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Japanese Paper-Cutting Is The Future Of Flexible, Bendable Gadgets
[Tech]
2015/06/25 11:06
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FIGURED OUT A WAY TO CUT CIRCUIT BOARDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY BEND AND FLEX WITHOUT BREAKING.Ever wonder why all our gadgets are rigid rectangles? It doesn't have anything to do with the outside of the device, but the inside. Electronics are full of conductive sheets, which are basically responsible for shooting electricity and data between components. While technic...
(Video) Owls Inspired Scientists to Create a New Noise-Reducing Material
[Tech]
2015/06/25 11:05
The stealthy, near-silent flight of owls has long fascinated scientists, who have spent hours trying to figure out how exactly such large birds are able to sail so quietly through the night sky.Now, experts in applied mathematics, theoretical physics, and engineering have harnessed this knowledge to develop a material that reduces the noise of man-made wings—including the huge blades of wind t...
(Video) Cameleon Mood Scarf Changes Its Color and Patterns to Meet Wearer’s Surroundings
[Product]
2015/06/25 11:04
Neffa's Chameleon Mood Scarf was inspired by nature and reacts to changes in mood, light and temperature.The Chameleon Mood Scarf created by innovative textile company Neffa demonstrates how clothing can adapt to the user. The scarf’s pattern reacts to mood, light and temperature, and helps to create a permanent sense of comfort and safety.Chameleons use their ability to change color for socia...
Aura Water Pipe : Modern Bong for Smoking Your Tobacco or Weed
[Design]
2015/06/25 11:00
Aura Water Pipe has been designed to provide you with durable, cleanable, and user friendly smoking pipe that moves beyond adverse reaction and stigma associated with traditional bongs.On the marijuana market, there’s an absence of a product that connects with mature, style conscious, and forward thinking market. This concept water pipe is designed to appeal both new and existing users, a func...
(PDF) BCG - The Next Phase of Global Corporate Competition
[Business]
2015/06/24 15:51
The past few years have seen tremendous upheaval in a number of global industries. In 2000, giant Western companies such as Ericsson, Nokia, and Nortel Networks ruled the world’s telecommunications-equipment industry. Now, Chinese companies such as Huawei Technologies and ZTE have risen to the top. In the process, they have forced established multinational corporations (MNCs) into joint ventur...
The Venture Capital Firms That are Best at Spotting Unicorns
[Investing]
2015/06/24 15:51
By analyzing data from research firm Pitchbook, the goal was to find out which firms participated in rounds that directly pushed a startup’s valuation to $1 billion or more.Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners came out on top, each with seven deals that helped propel a startup to “unicorn” status. But since the scope was late-stage deals, some readers noted, rightly so, that these fir...
This Amazing High-Rise Apartment Building Looks Like A Giant Tree
[Design]
2015/06/24 15:51
With balconies budding like leaves, no one could complain for lack of outdoor space in this building in France.Looking a little like a giant white pinecone, the design for this new high-rise apartment building in Montpellier, France, uses strategically placed balconies and shades to give residents the maximum outdoor space without blocking views or taking up too much room on the ground."We want...
Lego is Going Green - Lego will Say Goodbye to Plastic
[Business]
2015/06/24 15:50
The toy company plans to invest $1 billion over the next 15 years as part of a broad effort to replace its iconic plastic building blocks with materials that are better for the environment. It will also make its packaging more sustainable.The company made 60 billion Lego pieces last year. So a little bit of change could go a long way to "significantly reduce [Lego's] impact on the planet," Lego...
Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
[Tech]
2015/06/24 15:50
A micro-device lined with living human cells able to mimic the function of living organs has been declared the overall winner of the Design Museum's Design of the Year Award for 2015.Something of a departure from last year's winner, the Heydar Aliyev Center, by Zaha Hadid, Human Organs-on-Chips is the competition's first winner from the field of medicine in its eight-year history. Designed by D...
