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SiliconX : Scientists Hail New Alloy as Missing Ingredient for Next-gen Batteries
[Tech]
2018/07/17 11:44
Its creators say SiliconX could be the answer to higher capacity lithium-ion batteries.For years, scientists have seen silicon as a hugely promising material in the world of lithium-ion batteries. The primary reason for this is that using it as the anode could mean batteries with 10 times the capacity of current versions – at least in theory. But in reality, it easily breaks apart as the batte...
Casper Mattress Nap Store Sleep Benefits Health New York City - Dreamy
[Business]
2018/07/17 11:44
Marketing gurus and mattress start-up casper, have introduced a completely new element to a new yorkers’ non-stop lifestyle: the opportunity to actually get that extra bit of sleep needed every morning.Here’s the thing: I can’t nap. I have never been able to successfully take a quick and blissful snooze in the middle of the day. In preschool, my schoolmates would slumber peacefully around me...
(PDF) UN - Technology and Innovation Report 2018
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:03
We live at a time of technological change that is unprecedented in its pace, scope and depth of impact. Harnessing that progress is the surest path for the international community to deliver on the 2030 agenda for people, peace and prosperity.Frontier technologies hold the promise to revive productivity and make plentiful resources available to end poverty for good, enable more sustainable patt...
(Patent) Facebook Payments Patent Reveals E-Commerce Ambitions
[Tech]
2018/07/16 12:03
Facebook has filed a patent application for a messaging service using artificial intelligence that will allow users to place orders to merchants and complete payments within its Messenger chat app.For example, to search and pay for products, consumers would visit a merchant's page on Facebook where they would engage a messaging bot, and place their order within the chat, all without leaving Fac...
This is How World Cup Sponsorship Mirrors Global Economic Shifts
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:03
The majority of sponsors of the World Cup are now from Asian countries, marking a shift away from North America and Europe.There’s been dramatic shift in the country origin for World Cup sponsorship in recent years. A third of the top sponsors are now from China, versus none before 2014. Kalin Anev Janse (@kaanev), secretary general and also a member of the management board of the European Sta...
The Frame by Samsung
[Design]
2018/07/16 12:03
A home is an expression of personal taste, functional needs and interests. Every piece of furniture, every work of art on the wall, every object, becomes part of an aesthetic and style. The television is no exception. Whether it is small or large it has a strong visual presence in a room, even if you try to hide it. In our smaller homes and apartments, when a television is off its black square...
The Studied Benefits of Matcha Tea Extend to Topical Beauty and Skincare
[Product]
2018/07/16 12:03
The marriage of food and beauty is attractive to young consumers and it’s appearing now in new product offerings that feature matcha, a powdered green tea gaining popularity. Beauty brands are capitalizing on the tea’s high amount of antioxidants and how its ingestible benefits are accompanied by topical ones as well. Winky Lux NYC-based cult-favorite beauty brand Winky Lux recently launched...
Amazon’s Share of The US E-Commerce Market is Now 49%, or 5% of All Retail Spend
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Amazon is set to clear $258.22 billion in US retail sales in 2018, according to eMarketer’s figures, which will work out to 49.1 percent of all online retail spend in the country, and 5 percent of all retail sales.It started as an online bookstore, but today Amazon is a behemoth in all areas of e-commerce, fuelled by a strong Marketplace network of third-party sellers, an ever-expanding range...
How H&M’s Millennial Brand Nyden is Crowdsourcing Design on Instagram
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Just four months in, H&M’s new millennial-centric brand Nyden is shaking things up for its Swedish parent company with a campaign using Instagram polls and influencers to dictate design.Nyden, which launched in April, is intended to appeal to younger shoppers with a model that bucks timely trends, focusing instead on driving buzz through collaborations with both prominent and up-and-coming...
