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(PDF) Bain - Unlocking Opportunities in the Internet of Things
[Business]
2018/10/21 09:07
Vendors can improve the market by addressing customer concerns over security, integration and returns on investment.- The combined markets of the Internet of Things will grow to about $520 billion in 2021, more than double the $235 billion spent in 2017.- Customers are planning more proofs of concept, but many have tempered their expectations about the pace of adoption.- Cloud service providers...
MIT’s AI Accurately Identifies Breast Cancer Like A Radiologist Would
[Tech]
2018/10/21 09:06
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms. Deep-learning model has been used successfully on patients, may lead to more consistent screening procedures.Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an automated model that assesses dense breast tissue in mammograms — which is an independent risk factor for breast cancer —...
Smart Textiles to Release Drugs When and Where Needed
[Tech]
2018/10/21 09:05
At the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) researchers are working on integrating therapeutic drugs into textiles that can release them into the skin as needed. The researchers envision pain medication to be administered as soon as the body severely during a sports injury, or an antibiotic can be released as soon as a wound forms on the skin.The researchers ar...
A Different Approach to The Ergonomic Computer Mouse - The Tube Mouse
[Design]
2018/10/21 09:04
There is no standard shape for a computer mouse, they come in all sorts of unusual configurations; from the conventionally simple to the wildly ergonomic, there is a mouse for everyone. But, the Tube mouse goes one step further than this, as it aims to be THE mouse for everyone!Made of a soft Silica Gel, the body of Tube is soft and malleable, making the mouse far more adjustable than its hard-...
(Infographic) How Lithium Batteries Will Drive the Energy Market
[Tech]
2018/10/21 09:03
As the discussions of green energy make buzz all over the world, there has been more and more focus on production of so called, ‘green cars’. Not just the EVs, but also other applications like consumer electronics will have great demand for rechargeable batteries and hence lithium ion battery market will drive the energy market. With this in mind, experts suggest that the early investors of l...
(PDF) Assessing The Impact Of Big Tech (FGA) On Venture Investment
[Investing]
2018/10/18 11:23
What is the potential impact of large technology firms on the health of the technology venture investing market?The technology sector is the deepest and amongst the fastest growing segments of the venture investing market. The technology venture investing market has grown very rapidly, with total annual deal value in 2017 more than three times the size it was prior to the dot-com bubble crisis....
Cost Per Like Is the New Cost Per Wear
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:23
Twenty-four hours before leaving for a weekend trip to Miami, I went into a panic. I needed new swimsuits. New shorts. New tops. New sandals. I speed-shopped through H&M, Aritzia, and Zara, recklessly swiping my card, as if I were on my own version of Supermarket Sweep. I wasn't preoccupied by where to go, what to do, what to eat and drink when I landed. The first thing on my mind was, What...
The 15 Corporations That Make the Most Cars
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:22
The auto industry is notoriously capital intensive.[click to enlarge]As a company like Tesla has discovered over its relatively short history, the manufacturing processes required to make thousands of cars at scale are extremely costly and ridden with unexpected setbacks. To make matters worse the vehicle market is ultra competitive, with very little room for error.Unless you have a game-changi...
(PDF) Stretchy, Solar-Powered Sensor Detects Heartbeats
[Tech]
2018/10/18 11:22
Researchers have successfully integrated a solar cell and an ultraflexible biosensor.As electronics decrease in size and increase in flexibility, it’s becoming harder and harder to power them. Now, a team in Japan has married a tiny, effective solar cell to a flexible biosensor to create a heartbeat monitor that powers itself.It’s the latest work from Takao Someya’s team at the Riken Center...
