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(PDF) BCG - The Future of Battery Production for Electric Vehicles
[Business]
2018/10/21 09:10
The era of electric vehicles (EVs) is in sight, and batteries are poised to become a leading power source for mobility. To capture market share and economies of scale, battery cell producers are adding massive amounts of production capacity. But these efforts threaten to undermine the industry’s economics.A market model developed by BCG forecasts that global capacity for battery cell productio...
(Patent) Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries
[Tech]
2018/10/21 09:09
Amazon patents a new drone delivery feature to drop packages safely at a location from above, without making too much noise.Its recently granted patent titled “Aerial Vehicle Delivery Shroud” aims to add expandable features, called delivery shrouds, to UAVs to help facilitate deliveries.These slinky-like shrouds would also help reduce the transmission of sound created by the drones.But this i...
(Video) Skydio’s Self-Flying Drone Now Has an Apple Watch App for Flight Prep
[Product]
2018/10/21 09:08
As if Skydio’s R1 camera drone wasn’t already cool enough, it has now launched an app for the Apple Watch that takes the drone experience to a whole new level.This, don’t forget, is the drone that comes without a controller because its impressive self-flying software — powered by 13 onboard cameras, artificial intelligence, and advanced computer vision software — takes care of pretty much...
(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....
