It's come to this: Designer "Urban Breathing Masks" will protect your lungs when you leave the house.When you hear 'Scandinavian design' and 'limited edition', the first thing to come to mind probably isn't a face mask for filtering out air pollution, but then again, we've only just begun the year 2017, so perhaps it's still early yet. But seriously, when it comes to protecting ourselves from t...

As highlighted in 2016’s Impact, youth have a bleak outlook about the direction of the world, but their characteristic optimism is driving them to reconcile such negativity through new approaches to societal betterment.They are increasingly holding brands accountable in promoting social change, expecting them to not only to give back monetarily but also to modernize their practices and campaig...

I’d say this is the next best thing to having a private chef, but it might actually be better! Imagine having any dish delivered to you on a whim. Whatever you’re craving, Tree of Life can make it appear in a jiffy.This sophisticated all-in-one refrigerator/cooker can create an entire meal of the user’s choice with an organic polymer and flavoring system. Control it with your tablet and choo...

A new survey suggests that for their transformations to succeed, organizations need employee buy-in at all levels, consistent communication, and better people strategies.Organizational transformations are hard work, and according to the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the topic,1 companies are no more successful at overhauling their performance and organizational health than they were ten year...

The Indian Institute of Technology ranks fourth after Harvard, Stanford and the University of California. Indian Institutes of Technology were ranked fourth for educating students who went on to create billion-dollars startups, a report by Sage, a U.K-based accounting software firm said this week.Stanford University was the source of the largest number of unicorn founders, followed by Harvard U...

Starbucks has a new promotion in China, where people can use mobile app WeChat to send their friends coffees or gift certificates. The feature, which arrives in time for Valentine's Day, is called "Say it with Starbucks." That's a play on words, since the phrase in Chinese sounds similar to "say it with your heart."Starbucks has done similar social gifting promotions before with Twitter and Fac...

Microfluidics, electronics and inkjet technology underlie a newly developed all-in-one biochip from Stanford that can analyze cells for research and clinical applications. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a way to produce a cheap and reusable diagnostic “lab on a chip” with the help of an ordinary inkjet printer.At a production cost of as little as 1 ce...

When now-US president Donald Trump took aim at Boeing on Twitter in December, the internet gasped collectively and the plane manufacturer’s share price fell 1%.Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016In the following weeks, he went on to subject...

One of several varieties of University of Michigan micro motes. This one incorporates 1 megabyte of flash memory.[One of several varieties of University of Michigan micro motes. This one incorporates 1 megabyte of flash memory.]Computer scientist David Blaauw pulls a small plastic box from his bag. He carefully uses his fingernail to pick up the tiny black speck inside and place it on the hotel...