TREND REPORTS
The Growth of Microbrands Threatens Consumer-Goods Giants
[Business]
2018/11/12 11:05
Often the giants’ best and only response is to acquire them.Companies such as Casper, which sells mattresses, Warby Parker, a spectacles brand, and Glossier, a cosmetics firm, were once seen as interesting curiosities. Touting their products online, luring customers with digital advertising and eschewing conventional retailers and marketers, they were anomalies shaking up small segments of ret...
Next-Gen Color-Changing Properties Appear in Fashion and Beauty
[Product]
2018/11/12 11:04
Customization reigns supreme to modern youth as they are increasingly able to adjust their surroundings with the tap of a smartphone button, and they’re demanding it in their personal style as well. Within the rise of smart attire, researchers are experimenting with color-changing properties that aren’t limited only to clothes, but also accessories, jewelry, and beauty. Beauty Color-changing...
The Netherlands’ New Train Cars are Nicer Than Your Office
[Design]
2018/11/12 11:04
Designed by the architects at Mecanoo, these mobile work spaces look downright utopian.Next year, 373 million people will find themselves on Dutch National Railway Company trains (dubbed NS), and for all sorts of reasons. Some people will be solo, commuting to work with laptops, while others will be in groups, with massive amounts of luggage, playing tourist. Some will want to make friends. Oth...
(PDF) Capgemini - Upskilling Your People for the Age of the Machine
[Business]
2018/11/11 09:10
Report shows Upskilling is integral to Automation’s success.Although automation offers incredible benefits, such as improvements in quality, operational efficiency, and incremental revenue, the new report by the Capgemini Research Institute entitled ‘Upskilling your people for the age of the machine’ reveals that upskilling your workforce can unlock the full productivity potential of automat...
Best Beauty Subscription Boxes
[Product]
2018/11/11 09:09
Do you have a beauty lover on your gift list who loves to try out new products? If so, a subscription beauty box may be the perfect present! These boxes are shipped right to your beauty addict's door and are filled with makeup, skincare, and beauty samples inside! The good news? There are many different subscriptions to choose from. Here are some of our top picks:BoxyCharm In each box, expect u...
3D Bioprinted Lungs to be Available for Global Transplants
[Tech]
2018/11/11 09:08
Israel’s Collplant inks licensing and commercialization deal with major American biotech firm to make human organs.CollPlant, an Israeli regenerative medicine company focused on 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, signed a license, development and commercialization agreement with United Therapeutics Corporation of Maryland for 3D bioprinted lung transplants.The agreement combines CollPlant’...
Social Media Growth is Over in the U.S. — Which is Its Most Valuable Market
[Business]
2018/11/11 09:07
There’s room for growth around the world, but advertising revenue overseas is significantly lower. Social media companies aren’t growing as quickly as they used to. In some cases, they aren’t growing at all.In the United States, things are even worse for them: They’re shrinking.Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat are no longer adding new users in the United States. Facebook’s daily user base ha...
Scientists Discover How To ‘Upload Knowledge To Your Brain’
[Tech]
2018/11/11 09:06
Feeding knowledge directly into your brain, just like in sci-fi classic The Matrix, could soon take as much effort as falling asleep, scientists believe.Researchers claim to have developed a simulator which can feed information directly into a person’s brain and teach them new skills in a shorter amount of time, comparing it to “life imitating art”.They believe it could be the first steps in...
Simplicity is at the Heart of Biomega's First Electric Urban Car
[Design]
2018/11/11 09:05
Danish bicycle company biomega has designed an electric car. the SIN – named by the firm for the ‘contemporary urban sprawl of singapore’ – is a carbon-fibre EV designed primarily for urban transport.The 4-door SIN CUV (crossover utility vehicle) is ‘limited’ to 160 km on a charge, enough to cross most cities twice. it incorporates four electric motors delivering 60 kW, and four independe...
