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(Video) Biodynamic Cement for the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2015
[Design]
2015/11/03 11:39
From the "Opening" of Palazzo Italia to the international market: biodynamic cement is now a global product. A beautiful cement to see and touch. A sustainable, durable, resistant material which has great visual quality and is ready to be used in architecturally prestigious works such as Palazzo Italia at Expo 2015. Italcementi’s research and innovation skills have led to conceive a new materi...
(Video) Motus – Creative Motion Enhancer
[Product]
2015/11/03 11:39
The Motus system comes in two parts – three distinct flavors of hardware and some music-making proprietary software.Though Onyx Ashanti's Beatjazz controller or McGill University's Instrumented Bodies are pleasing to eyes and ears, making music creation part of the performance or dance routine doesn't necessarily mean also having to look like a cyborg. Paris-based phonotonic, for example, turn...
(Video) Support Bath Enables 3D Printing of Soft Biomaterials
[Tech]
2015/11/03 11:39
A 3D printer uses a syringe to inject printing gel into a translucent support gel.When it comes to surgical procedures on internal organs, the heart can be one of the most difficult to work with. Heart tissue doesn't repair itself like that of other body parts, so those with failing hearts only have the option of joining a long waitlist in hopes of receiving a transplant in time. All of this ma...
Which Countries are Most Affected by Higher Food Prices ?
[Investing]
2015/11/03 11:38
One effect of higher food prices in a given country is higher consumer price index (CPI) inflation. However, higher food prices affect people in different economies differently.This effect tends to be much greater for countries that are 1) large net importers of food, and 2) where households spend a greater percentage of their income on food (meaning that they have a much larger weighting of fo...
(Video) Nissan’s Vision of a Driverless Car Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
[Design]
2015/11/03 11:38
Japanese car maker Nissan unveiled its “vision of the future of autonomous driving” at the Tokyo Motor Show on Tuesday, with the Nissan IDS Concept.Nissan said that it’s “well on track” with plans to “equip innovative autonomous drive technology on multiple vehicles” by 2020, a goal it had initially set for itself two years ago.The reveal comes the same day that Japan’s Honda announced...
(Infographic) Consumers Know Exactly How They Want to Be Marketed To
[Consumer]
2015/11/03 11:38
A third of consumers prefer to receive emails from brands on their smartphones. A common refrain among consumers is that they are inundated with marketing messages for things they don't want or need. Of course, it has been argued that it's the advertising being created that consumers really find so annoying.Marketing research firm MarketingSherpa asked consumers how they would prefer to receive...
(Infographic) The Increasingly Crowded Unicorn Club
[Investing]
2015/11/02 10:32
Visualizing the rise of today's unicorn companies since 2011. Things are getting crowded in the once-exclusive unicorn club. There are currently 141 unicorn companies globally.[click to enlarge]Recently, Mark Suster and the team at Upfront Ventures published their Venture Outlook 2016 report, which highlighted the insane pace at which billion-dollar companies are being created. With this in min...
(Video) SELFIE MIRROR - World First SMART MIRROR
[Design]
2015/11/02 10:32
What could make an awesome piece of spy gear could just as easily be a cool piece of home equipment! If there was one product that captured vanity in all its glory, it’s the Selfie Mirror. Designed as an enormous smartphone, the Selfie Mirror is a mirror with all the IoT tech you’ll ever need. The mirror has a front facing HD Cam that captures whatever is facing the mirror. On the right is an...
(PDF) BCG - The Diversification Opportunity Facing Private Equity
[Investing]
2015/11/02 10:32
More than a decade ago, large private-equity (PE) firms such as The Blackstone Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), and The Carlyle Group started to pursue diversification strategies that have allowed them to significantly increase assets under management (AuM) and develop into broader alternative-asset-management firms. Firms took different diversification paths, including entering new region...
(PDF) Technology Device Ownership : 2015
[Consumer]
2015/11/02 10:32
68% of Americans have smartphones; 45% have tablet computers. Ownership of other digital devices has not grown in recent years.Today, 68% of U.S. adults have a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has edged up to 45% among adults, according to newly released survey data from the Pew Research Center.1 Smartphone ownership is nearing the saturation point with some groups...
What a Difference 10 Years Make
[Business]
2015/11/02 10:31
This chart shows Apple's revenue, net income, market capitalization and brand value in 2005 and 2015.When Apple reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, the company made history. Over the past 12 month, the Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone recorded a net profit of $53.4 billion, more than any other company in corporate history had made in a single year. The previous record of $45.2 b...
Bright Idea for Lowlight Photography
[Tech]
2015/11/02 10:31
University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Rajesh Menon has developed a new camera color filter which could improve low light smartphone photography.The low-light photographic performance of smartphones could soon get a significant boost, thanks to the development of a new type of color filter. Created by an engineer at the University of Utah, the new filter is said to let...
