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(Video) New Material to Revolutionise Water Proofing
[Tech]
2016/09/20 11:02
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new spray-on material with a remarkable ability to repel water.The new protective coating could eventually be used to waterproof mobile phones, prevent ice from forming on aeroplanes or protect boat hulls from corroding. "The surface is a layer of nanoparticles, which water slides off as if it's on a hot barbecue," said PhD...
(Video) No Waste, Edible Emergency Drone Carries More Food - Windhorse
[Tech]
2016/09/20 11:02
Created by adventurer Nigel Gifford OBE, the Pouncer is an eco-friendly humanitarian food aid drone adaptable to local dietary requirements.Pouncer creator Nigel Gifford OBE is a former member of the British Army Catering Corps. Having seen how inaccurate, and thus wasteful, traditional parachute aid delivery can be, he designed a sustainable alternative. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navig...
(Video) The O Shaped iPod ?
[Design]
2016/09/20 11:02
Own a PC? What shape is the play button on iTunes? What about the jogdial on the classic iPod? Circular. You’ll notice the circle has a rather recurring role in music. Whether it’s in the shape of the amphitheatre, or that hole in your guitar, the circle has a connect with music that goes a long way back, and hasn’t been forgotten even in this digital age of music. The conceptual iPod Shuffl...
(Infographic) Here's How Much Engagement Brands Got From Back-to-School Social Posts
[Consumer]
2016/09/20 11:01
Now that the back-to-school frenzy has died down, Origami Logic, a marketing analytics company based in Mountain View, Calif., reviewed the engagement that brands received from back-to-school-related social media posts from the beginning of June through August. It was Disney and Dolce & Gabbana, which promoted its children's line, Bambino, that found the most success. "Disney and Dolce &...
McDonald's Iguana
[Business]
2016/09/19 10:58
The ad aims to highlight that McDonald's only uses the finest grade Arabica beans from South and Central American Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. The ad uses renowned hand artist Guido Daniele to paint beautiful imagery on to hands holding the coffee on a simple black background. "We only use the finest Arabica beans in our freshly ground coffee, sourced from Central and South American Rai...
(Infographic) Virtual Reality: A 360° View of the Future
[Tech]
2016/09/19 10:58
The future of virtual reality (VR) is already here. A quick Google News search will show you as much. With the introduction of the Samsung Gear VR in 2015 and this year’s unveiling of Facebook’s new 22,000-square-foot Area 404 hardware lab, VR is slowly but surely becoming a part of our everyday life.VR is an exciting field that is growing exponentially. For this reason, we created (together...
Nearly 85% of Smartphone App Time Concentrated in Top 5 Apps
[Consumer]
2016/09/19 10:58
The comScore data present a relatively bleak picture of digital media landscape if you're not a dominant brand.Over the past two years, digital media time has grown significantly but most of that has been driven by mobile and apps in particular. The world of apps, however, is much smaller and more concentrated than the PC internet.Just under 60 percent of total digital media time is now spent i...
Meet The Startup That 2 of Google’s Top Self-Driving Engineers Left to Create - Nuro.ai
[Business]
2016/09/19 10:58
Add another self-driving startup to your long list of self-driving startups: Nuro.ai. Perhaps the most compelling feature of the company, which is still in semi-stealth mode, is that it was co-founded by two former top executives of Google’s self-driving car project: Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson.Zhu, one of the original founders of the search giant’s autonomous car effort, and Ferguson, a lea...
New York Fashion Week Embraced The Hijab, and It was Stunning
[Design]
2016/09/19 10:58
The hijab—the head covering donned by many Muslim women in public—isn’t typically considered synonymous with high fashion, especially in the western world. But times are changing.Hijabs were spotted high and low at New York Fashion Week, on the catwalk and in the street style of attendees. The event featured its first show of hijabs worn with every every outfit. Indonesian Muslim designer An...
