TREND REPORTS
(Video) Technology for Forming Normal Temperature Diamond-like Carbon Films on Dentures
[Tech]
2015/05/20 11:19
STRAWB has developed a DLC coating system, for forming films of diamond-like carbon on dentures. This system produces a plasma in a vacuum chamber, and introduces a source gas that includes carbon and hydrogen as methane, from which the carbon becomes separated. This technology results in the physical formation of a carbon film on the denture material at room temperature."Everyone wants to main...
These High-School Students Found a Way to Make Any Headphones Wireless
[Product]
2015/05/20 11:19
Wireless headphones have been around for awhile, but a device that can make any old set of headphones wireless is about to hit the market.Launching their Kickstarter campaign today, the team behind the Spiro X1 wants to give you a no-strings-attached listening experience. The Spiro X1 (or “X1” for short) is a circular device that plugs into headphones using the connection typically taken by a...
Jawbone, Practice Fusion, Health Catalyst next to IPO, Digital Health Investor Poll Says
[Investing]
2015/05/20 11:19
First Fitbit files IPO papers, then MindBody (software for yoga studios, etc.) follows suit last week. So who’s next? The good folks over at Rock Health wanted to know, so they polled a group of 43 digital health investors to find out.The investors thought that if the market has an appetite for fitness wearables, then perhaps Jawbone should be the next to file papers. If that were to happen, w...
Mercedes and Lufthansa Design Luxury Cabin in the Clouds
[Design]
2015/05/20 11:18
Mercedes and Lufthansa have partnered to design some new high-end aircraft cabin concepts for medium- and long-haul flights.Mercedes and Lufthansa are planning to evaluate the level of interest in the concepts over the coming months and to develop them further The concept designs feature long couches Window panels can be electrically made transparent or dimmed to black to block out sunlight The...
(PDF) Human Capital Report 2015
[Business]
2015/05/19 11:17
Talent, not capital, will be the key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century, and we must each understand better the global talent value chain. Better data and metrics are critical to this understanding. The Human Capital Index quantifies how countries are developing and deploying their human capital and tracks progress over time. This Report provides comprehen...
(Video) Flow Hive: Honey on Tap Directly From Your Beehive
[Product]
2015/05/19 11:16
"Flow™ is the most significant innovation in beekeeping since 1852.” Flow is a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing you to harvest honey without opening the hive and with minimal disturbance to the bees. Of course, there is much more to beekeeping than harvesting honey. Read on...It’s the beekeeeper's dream…Turn the tap and watch as pure, fresh, clean honey flows right out of the hive...
Let’s Megadeal
[Investing]
2015/05/19 11:16
Seven strategies for managing the unique challenges of large technology acquisitions.To the outside world, deal making in the technology sector can often appear irrational, exuberant, and even insane. In what other industry would a five-year-old startup with reported revenues of US$10 million and fewer than 100 employees garner a $22 billion price tag? That’s how much Facebook paid in February...
(Video) Nike Treadmill Experience Takes You Through Sensory-Enriched Workout
[Business]
2015/05/19 11:10
The sports giant has created an installation to show how technologies may heighten the adventure of running.When it comes to the future of the sportswear industry the focus right now is on wearables. Looking further afield, Nike and London-based creative studio FIELD have collaborated to reimagine the concept of running.Force of Nature is an interactive exhibition currently being held at London...
Chinese Banks Took the 4 Top Spots in Forbes’ List of the World’s Most Powerful Companies
[Investing]
2015/05/19 11:10
Yet another sign of China’s global domination: All but one of the five biggest, most powerful companies in the world are Chinese state-owned banks. That’s according to Forbes annual Global 2000 list, which measures public companies based on revenue, profit, assets, and market value. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank (CCB) seized the top two spots in 20...
Meet The Machine That Could Replace Anesthesiologists
[Tech]
2015/05/19 11:10
It Can Only Be Used for Simple Procedures for Now, But, That's Changing Quickly.Say hello to the hunk of plastic that could replace your anesthesiologist.Right now, only four U.S. hospitals are using the Sedasys anesthesiology machine to sedate patients before surgery. Johnson & Johnson has been cautiously rolling out the machine after winning approval from the Food and Drug Administration...
Chief Digital Officers Continue Global Explosion
[Business]
2015/05/19 11:09
Number of CDOs worldwide will double this year to 2,000The chief digital officer (CDO) role emerged alongside the digital transformation, and companies are rapidly making room for the position. In a report released in May 2015, The CDO Club estimated that the number of CDOs worldwide would double between 2014 and 2015, from 1,000 to 2,000. This was more than four times that of the 488 registere...
(Video) LED Light Bulb Speaker by Sony
[Product]
2015/05/19 11:09
Sony combines Bluetooth speaker and LED light bulb.First came the incandescent bulb. Then the CFL light, then the LED bulb, and then the Smart LED bulb. What’s the next step of innovation in the field of illumination? The LED Audio bulb! Sony’s got it all figured out. If you’re going to connect your smartphone to your LED bulb in the first place, you might as well give it something to boast...
