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Next Generation of Biotech Food Heading for Grocery Stores
[Tech]
2018/11/26 09:06
The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil genetically tweaked to be good for your heart.By early next year, the first foods from plants or animals that had their DNA “edited” are expected to begin selling. It’s a different technology than today’s controversial “genetically modified” foods...
(PDF) BCG - Will Flexible-Cell Manufacturing Revolutionize Carmaking ?
[Business]
2018/11/26 09:06
More than a century after the conveyor belt revolutionized manufacturing by ushering in mass production, it remains the dominant feature on most shop floors, especially in the automotive industry. Yet much has changed since Henry Ford famously declared about the Model T that “any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”As Ford’s remark tacitly acknowle...
This Tiny Device Can Grow Your Salad Ingredients in 20 Days - SproutsIO
[Product]
2018/11/26 09:04
SproutsIO has been used by top chefs as a compact way to grow specialty ingredients faster. Now it’s coming to home cooks.The produce space is shrinking. SproutsIO, a device that resembles an old-school iMac G4 with swooping overhead light, is the brainchild of architect Jennifer Broutin Farah. She came up with the idea for a compact, veggie-growing device while working on rooftop gardens for...
(Infographic) How Brands Can Target Millennial Women During the Holidays
[Consumer]
2018/11/26 09:03
From friends and family to online shopping.Brands that want to capitalize on millennial holiday shopping need to focus on becoming a hot topic of conversation. According to new research from PopSugar Insights, 40 percent of millennial women cite talking with friends and family as a top influence when it comes to shopping for the holidays, compared with less than 10 percent who say the same of s...
(PDF) BCG - Global Payments 2018 : Reimagining the Customer Experience
[Business]
2018/11/25 09:26
Payments remains one of the brightest spots in the financial services universe. Propelled by positive macroeconomic tailwinds, continuing technological advances, and expanding digital and noncash mechanisms, payments businesses globally are on track to add $1 trillion in new revenue through 2027. That outlook presents enormous opportunities for retail and wholesale payments institutions. Capita...
(PDF) Stanford Develops an Electronic Glove That Gives Robots a Sense of Touch
[Tech]
2018/11/25 09:09
Stanford researchers have developed an electronic glove that bestows robotic hands with some of the manual dexterity humans enjoy.Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort of dexterity that humans take for granted.Stanford researchers developed the skin-like touch sensors that enable this robotic hand to deliver just...
Will This ‘Buy, Cry, Die’ Chart Pattern Signal a Stock-Market Bottom ?
[Investing]
2018/11/25 09:08
‘Exasperation’ by pundits, media also point to room for rally: analyst.Have stock-market bulls thrown in the towel, capitulating to the tech-led selloff that this week saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average erase their 2018 gains while pushing the Nasdaq Composite deeper into correction territory?That’s an important question because identifying the bottom of a market washout is...
(PDF) The Look Out 2020+ Tech Trends Radar
[Tech]
2018/11/25 09:07
The Look Out 2020+ Tech Trends Radar will help you understand the technological landscape that lies ahead. [click to enlarge]Take a look at the key technologies set to impact your business in the coming years. Understand the steps you should take today for success tomorrow.The future will be driven by data and powered by AI and Cloud, with Quantum and High-Performance Computing making the once...
(Video) Affetto is the Wild-Boy-Head Robot of Your Nightmares
[Tech]
2018/11/25 09:07
Affetto is a robot that can smile at you while it pierces your soul with its endless, dead state. Created by researchers at Osaka University, this crazy baby-head robot can mimic human emotions by scrunching up its nose, smiling and even closing its eyes and frowning. Put it all together and you get a nightmare from which there is no sane awakening!“Android robot faces have persisted in being...
