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(Video) Airvida : Wearable Air Purifier - How Airvida Purifies Your Surrounding Air
[Product]
2017/04/09 17:43
The Airvida air purifier sits around a wearer’s neck and works for up to 32 hours on one charge, providing a constant, high quality, no-sound cleaning process.Looking like a sleek pair of headphones, the Airvida wearable air purifier comes in three different colors (black, white and pink), is ergonomically designed to comfortably fit around a wearer’s neck and weighs only 70 grams. Powered by...
The Kangaroo-Inspired Incubator - Magnolia
[Design]
2017/04/09 17:43
An excellent example of applied biomimicry, Magnolia explores marrying the concept of “kangaroo care” with the common incubator in order to prevent a variety of infant disorders while promoting health and well-being post birth.Medical professionals are beginning to understand the importance of close contact between parents and newborns. Feeling the parents’ heartbeat, hearing their voice, an...
(Infographic) Here's How The Sensors in Autonomous Cars Work
[Tech]
2017/04/09 16:48
This helpful infographic detangles the mysterious web of sensors that autonomous cars use.In order to stay on the road, avoid collisions, and obey traffic laws, autonomous cars rely on a series of sensors that help the cars understand the environment in which they're traveling in real time. By using a combination of ultrasonic, radar, image, and Lidar sensors—each of which serves a distinct pu...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Do Winning Consumer-Goods Companies Capture Growth ?
[Business]
2017/04/06 10:10
Our detailed analysis of 53 companies reveals four major growth drivers.For consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies, growth has become more elusive. The market segments that once represented the best bets are becoming increasingly competitive, with traditional companies and new players making aggressive moves. For example, retailers like Amazon are moving into private-label goods, logistics, an...
Future Mobility : Bosch and Daimler Join Forces to Work on Fully Automated, Driverless System
[Tech]
2017/04/06 10:09
Daimler imagines a future where the vehicle comes to the driver, and not the other way around.Daimler has made some significant strides in the autonomous vehicle arena, with its Mercedes-Benz trucks already hitting the road in trials and its Mercedes E-Class vehicles the first to be approved for autonomous testing in Nevada. But even leaders of the pack can sometimes do with a helping hand, as...
(PDF) Pwc - 20th CEO Survey : Industrial Manufacturing
[Business]
2017/04/06 10:08
Key findings from the global industrial manufacturing industryOptimism for growth and a strong need for talentOptimism around manufacturing growth and an eye on the need for increased talent and technology“The future in industrial manufacturing revolves around the way companies embrace strategic change; how they leverage constantly developing digital technology and data analysis. As industrial...
(Video) Kardia Portable EKG Goes Beyond Novelty OhGizmo
[Product]
2017/04/06 10:07
There are a ton of heart rate sensors on the market, from the ones that turn your smartphone’s camera into a heartbeat detector, to the chest straps that can track your rhythm during a workout. What all of those lack is the precision of the Kardia Portable EKG. In as little as 30 seconds, by simply placing your fingertips on the sensor, you can get a medical-grade EKG that could help you detec...
‘CasualX’ Is The Latest App For Your Nightly Hookups
[Business]
2017/04/06 10:06
Tinder is a mobile platform where mutually interested people get matched for the sake of building relationships. Although that was Tinder’s original objective, it has since sparked a rise in users looking for casual hookups. While success rates may be relatively high when matched with a kindred spirit, there are still a number of users who look to serious relationships with no intention of cas...
(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...
