions and unavoidable structural deformations leads to mechanical oscillations that negatively affect their performances. Our goal is to automatically transfer motions cre...
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