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(Video) Finding The Flow Creates a New Way to 3D-Print Metal
[Tech]
2017/04/06 10:05
Direct metal writing uses semi-solid heated metals forced through a 3D printer nozzle.A team of engineers has developed a new way of 3D-printing metals that could improve on existing, laser-on-powder based methods. It relies on using semi-solid metals that are solid at rest, but can flow when force is applied, making it possible to move through the nozzle of a printer. Researchers at Lawrence L...
(Video) Acure Pass Vending Machine App Lets You Order in Bulk, Accrue Points and Gift Drinks to Friends
[Product]
2017/04/06 10:04
127 million people live in Japan. 5.5 million vending machines live there too. That’s about one for every 23 people, and it hasn’t been until recently that they’ve started to communicate with one another. The vending machines, that is.Recently, programmers at vending solutions company Acure have hoisted the antiquated technology into the cloud, creating a vending machine network and making i...
(Infographic) Behavior Analysis to Know Your Audience and Maximize Your Budget
[Consumer]
2017/04/06 10:03
As companies allocate their annual budgets, more resources are being directed to analytics. Marketing teams want to make sure they’re sending the right messages to the right audiences on the right channels. If even one piece of this equation is off, the marketing department could be wasting money and broadcasting to deaf ears. Behavioral analytics create a yellow brick road for marketing teams...
(PDF) BCG - A Framework for Deep-Tech Collaboration
[Investing]
2017/04/05 10:19
Collaborations between big companies and startups are the business world’s odd couples—two entities, which at an operational level have little in common, trying to work together.A recent study reported that “50% of startups said that their experience working with corporations was mediocre or worse.” At the same time, according to that study, 82% of corporations view interactions with startu...
(Infographic) The Top 100 Venture Capitalists
[Investing]
2017/04/05 10:19
For a second year, we worked with The New York Times and used the CB Insights Investor Mosaic algorithm to develop a data-driven ranking of the top venture capital partners. Here are the top 100.For the second year in a row, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals using the CB Insights Investor Mosaic algorithm.In a purely data-driven / a...
Cyborgs at Work : Employees Getting Implanted with Microchips - Biohax
[Tech]
2017/04/05 09:09
Self-described “body hacker” Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden, holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted into workers at the Epicenter digital innovation business centre during a party at the co-working space in central Stockholm, Tuesday March 14, 2017. Microchips are being implanted into volunteers to help them open doors and operate office equipment, and its become so p...
(Video) Scewo - Creating a Stair Climbing Wheelchair
[Product]
2017/04/05 09:08
Conceived by four university students from ETH Zurich + ZHDK, Scewo is a self-balancing wheelchair that can go up and down the stairs safely and smoothly. The aim of the project is to combine the new technologies and an aesthetic design.Its self-balancing technology enables rotating on spot and driving over curbs without getting stuck. The big wheels can go over obstacles without entanglement....
(Infographic) How Ads, Packaging and Smartphones Affect What Shoppers Buy at the Supermarket
[Consumer]
2017/04/05 09:07
Survey helps brand marketers decode the path to purchase. Food Network Magazine surveyed people about their grocery shopping experiences, behaviors and attitudes.As anyone who has ever walked into a supermarket to buy a gallon of milk and left with a cart full of impulse purchases knows all too well, grocery shopping can be a complicated process. To help brand marketers decode consumers’ path...
(Video) This Fat-Measuring Breathalyzer Makes Weight Loss Less Confusing - LEVL
[Product]
2017/04/05 09:06
LEVL promises a simpler way of measuring body weight.Trying to lose a significant amount of weight is a long, daunting process, the most frustrating part of which might be hitting a plateau where, even despite your best efforts, the number on the scale doesn’t seem to budge. We’re often told that number doesn’t paint a complete portrait of our health, but it’s difficult to know just how muc...
