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(PDF) Mckinsey - Imagining Construction’s Digital Future
[Business]
2016/06/27 11:11
The industry needs to change; here’s how to manage it.The construction industry is ripe for disruption. Large projects across asset classes typically take 20 percent longer to finish than scheduled and are up to 80 percent over budget (Exhibit 1). Construction productivity has actually declined in some markets since the 1990s (Exhibit 2); financial returns for contractors are often relatively...
(PDF) DeepHand Motion Tracking Enters the VR Arms Race
[Tech]
2016/06/27 11:10
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system that uses a depth-sensing camera and a deep-learning network to translate physical hand movements into VR environments. The VR arms race is in full flight, and hands seem to be the next front line in the battle, whether that's fought with infrared cameras, electromagnetic sensors, handheld controllers like those used by the HTC Vive, Play...
(PDF) Doctors Are Telling Their Patients to Get Fitness Trackers, and They aren’t Listening
[Consumer]
2016/06/27 11:09
It seems patients aren’t quite getting the message when their doctors recommend incorporating wearables and other fitness trackers into their lives.About 30,000 US patients were asked if their primary care provider had recommended using wearables, in a Nielsen study (pdf) commissioned by the Council for Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP). Only 4% said yes. The year before, Nielsen posed th...
Beer Ad Humorously Shows Glowing Fathers-To-Be With Their Beer Bellies
[Business]
2016/06/27 11:08
German beer Bergedorfer Beer wanted to embody its slogan, “Brewed with love”, in its ads, and what better way to show it than through an intimate moment between mother-to-be and her unborn child? Except in this case, the company used fathers-to-be proudly gazing down at their beer belly. After all, what more does a man love more than beer? Apparently, according to Bergedorfer Beer, nothing. [...
(Video) Rolls-Royce Publishes Vision of The Future of Remote and Autonomous Shipping
[Tech]
2016/06/27 11:07
The Rolls-Royce led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) today published a whitepaper to coincide with its presentations at the Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium 2016 in Amsterdam. The whitepaper outlines the Project’s vision of how remote and autonomous shipping will become a reality.Speaking at the Symposium Oskar Levander, Rolls-Royce, Vice President of Innovatio...
This California Marijuana Dispensary Is Using Bots to Understand Customers' Preferences
[Business]
2016/06/27 11:07
You can already read a news article and order a cab from a bot, so it was only a matter of time until you could place a weed order through one.Over the past couple of months, Canna Freedom—a dispensary located in Monterey, Calif.,—has been experimenting with a chat bot within Flok, a mobile app that works with 50,000 businesses to power their loyalty programs to improve customer service and u...
'Flower Power' : Photovoltaic Cells Replicate Rose Petals
[Tech]
2016/06/27 11:06
KIT scientists increase the efficiency of solar cells by replicating the structure of petals -- publication in Advanced Optical MaterialsWith a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power. Scientists of KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) reproduced the epidermal cells of rose petals that have particularly good antireflection properti...
Nike Flyknit Elite Golf Shoe
[Product]
2016/06/27 11:05
Taking inspiration from their current running styles, is designed to secure the foot with its sock-like Flyknit upper while full-length Lunarlon adds cushioning while maintaining ground feel. The Flyknit Elite Golf Shoe uses Articulated Integrated Traction technology, an all-new traction system with a series of ridges that help propel you through your swing while keeping your foot low to the gr...
PANTONE Café Returns For Its Second Year With Foods Inspired By Various Hues
[Design]
2016/06/27 11:03
For its second year, Pantone Café once again sets up shop this summer in Monaco. Though it's a stripped-down menu of coffee, drinks, sandwiches and desserts, it's a fascinating exercise in color psychology and how simple yet bold visual presentation can heighten all of the senses—and also cause an Instagram frenzy.The color-coded menu features items named after its color or specific ingredien...
