TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) No Other Automaker Has Ever Pulled Off Tesla Inc Feat
[Investing]
2017/11/07 09:21
Barely a decade old, Tesla Inc, the American automaker specializing in electric car and lithium ion battery energy storage, has truly shaken the car industry. CEO Elon Musk envisions Tesla as a technology company and independent automaker aimed at eventually offering electric cars at affordable prices to the average consumer. After the Roadster was discontinued in 2012, Tesla has focused on its...
BCG - The Electric Car Tipping Point
[Business]
2017/11/06 10:10
Technology, Regulatory Mandates, and Consumer Cost of Ownership for Both Owned and Shared Cars Will Shape Changeover; Hybrids and Battery-Powered Vehicles Will Increase Their Share Slowly Until 2025, but Then Accelerate as Consumer Demand Rises, BCG Study FindsThe tipping point for electrified vehicles is in sight, and a combination of hybrid and fully electric powertrains is expected to cut th...
(PDF) Magnetic Fabric Stores Passcodes in Your Clothes
[Tech]
2017/11/06 10:09
A new system developed at the University of Washington can store passcodes magnetically in clothes, allowing for doors or computers to be unlocked just by tapping your sleeve to a sensor.If you don't like the idea of your boss implanting a chip in your hand to let you open doors and log into office computers, a team from the University of Washington has developed a system that doesn't require q...
(PDF) Bain - Keeping Up with China's Shoppers at Two Speeds
[Consumer]
2017/11/06 10:08
In this report, we continue our coverage of the two-speed growth trend that has characterized China’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector for the past two years. We also share our analysis of how, after four years of rapid growth, digital sales are changing—and not changing—shopper behavior in China.It’s still a slow road to growth for China’s FMCG market. The sluggishness that began...
Bitcoin Dips a Toe Into the Mainstream
[Investing]
2017/11/06 10:06
The status of bitcoin as a legitimate financial asset may be rising even faster than its price.Just last month, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the nation's big bank, JPMorgan Chase, said that bitcoin was A) a fraud and B) something his bank would never touch. Dimon said he would personally fire anyone who deigned to trade it. CME Group President Bryan Durkin, also in September, told Bloomberg Televisi...
(Infographic) 31 Chinese Cities With Economies as Big as Countries
[Investing]
2017/11/06 10:05
Gaining perspective on China’s monstrous economy isn’t always the easiest thing to do.With 1.4 billion people and the third-largest geographical area, the country is a vast place to begin with. Add in explosive economic growth, a market-oriented but Communist government, a longstanding and complex cultural history, and self-inflicted demographic challenges – and understanding China can be ev...
(Video) Is 'Blue Crude' The Fuel of The Future ?
[Tech]
2017/11/06 10:05
The mass production of the environmentally friendly synthetic crude oil substitute Blue Crude becomes reality: from 2020 the first plant shall start its operation in the industrial park Heroya in Norway. It will be operating with an electric capacity of 20 megawatts, producing 8,000 tons of Blue Crude per year. Nordic Blue Crude AS, Sunfire, Climeworks, EDL Anlagenbau and additional partners ha...
Project Formula : Russian Hoverbike Creators Take Aim at VTOL Flying Car
[Product]
2017/11/06 10:04
The Russian team that brought us the terrifying Scorpion Hoverbike (now being flown by the Dubai police department) is working toward a 5-seater VTOL air taxi. The Formula Project concept from Hoversurf uses fold-away wings and 52 tiny turbine Venturi propulsion units for a combination of VTOL convenience, winged efficiency and a compact form factor.Details are fairly scant at this point, but h...
(Video) The Gravity Concept Phone
[Design]
2017/11/06 10:03
The Gravity Phone by Julien Lanoy and Jean-Francois Bozec challenges the concept of a bezel-less phone having a top and a bottom. If phones are streamlined to look exactly the same if held upwards or downwards, why can’t we just make phones that know no upside-down or right-side-up? The Gravity Phone is a redesign that embraces complete symmetry. Hold it any way and it’s the right side up. Th...
