TREND REPORTS
2015 is Shaping Up to Be The Worst Year for IPOs Since the Great Recession
[Investing]
2015/12/02 11:31
According to data from Renaissance Capital, compiled here by Statista, companies have raised less than $30 billion this year through IPOs on U.S. exchanges. That's the lowest number since 2009, at the end of the Great Recession.There were a lot of IPOs this year — 168, trailing only last year in the post-Recession era — but they were small raises.In the tech sector, some of the highest-profil...
(Video) No Lens ? No Problem for FlatCam
[Tech]
2015/12/02 11:31
How thin can a camera be? Very, say Rice University researchers who have developed patented prototypes of their technological breakthrough.FlatCam, invented by the Rice labs of electrical and computer engineers Richard Baraniuk and Ashok Veeraraghavan, is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.Making it practical are the sophisticated comput...
Air+ Smart Mask : Ergonomic Concept Face Mask with Add-on Micro Ventilators
[Design]
2015/12/02 11:31
STUCK teamed up with Innosparks to design Air+ Smart Mask. It’s a series of conceptual respirators with innovative add-on Micro Ventilators System, offering a ground-breaking level of ergonomic and airflow comfort for user. This innovative design presents you world’s first exhalation extraction micro ventilator, it has also achieved NIOSH and CE certifications for masks that are fit tested fo...
(Infographic) The World Of Video Is Changing
[Consumer]
2015/12/02 11:31
While there are always some grandmas at the local school play video recording with an iPad, most people are using cell phones to make videos these days. Learn more about how video is changing in this infographic from Switcher Studio.Full Image : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/switcher-studio-infographic4.png[switcher]
(PDF) BCG - Making Big Data Work : Biopharma
[Business]
2015/12/01 11:26
After more than a decade of talk about potential, big data is beginning to have a real impact in the biopharmaceutical industry. The companies that have realized the most potential—and that will continue to do so in the future—focus on much more than choosing the right software and hardware. Our experience shows that they also think carefully about where to deploy big data, how to develop the...
(Patent) Airbus Proposes New Drop-In Airplane “Cabin Modules” to Speed Up Boarding
[Tech]
2015/12/01 11:26
Take your seat in the departure lounge, then be dropped straight down into the plane.Every few months, a crazy patent or research paper pops up that promises to revolutionise air travel. A few years ago, an astrophysicist devised a dehumanising algorithm that can decrease airplane boarding times by almost half, as long as you don't mind being split up from whoever else you're travelling with. T...
MINI Traffic Lights in Vienna
[Business]
2015/12/01 11:26
MINI Austria and Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann have picked up the Epica Awards Outdoor Grand Prix for “MINI Traffic Lights”, a set of creative rolling digital billboard installations in Vienna. In order to remind drivers of the playfulness and agility of the classic MINI, scrolling billboards were placed at highly frequented locations in Vienna, perfectly synchronized with the traffic light...
Some Fast Facts About Thanksgiving
[Business]
2015/12/01 11:26
45 million turkeys are killed every year at Thanksgiving, compared to just 22 million at Christmas. This year, a Thanksgiving dinner will be more expensive than ever - $50.11. Back in 2000, it cost an average of just $36.78. Most Americans are going to drink wine around the dinner table this year, followed by liquor/spiritis/cocktails and non-craft domestic beer.[statista]
(Video) SolePower : Footwear That Can Charge Your Phone
[Tech]
2015/12/01 11:26
What if you could save the Earth, just by walking on it? That's the idea behind SolePower, which released a new video yesterday. The device is a insole for shoes that convert the kinetic energy of a person's steps into electricity that can be stored in a battery and used to power mobile devices. Every time that your heel hits the ground, the pressure turns a tiny generator in the insole, which...
