TREND REPORTS
The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery
[Tech]
2016/04/10 11:04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable pacemaker that doesn’t require wired leads, which often lead to complications.The one-inch long Medtronic-built device, called the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, is about a tenth the size of traditional pacemakers—making it the smallest in the world.It’s intended for patients with atrial fibrillation (an irregular or rapid...
The Earth’s Very Own Sunglasses - The Global Cooling skyscraper
[Design]
2016/04/10 11:03
The Global Cooling skyscraper is by all means a financial and logistical impossibility…in the present tense. However, if we think of the global cooling skyscraper as a concept, it sounds like a marvelously eccentric idea. Think of it, a massive greenhouse that stands in front of the earth and the sun. Its transparent design allows sunlight to pass through, but it absorbs a great deal of the sh...
(PDF) MIT Media Lab Develop Camera That Removes Reflections
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:31
MIT computer scientists have developed a new camera that removes reflections so objects can be clearly photographed through glass.Computer scientists from MIT, in collaboration with Microsoft Research, have developed a new camera system that is able to remove reflections so that clear photographs can be captured even when taken through glass.At the moment, no cameras are able to detect and remo...
(PDF) BCG - A New Approach to Organization Design
[Business]
2016/04/07 10:31
In a time of economic turbulence, disruptive technology, globalization, and unprecedentedly fierce competition, the priority concern for many business leaders is to adapt to the changing conditions in order to boost their company’s performance. For that purpose, they frequently turn to organization design for help. By driving a thorough organizational review and redesign, company leaders can c...
Pantone Universe Footwear 2016 Spring/Summer Collection
[Design]
2016/04/07 10:31
Pantone is a name synonymous with just about every shade imaginable, and for Spring/Summer 2016.Pantone Universe Footwear presents a collection that fuses the power of color with the possibilities of design. Inspired by its “Let Colors Rule” philosophy, the label’s new capsule collection combines seasonal shades with timeless footwear silhouettes, including highlights such as the Roland Garr...
Goldman Sachs Leads a $30M Round for Persado’s AI-Based, Automated Copywriting Service
[Investing]
2016/04/07 10:31
Sometime today you’re going to read a marketing message that was probably written by Persado‘s software — and if you haven’t, Goldman Sachs has led a $30 million investment into the company to make sure you will soon.Persado has developed software that can write what co-founder Assaf Baciu calls “cognitive content”, which he says is copywriting primed to get readers to engage.“We’ve run...
Chai Tea and Alcohol Pairings Further The Healthy Hedonism Trend
[Product]
2016/04/07 10:31
As part of their ongoing quest for balance, Millennials are engaging in healthy hedonism, a practice that sees them offsetting their wellness-oriented ways with acts of indulgence. This trend was evident at this month’s Coffee and Tea Festival in NYC, where antioxidant-rich chai tea was fused with alcohol for delightfully boozy brews accented with a hint of health. DONA CHAIBrewed and bottled...
Nearly 80% of Social Media Time Now Spent on Mobile Devices
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:31
Facebook dominates all other networks in engagement, while Snapchat skews much younger than the other social sites.One of the more revealing discussions in comScore’s 2016 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus is about social media. It illustrates how mobile social media access has become. It also vividly shows how dominant Facebook is.Roughly 1 in 5 minutes (19 percent) of all digital media tim...
This Swedish Scientist's Transparent Wood Could Transform Architecture
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:30
A new material design innovation has made wood practically invisible. Just watch for splinters.You don't have to shop at Ikea to see that Sweden is obsessed with wood. Over 57% of the country is covered in upwards of 51 billion trees, and lumber and paper products are one of the country's biggest exports.So leave it to Swedish researchers to figure out a whole new use for all that wood: they've...
(Infographic) Mobile Commerce : Where is the Money ?
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:30
Mobile commerce is a current reality with a growing trend for the future. Data on mobile commerce performance during 2015 clearly shows a relevant growth in this sector. Therefore, using effective Mobile Marketing strategies to improve users engagement and retention is going to become even more important during 2016.Based on data derived from 50 million app users and from over 50 brands using N...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs - Where The Big Money Will Be Made in Virtual Reality
[Business]
2016/04/06 10:42
Virtual reality may have gotten off to a rocky start this week with delays and delivery issues for the two early leaders, Facebook's Oculus Rift and HTC's Vive, but don't let that sour you on the idea.According to Goldman Sachs, virtual reality and its cousin augmented reality, which shows up in things like Microsoft's HoloLens, will be a $35 billion annual industry by 2025. This chart from Sta...
"Carbon 3D" Does 3D Printing at a Speed No One Else Can Match
[Tech]
2016/04/06 10:42
Carbon has collected $140 million in three years to develop its superfast $40,000-a-year 3D printer.In this gleaming lab in Redwood City, Calif., the first thing you notice is the burnt smell in the air. The next thing you notice is the whirring noise, from the machinery at the center of the lab cleaning objects pulled from humming rows of 5-foot-long cylindrical printers. They’re turning slud...
