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(Video) Anti-Drone Radio Wave Startup SkySafe Secures $11.5M from Andreessen
[Investing]
2017/07/24 10:06
Drones are a threat to both military and public safety, whether flown by a terrorist or just a reckless pilot.SkySafe’s radio wave technology can detect and stop rogue drones from entering unauthorized areas like military bases, stadiums, prisons and airports. SkySafe’s radio frequency signals are projected from a perimeter of nodes or even a Jeep, and force unapproved drones to leave or land...
Delta Launches Biometrics to Board Aircraft at Reagan Washington National Airport
[Tech]
2017/07/24 10:05
Delta will also start testing a service that allows members to check in their baggage using their fingerprint.Boarding joins Delta Sky Club as touch point where fingerprints replace boarding passDelta customers now can use fingerprints instead of their boarding pass to board any Delta aircraft at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).Delta’s biometric boarding pass experience that launched...
(PDF) PwC's Total Retail 2017 - Where Do We Buy What ?
[Consumer]
2017/07/24 10:05
According to a study published by PwC, some products are preferably bought online while others are better purchased in-store. The latter is especially true for groceries, which 70 percent of consumers surveyed get from brick-and-mortar stores and only 23 percent online. While it is convenient for consumers to buy household appliances (56 percent) or furniture and homeware (59 percent) in-store,...
Americans Are Divided About Almost Everything Except Hot Sauce
[Consumer]
2017/07/24 10:04
Beyoncé sings about it, Hillary Clinton talks about it, and people are increasingly scooping it off US grocery-store shelves. Hot sauce is enjoying an uninterrupted five-year sales streak.Just how impressive is the US hot sauce market? Since 2012, it has experienced at least 5% growth in sales every year, according to data provided by Euromonitor. That leaves other condiments—think mustard, m...
This Chip Beams Images Onto The Brain to Help The Blind See Again
[Tech]
2017/07/24 10:04
Circumventing your eyes entirely, this chip beams images from the world onto the brain to help restore sight. A team of university engineers has turned to science and electronics to help restore sight and hearing. Instead of building bionic eyes or digital cochleas, a team at Rice University has built a flat microscope – dubbed FlatScope – that sits on the brain, beaming the world around you...
Reddot Award 2017 Winner - Ora : Smart Urban Safety Device
[Design]
2017/07/24 10:03
The concept was awarded a Red Dot design award in July 2017 for the smart concept category.We challenged ourselves to solve some of the issues with current tracking devices in an internal design-sprint.Rapid realisation of early concept thinking resulted in a lightweight and versatile system for use in urban areas.Its use of state-of-the-art Google technology allows it to piggy-back off nearby...
(Patent) Apple Wins Patent for Camera Field of View Effects for Superior Selfie Shots
[Tech]
2017/07/23 10:12
Apple's invention relating to the field of image capture, and more particularly, to acquiring images with a wide "field of view" (FOV) image sensor as they relate to taking superior 'Selfie' photos. The invention reveals that the sensor is smart enough to actually coax the user to hold the camera in a more optimal position. Apple's patent FIG. 2A presented below illustrates an exemplary self-po...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Cracks in The Ridesharing Market — And How to Fill Them
[Business]
2017/07/23 10:10
For all of its remarkable growth, ridesharing is still far from ubiquitous. To boost miles traveled, the industry will need new solutions, including smarter design.Quick quiz: What percent of 2016 vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States came from ridesharing? Given the hype, it would be reasonable if your estimate were higher than the right answer—1 percent. Currently, ridesharing do...
(PDF) Stanford Researchers Develop a New Type of Soft, Growing Robot
[Tech]
2017/07/23 10:09
Stanford's soft snake robot grows outwards to explore rubble on a search and rescue mission.If you ever find yourself stuck in a disaster zone, your rescuer could take on some unexpected forms, like a drone or a cyborg cockroach – and now we can add a soft robotic snake to the mix. A Stanford team has developed a flexible robot that grows like a vine, squeezing through rubble to find trapped s...
