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Self-Healing Concrete and Sweaty Roofs : Is This the Future of Buildings ?
[Tech]
2016/05/09 11:04
Concrete that can fix itself, roofing that can sweat and surfaces inspired by carnivorous plants are some of the radical new technologies that hold the key to transforming the building industry.The study, from the World Economic Forum, looks at how the building industry can adapt to some of the key challenges of the next few decades; from meeting the demands of rapid urbanisation to tackling cl...
Sensay, a Chatbot for Getting Help with Any Task, Passes 1 Million Users
[Business]
2016/05/09 11:04
Sensay, a new chatbot service, is not the uber bot. But its chatbot, which lets users get help from vetted strangers for any task, has hit 1 million users on just its main SMS-based service alone, and the number is accelerating, according to cofounder and chief operating officer Crystal Rose.Recent announcements from Facebook, Microsoft, Kik, Telegram and others have sparked a chatbot craze, a...
iPhone 7 Already Generating More Excitement Than the iPhone 6s Ever Did
[Product]
2016/05/09 11:04
Ahead of the iPhone 7 unveiling, there’s still a lot we don’t know for certain about Apple’s next-gen smartphone. Will it really ship without a headphone jack? Will the battery life be much improved? Will the highly anticipated dual-camera system only be available on the iPhone 7 Plus?Yet despite the questions hovering over the iPhone 7, and despite the fact that the device isn’t slated to...
Success in the Mobile Gaming Market Can Be Explainable and Predictable
[Consumer]
2016/05/09 11:04
In the ever-changing mobile games market, it can often seem like success is unpredictable. New titles can rise from out of nowhere to dominate the download charts, while successful titles can seemingly fall from grace without explanation. As a result, many publishers choose to flood the market with several titles and then retroactively review their download rates and usage to determine which ti...
Drink with Clean
[Design]
2016/05/09 11:03
“Drink with Clean” is a simple, convenient and safe packaging design of the can mouth, which can protect the mouth from the contamination.Based on the idea of separating the air and the can mouth by using the aseptic membrane, we designed a new packaging of the can mouth.Problem: A survey indicates that there are more germs and toxic bacteria on the zip-top can than in the public lavatory. Si...
(PDF) BCG - Shaping the Future of Construction
[Business]
2016/05/08 11:10
The engineering and construction (E&C) industry has been a relatively conservative one, slow to adopt innovative materials, technologies, and processes—so much so that labor productivity in the US has actually fallen during the last 40 years. Such torpor is worrying, given the central role that buildings and infrastructure assets play in daily life and the impact that the industry has on o...
(Video) SkinTrack - Finger Tracking Tech Turns Your Arm Into a Touchpad
[Tech]
2016/05/08 11:09
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Claim Touchscreen-like Accuracy. Using the Body as an Electrical Waveguide for Continuous Finger Tracking on the SkinSmartwatches may be handy, but their tiny touchscreens can easily be obscured by your fingers as you're using them on the device. As a result, we've seen various attempts to move the control surface off of the screen. One of the latest, Carnegie Mellon...
The On-Demand Crash : Funding Drops For Second-Consecutive Quarter
[Investing]
2016/05/08 11:08
Funding to on-demand companies continues to collapse, though there is a bright spot: deals ticked back up in Q1'16.Excitement around on-demand startups rose to a fever pitch in 2015, as investors bought into the promise of disrupting established players in food delivery, home cleaning, transportation, and many other fields. However, the on-demand space has come under fire recently, with investo...
Tesla's “Bioweapon Defense Mode” Has a Ludicrous Name But is a Wonderful Idea
[Tech]
2016/05/08 11:07
Elon Musk has a penchant for silly names, hence Ludicrous Mode and now Bioweapon Defense Mode as the name for the air purification system on the Tesla’s Models S and X. It’s a HEPA (High-efficiency particulate arrestance) filter system that removes fine PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter) from the air. These particles, a thirtieth the diameter of a human hair, get...
