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(Infographic) Ahead of Their Time : Valuable VC-backed Companies of the Future
[Investing]
2018/01/04 10:14
Cars that drive themselves. Robots that help doctors perform surgery. Rockets designed to go to Mars.Those ideas don't seem so crazy anymore, and it's thanks in part to venture capitalists. Over the last several years, VCs have backed companies creating products large and small that sound like they belong on "The Jetsons." The existence of such cutting-edge businesses highlights a trend in the...
VR Dining Experiences Combine Taste and Tech
[Business]
2018/01/04 10:13
Although VR offerings have been growing, both in scope and popularity, youth still find it difficult to engage with the medium due to its lack of social interactivity. New restaurants are addressing this by offering VR dining experiences that encourage a social atmosphere while satisfying young consumers’ desire for unique culinary adventures.Sublimotion One-third of Trendsetters think luxury...
(PDF) Scientists Have Created a Drug That Replicates the Health Benefits of Exercise
[Tech]
2018/01/04 10:13
A drug can benefit some of the major health benefits of exercise. Researchers have made the breakthrough of couch potatoes’ dreams with a new drug that mimics some of the most important effects of exercise. Scientists from Deakin University in Melbourne published their findings in Cell Reports earlier this week, showing that overweight mice who were given the drug no longer showed signs of car...
ZF's Concept Steering Wheel Integrates Gesture Control
[Tech]
2018/01/04 10:13
The German firm sees a future where touchscreens and capacitive sensors bring further functionality to your steering wheel.Autonomous cars are changing all of the rules, so ZF decided to go full "Pimp My Ride" by putting a 7-inch touchscreen with gesture control into a steering wheel.German automotive technology firm ZF is pretty sure it can improve the functionality of the humble steering whee...
(Video) The BoilingBeeper™ - Boiling Water, Reinvented
[Product]
2018/01/04 10:13
Boiling water and other liquids is already one of the easiest tasks any of us does in a kitchen, but it can be even easier. There is a device on the way that monitors your pot for you so that you don’t have to hover around your stove and repeatedly check for bubbles. Called BoilingBeeper, the small gadget is designed to float inside the pot with the liquid you’re bringing to a boil and alert...
Blockchain Investment Trends In Review
[Investing]
2018/01/03 10:38
A data-driven deep dive on the evolution of the blockchain landscape — and how VCs, token sales, and consortia are shaping its future.[click to enlarge]In 2008, at the height of the Great Recession, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator(s) proposed a “peer-to-peer transfer of virtual cash that would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial i...
(Infographic) Economist - The Year in Charts
[Investing]
2018/01/03 10:37
2017 was a good year for equity investors and those who bought bitcoin early.Infographic : https://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/20171223_WOC986.png[economist]
NASA-Inspired "Speed Breeding" Boosts Wheat Production Threefold
[Tech]
2018/01/03 10:37
The speed breeding technique was developed by scientists at the University of Sydney, the University of Queensland (UQ) and the John Innes Centre.Our planet is expected to host an extra two billion people by 2050, but the amount of arable land we've got to work with won't be changing all that much. How exactly we're going to feed all these hungry mouths is a problem scientists are looking at fr...
(PDF) Mckinsey - What Can We Expect in China in 2018 ?
[Business]
2018/01/03 10:37
The nation could be shaped by geopolitics, momentum from robust economic growth, and a host of new leaders eager to implement new policy.With so many new leaders put in position over the last six months by President Xi, an overall leader secure in his position and clear on his objectives, 2018 is likely to see much more activity to implement policies, economic and social, that move China in the...
