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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....
Cost Per Like Is the New Cost Per Wear
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:23
Twenty-four hours before leaving for a weekend trip to Miami, I went into a panic. I needed new swimsuits. New shorts. New tops. New sandals. I speed-shopped through H&M, Aritzia, and Zara, recklessly swiping my card, as if I were on my own version of Supermarket Sweep. I wasn't preoccupied by where to go, what to do, what to eat and drink when I landed. The first thing on my mind was, What...
The 15 Corporations That Make the Most Cars
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:22
The auto industry is notoriously capital intensive.[click to enlarge]As a company like Tesla has discovered over its relatively short history, the manufacturing processes required to make thousands of cars at scale are extremely costly and ridden with unexpected setbacks. To make matters worse the vehicle market is ultra competitive, with very little room for error.Unless you have a game-changi...
(PDF) Stretchy, Solar-Powered Sensor Detects Heartbeats
[Tech]
2018/10/18 11:22
Researchers have successfully integrated a solar cell and an ultraflexible biosensor.As electronics decrease in size and increase in flexibility, it’s becoming harder and harder to power them. Now, a team in Japan has married a tiny, effective solar cell to a flexible biosensor to create a heartbeat monitor that powers itself.It’s the latest work from Takao Someya’s team at the Riken Center...
Overstock’s Investment Arm Funded Blockchain for Wine
[Investing]
2018/10/18 11:22
Of all the things to add to the blockchain, wine makes a lot of sense. Given the need for provenance for every grape and barrel, it’s clear that the ancient industry could use a way to track ingredients from farm to glass. VinX, an Israeli company founded by Jacob Ner-David, is ready to give it a try.According to a release, the plan is to create a “token-based digital wine futures platform ba...
(Infographic) Mapping The Urban Technology Ecosystem
[Investing]
2018/10/18 11:22
The urban landscape as we know it is shifting. Massive inflows of people into increasingly populated metro areas are affecting housing prices, traffic congestion, air pollution, energy usage, mobility, the quantity of resources and a lot more.[click to enlarge]As the global population grows and urbanization intensifies, cities are having to find solutions that lead to increased efficiency, acce...
