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(Video) Handheld Skin 3D Printer Could Help Heal Burn Victims
[Tech]
2018/05/09 10:47
The machine prints a “bio-ink” gel filled with skin cells. Inside a lab in Toronto, researchers are testing a device that looks a little like a dispenser for packing tape–but instead of tape, it lays down thin, squishy strips of 3D-printed skin. For someone with a deep cut, the type of wound that typically requires a skin graft today, the device could eventually be used to print new skin di...
A Scientist Invented a Replacement for Plastic Water Bottles That Fully Decomposes in 3 Weeks
[Product]
2018/05/09 10:46
Choose Water's "plastic-less" bottle is made of recycled and natural materials which can purportedly decompose within three weeks. British inventor James Longcroft hopes this will replace single-use plastic bottles and help save oceans from plastic waste. A British scientist claims to have invented a plastic-free, single-use water bottle that can decompose within three weeks. The Choose Water...
Clean Air, Clean Home - Twoway
[Design]
2018/05/09 10:46
Fine dust that’s been blown across from neighboring deserts and the exposure to air pollution both contribute to the poor air quality that Asia suffers with. Products that offer a solution to this problem have been present within the marketplace for some years now, but they all carry a design which doesn’t allow them to integrate into the house’s décor. Twoway is an air cleaner with a desi...
(Infographic) How to Make a Mobile Ad That Consumers Won’t Hate
[Consumer]
2018/05/09 10:46
Brands get credit for shorter spots. Mobile ads may be small in size, but done the right way they can be impactful. The key is for marketers to avoid making them obtrusive and obnoxious. And according to research from IPG Media Lab and Magna Global, there are certain mobile ad formats that tend to be more favorable than others. While slightly fewer respondents were able to recall brands from s...
(PDF) BCG - Pioneering One Africa
[Business]
2018/05/08 09:10
The Companies Blazing a Trail Across the Continent. African business is integrating Africa—economically and otherwise. It has been a long time coming, and plenty of hurdles remain, but the economic integration of the continent, which many see as key to its continued development, is manifest. Driving it are indigenous entrepreneurs and fast-growing African companies, as well as multinational co...
How Did This Bone Broth Company Raise Over $100 Million ?
[Investing]
2018/05/08 09:09
The marriage of two giants–a supplement maker and a wellness lifestyle site–catapulted Ancient Nutrition to success. Can it take its niche protein mainstream?Several years ago, Jordan Rubin found himself nursing an injured knee.At the time, the entrepreneur was considering his next move after leading the billion-dollar dietary supplement company Garden of Life, which he founded in 2000 while...
(Infographic) A World of Languages
[Consumer]
2018/05/08 09:08
Languages provide a window into culture and history. They’re also a unique way to map the world – not through landmasses or geopolitical borders, but through mother tongues.The Tower of BabelToday’s infographic from Alberto Lucas Lopez condenses the 7,102 known living languages today into a stunning visualization, with individual colors representing each world region.Only 23 languages are sp...
How Artificial Intelligence Will Help Viewers Identify Royal Wedding Guests
[Tech]
2018/05/08 09:07
When viewers tune in to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle later this month, they’ll have a secret weapon to help them sort the minor nobles from the foreign dignitaries: facial recognition.UK broadcaster Sky News has announced it’s teaming up with tech startups and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer the service for its online stream of the upcoming nuptials on May 19th. As guests...
Two Thirds of Children Don’t Know What a Floppy Disk Is
[Consumer]
2018/05/08 09:06
YouGov Children’s Omnibus asked kids whether they recognised technology their elders grew up with. According to a (likely apocryphal) story that has been floating around the internet, a parent once showed their child a floppy disk for the and was met with words to the effect of: “cool, you 3D-printed the save icon!”Now a new YouGov Children’s Omnibus survey of 2,011 children aged 6-18 has e...
