TREND REPORTS
Solid State Refrigerators
[Tech]
2015/03/25 16:21
Materials that cool and heat when stress is applied and released could led to new solid-state refrigerators that are more efficient and environmentally friendly than conventional fridges, researchers say.Air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers burn through energy, accounting for roughly one-third of all electricity that U.S. homes use. A normal cooler uses a pump to squeeze refrigerant ga...
A Fully Transparent Solar Cell That Could Make Every Window a Power Source
[Tech]
2015/03/25 16:20
Researchers at Michigan State University have created a fully transparent solar concentrator, which could turn any window or sheet of glass (like your smartphone’s screen) into a photovoltaic solar cell.Unlike other “transparent” solar cells that we’ve reported on in the past, this one really is transparent, as you can see in the photos throughout this story. According to Richard Lunt, who...
New Museum Installation Showcases Dornbracht Horizontal Shower
[Design]
2015/03/25 16:20
We've featured the Dornbracht Horizontal Shower on Trendir in the past - and now it's part of a very funky art installation at the New Museum in New York. Titled The Island (KEN), this installation is created by the New York based artist collective DIS in collaboration with Dornbracht, and co-designed by the creative director and designer Mike Meire. And this is truly the ultimate reclining sho...
Bentley Panache Concept
[Design]
2015/03/25 16:20
Bentley stands for class and opulence. And opulence is having an ocean inside your car. Well not literally of course, but imagine if your car interiors were lit by the calming and alluring caustic effects you see on the floor of a water body? The concept car redefines automotive luxury, and does it through sustainable means, making use of OLED technology, filtering light from the sunroof to loo...
Apple Drone Concept Takes Flight in Designer's Imagination
[Design]
2015/03/24 12:09
If Apple gets tired of watches, laptops and phones and decides to make a drone, it might look like this. If Jony Ive designed a drone, it might look like this.Imagine it's the end of the next major Apple event. Tim Cook steps back onto the stage, his button-down shirt untucked. He holds a white controller in his hand. The crowd falls silent. "Oh, and one more thing," he says as a whirring gadge...
(Infographic) 8 CEOs Who Amassed a Fortune Before Age 30
[Business]
2015/03/24 12:09
Elon Musk was an early bloomer when it came to money. Before he co-founded PayPal and Tesla Motors, and before he helmed SpaceX, the eccentric engineer had already struck it rich.Now estimated to be worth a whopping $11.9 billion, Musk made his first millions thanks to his Internet software company called Zip2. He quit grad school just two days into the curriculum to launch the venture with his...
(Video) Volvorii Smart Shoe with Customisable e-Paper Panels
[Product]
2015/03/24 12:09
Volvorii is a pair of chic heels with an embedded e-ink panel that can be programmed with patterns to match your outfit.It seems we're only just beginning to see the potential of e-ink. Its broadest usage is, of course, in e-readers; then there's the Pebble smart watch, the e-ink YotaPhone, the e-ink multi-card, even e-ink pricing tags for supermarket displays.But it also has strong potential i...
(PDF) U.S. Streaming Revenues Surpassed CD Sales in 2014
[Business]
2015/03/24 12:08
In 2014, for the first time ever, music streaming services generated more revenue than CDs in the United States. Having been the most important source of income for the music industry since the early 1990s, the CD was dethroned by digital downloads as recently as 2012, the same year download revenues hit their peak. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD sales amounted t...
(Video) Transparent Ad Demonstrates Thin Phone Can Fit Between Paragraphs
[Business]
2015/03/24 12:08
Evertek's ad can be read between the lines.Phone manufacturer Evertek has collaborated with Ogilvy & Mather Tunisia to create a transparent ad crafted to show how thin its new phone is. The ad, built to compete with larger brands like Apple and Samsung, fits between lines of text in magazines and is printed on a transparent page which overlays the print text.While larger brands have begun t...
