TREND REPORTS
How Banks Are Teaming Up To Bring Blockchain To Trade Finance
[Investing]
2018/08/26 09:06
Trade finance has seen more successful blockchain pilots than other use cases, but will historically conservative banks have the same risk appetite to move from testing to full-scale production? As trade wars intensify, banks are looking to blockchain as a way to streamline international trade transactions.[click to enlarge]Historically inundated with paper trails and inefficiencies, banks and...
(PDF) Electronic Skin That Heals Could be the Future of Prosthetics, Robotics
[Tech]
2018/08/26 09:05
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a new type of electronic skin that's soft but tough. This electronic skin is able to mimic how real skin feels and capable of healing itself, and it's recyclable.LIKE REAL SKIN, BUT BETTERThe skin is an organ that’s easily taken for granted, but it actually does a great deal of work. Human skin is sensitive, able to receive...
Infiniti Reveals Concept 10 Single-Seat Electric Speedster
[Design]
2018/08/26 09:04
The Infiniti Concept 10 is an open top, single seat electric speedster.We were intrigued last week when we first saw teaser sketches of Infiniti's Concept 10. Now, the car has been fully revealed at Pebble Beach, and the open-top electric speedster with a barely-there windscreen and a single seat is a whole lot cooler than those initial images hinted at.The new concept follows after the old-sch...
(Infographic) How Tech is Changing How Healthcare Must Communicate With Patients
[Business]
2018/08/26 09:03
From consumer-focused apps to groundbreaking 3d printing techniques, the healthcare industry is constantly in the process of being revolutionized by new technologies.These changes are disrupting the status quo of how business has been done for years – and they are even forcing companies to pivot in the areas of business that aren’t as traditionally driven by innovation or R&D.One such are...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Analytics and Digital will Drive Next-Generation Retail Merchandising
[Business]
2018/08/23 09:10
As merchandising in retail continues to evolve with the integration of analytics and other digital solutions, merchants need to become much more nimble and ready to fulfill customer needs.There is no denying that the retail landscape is undergoing a revolution unparalleled in recent memory. The pace of change continues to accelerate, driven by increasingly savvier and more demanding consumers a...
(PDF) Camera System Uses Windows as Lenses
[Tech]
2018/08/23 09:09
We already see the world around us through the windows of our home or the windshield of our car, so … why not just use those things as camera lenses, instead of utilizing separate security or obstacle-avoidance cameras? Thanks to a new system created at the University of Utah, that could be a possibility.Developed by a team led by associate professor Rajesh Menon, the demo model of the system...
Skincare Companies Use DNA to Analyze Individual Needs
[Product]
2018/08/23 09:08
Skincare companies using DNA tests for personalized recommendations are one niche area that’s growing.As modern youth desire customization in all areas of their life, brands utilizing DNA to provide explicitly individualized products and services are growing in popularity, from food plans to apps matching roommates and significant others. Targeted Skin North Carolina-based Targeted Skin analyz...
The Risk of Staying Static in a Fast-Paced Economy
[Business]
2018/08/23 09:07
A decade ago, the U.S. economy experienced one of the most difficult recessions since the Great Depression, and the effects touched every industry, including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Unfortunately, when the markets turned, many FMCG companies—manufacturers in particular—were caught off guard by the sudden rise in the cost of doing business, especially the rising cost of goods.Now, w...
Get Ready for a Big Surge in Demand for Paper Straws
[Business]
2018/08/23 09:06
Paper straw maker Hoffmaster is adding capacity and hiring as it expects the switch away from plastic to greatly boost business.Demand for paper straws has surged as awareness about plastic ocean pollution has grownWith some of the world’s biggest companies and entire cities banning plastic straws, Hoffmaster Group Inc. and Aardvark Straws, makers of paper straws, are ramping up for a surge in...
