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(Video) Cheap, Waterless Toilet That Turns Waste Into Clean Water in Africa
[Tech]
2016/01/03 12:26
A cheap, easy to maintain, "green" toilet that uses no water and turns human waste into electricity and clean water will be trialed in 2016, possibly in Ghana. Dubbed the "Nano Membrane Toilet" by its creators from Cranfield University, UK, this new approach to managing waste could help some of the world's 2.3 billion people who have no access to safe, hygienic toilets.The toilet's magic happen...
(Video) Vanderhall Treads a Unique Path to Weekend Fun with Three-Wheel Laguna
[Design]
2016/01/03 12:25
Vanderhall is the new kid on the block, but the Laguna looks like a well thought-out bit of design. Until now, the Morgan Three Wheeler was the leading option for wealthy petrolheads willing to trade out-and-out laptimes for left-field fun, but Vanderhall is encroaching on the old British manufacturer's turf with its new Laguna.If Morgan's Three Wheeler is an unashamed throwback, Vanderhall's t...
(PDF) Pew - Home Broadband 2015 Report
[Consumer]
2015/12/23 10:39
Americans are slowly abandoning broadband just like they did with landlines. If you're already doing everything online on your smartphone anyway, why pay for home broadband service?That seems to be the conclusion of a growing number of Americans, particularly Millennials. According to the Pew Research Center, as charted here for us by Statista, the percentage of U.S. adults with home broadband...
(Video) Interactive Light Seesaws in Montreal
[Design]
2015/12/23 10:39
In Montreal there is a place called Place Des Festivals. Until January 31st 2016 a luminous playful and interactive installation, entitled Impulse and composed of thirty seesaws is watchable. Nine video projectors ornament buildings with luminous frescos. This creation is the result of a collaboration between CS Design and Lateral Office.Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztzpd57zMtY...
M&A 2015 : New Highs, and a New Tone
[Investing]
2015/12/23 10:39
Deal activity surged again this year—especially big deals and those in the United States.M&A activity reached a new high in 2015, both globally and in the United States—with large deals leading the way. Asia also reached a new record, with activity for the first time virtually tied with Europe as the second-busiest region for M&A.By the numbers, more than 7,500 deals with a combined v...
(PDF) Baidu’s Deep-Learning System is better at English and Mandarin Speech Recognition than most people
[Tech]
2015/12/23 10:39
China’s leading Internet-search company, Baidu, has developed a voice system that can recognize English and Mandarin speech better than people, in some cases.The new system, called Deep Speech 2, is especially significant in how it relies entirely on machine learning for translation. Whereas older voice-recognition systems include many handcrafted components to aid audio processing and transcr...
Google X Alum Flux Factory Raises $29M Series B
[Investing]
2015/12/23 10:39
One of Google X’s former moonshots is raising cash as it looks to disrupt the architecture design space with its specialized collaborative data exchange service.Flux Factory, Inc. announced $29 million in Series B funding co-led by Temasek and Surbana Jurong Private Limited. Far East Ventures, DFJ, South Park Ventures, Borealis Ventures, and Obvious Ventures also participated in the round. The...
3D Printing Will Disrupt Fast Fashion
[Business]
2015/12/23 10:39
3D Printing Will Disrupt Fast Fashion, Help Eliminate Sweatshops, Empower Consumers.Industry is, of course, completely centered on supply and demand. And while there are many facets to manufacturing and business, few areas are as fast-paced or as fickle as the fashion industry. Our simple, and often (ironically) unattractive vanity promotes an entire economy based on greed and speed–as well as...
Star Wars Coffee Cups
[Design]
2015/12/23 10:38
Two American designers Spencer Davis and Scott Schenone imagined a coffee line called Dark Brew.A brand created for the Star Wars fans. Elements take the color codes of the saga universe and cups decks take the shape of the Darth Vader and Stormtrooper helmets.[fubiz]
