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(Video) Sony Put The Guts of a Smartphone Into This Lightbulb
[Product]
2016/01/17 11:06
Sony’s connected lightbulb is also a remote control and interco.If 2016 is the year of connected gadgets doing all the things smartphones can't, Sony is taking the idea to the extreme. The company's newest appliance, the Multifunctional Light, performs an absurd amount of functions you'd never expect — and maybe don't even want — out of an overhead fixture. (But don't expect whoever named it...
Why Crude Oil Prices Keep Falling and Falling, in One Simple Chart
[Investing]
2016/01/17 11:05
Over the past two years, global crude oil prices have been in free-fall, and no one seems to know when the bungee cord will catch. In June 2014, you had to shell out $110 to buy a barrel of Brent crude. By early 2015, that had plunged to $60.Today, it costs just $30 to buy a barrel of oil — a level not seen since 2004. It's a staggering decline.I've written a more in-depth history of the rise...
(Video) Self-Adaptive Composite Heals Itself and Returns to its Original Shape
[Tech]
2016/01/17 11:04
Resembling a sugar cube, the SAC has reversible self-stiffening properties that allow it to spring back into shape like a sponge.Self-healing materials that can repair cracks and other damage automatically have the subject of research for decades. Now a team of scientists at Rice University have come up with a new twist. It's a Self-Adaptive Composite (SAC) that is not only self healing, but al...
This Samsung G8 Concept Has Us Salivating
[Design]
2016/01/17 11:03
While anticipation for the Samsung Galaxy S7 is building, designer Steel Drake is cooking up ideas for the 8! This next-gen Galaxy features all new dimensions, a new “pointier” edge, and it’s been stripped entirely of connector holes for charging or PC syncing. In an effort to go almost entirely wireless, it relies solely on inductive charging and cordless connectivity. All that and a spiffy...
(PDF) The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2016
[Consumer]
2016/01/14 11:18
Two-thirds of Millennials express a desire to leave their organizations by 2020. Businesses must adjust how they nurture loyalty among Millennials or risk losing a large percentage of their workforces.Millennials, in general, express little loyalty to their current employers and many are planning near-term exits, according to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s fifth annual Millennial Survey. T...
(Video) Carrefour - Shop Like a Jedi Using In-Store Billboards
[Business]
2016/01/14 11:18
Shoppers transfer products to a virtual cart as if gifted with telekinesis.To celebrate the cinema release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Romania, hypermarket chain Carrefour set up an interactive billboard inside its stores. To coincide with the film’s opening weekend, the campaign, Star Wars at Carrefour, was launched in over 150 locations across the country.The in-store billboards utili...
Google's Parent Company, Alphabet, Explained in One Chart
[Business]
2016/01/14 11:17
Google as you once knew it no longer exists.In August, the California tech giant announced a monumental reorganization. Google's search product became a wholly owned subsidiary of a new parent company, Alphabet, with other Google projects and teams spun out into separate "Alphabet companies," each with its own CEO.The change came into effect in October, with former Google CEO Larry Page filling...
Why Diesel Cars Are Under Threat
[Business]
2016/01/14 11:17
GLOBAL efforts to combat climate change have focused on reducing emissions of carbon dioxide.After a global agreement was signed in Kyoto in 1997, carmakers—especially in Europe—began producing small efficient diesel engines which emitted less CO2 than petrol engines. The European Union, which had pledged to make huge cuts in carbon emissions at Kyoto, enthusiastically embraced diesel as a me...
A Brilliant MIT Invention Makes Incandescent Bulbs As Efficient As LEDs
[Tech]
2016/01/14 11:17
An energy-saving light bulb containing LEDs uses up to 80% less energy and lasts up to 25 times as long as a traditional incandescent bulb. There's just one problem: many people think that the quality of light coming from an LED bulb feels less natural. A new innovation from MIT might help consumers get the best of both worlds, bringing the incandescent bulb closer in line with the energy effic...
How is China's Stockmarket Turmoil Affecting Asia ?
[Investing]
2016/01/14 11:17
A shocking start to the year for China’s financial markets has resulted in the rest of Asia faring little better.Worldwide interest in China’s markets and economy is shining a spotlight on the region’s other markets as investors and analysts test links with mainland assets that in some cases are new and developing.Until recently, Asian markets tended to track closely the lead provided by Wal...
Intestinal Gas-Sensing Smart Capsule Proves Effective in Early Testing
[Tech]
2016/01/14 11:17
The results of the trial are already contradicting our current understanding of how diet affects intestinal gases.A team of scientists from RMIT University in Australia has conducted the first-ever trials of a smart capsule designed to improve our understanding of intestinal gas. With the ability to measure the amount of gas present in the gut, the capsule is already improving understanding, an...
A Legendary Japanese Architect's Unusual Alternative To Lego
[Design]
2016/01/14 11:16
KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES DESIGNED A SET OF CEDAR BUILDING BLOCKS THAT ALLOW KIDS TO EXPLORE MORE COMPLEX AND UNUSUAL SHAPES.Most kids get their first exposure to architecture through building blocks, whether they're Lego bricks or simple wooden cubes. But in architecture, squares and rectangles aren't the strongest, simplest, or most stable of shapes: triangles are. Instead of giving our kids...
