TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Disney Research Develops New Fabric 3D Printer
[Tech]
2015/04/20 15:17
A new paper from Disney Research, “A Layered Fabric 3D Printer for Soft Interactive Objects-Paper,” penned by Huaishu Peng (of Disney Research Pittsburgh and Cornell University), Jen Mankoff (of Carnegie Mellon University), Scott E. Hudson (of Disney Research Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University), and James McCann (of Disney Research Pittsburgh), details a whole new kind of 3D printer.Un...
Mckinsey - Will China Get Fat Before It Gets Rich ?
[Business]
2015/04/20 15:17
The rising wave of obesity around the world and its health and economic costs cannot be ignored?even in China. This is no longer a “western” problem. Today, 62 percent of the world’s obese people are in developing countries.Global scourgeMore than 2.1 billion people?nearly 30 percent of the global population?are overweight or obese today. That’s nearly two and a half times the number of adu...
Airbus Reveals A380 'Budget Economy' Seating, 11-Across Squeeze
[Design]
2015/04/20 11:57
Airbus is ready to pack even more economy passengers into its A380 superjumbo with a tight-fitting '11 across' seating option.Forget about the cheap seats being grouped in a 3-4-3 layout: Airbus has squeezed an extra seat into the centre row to create a 3-5-3 configuration. Here's the official Airbus PR pic, showing the middle seat which nobody will want to be stuck in.The photo below ? snapped...
What Kind of Fin Tech Startups is JP Morgan Chase Investing In ?
[Investing]
2015/04/20 11:56
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon has warned that Silicon Valley is coming. His firm is meeting the challenge head-on investing in many Fin Tech startups in areas ranging from lending tech to robo-advisors.In his annual shareholder letter, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sounded the alarm on a wave of Fin Tech startup competitors coming after traditional banking.While Dimon’s letter implied future partne...
(Video) Driving the Future of Head-Up Displays with DLP? Technology
[Tech]
2015/04/20 11:56
New TI DLP could put bigger, brighter head-up displays into every car.Your next car might have an augmented reality head-up display that puts navigation arrows atop the actual fork in the road and overlays icons on landmarks you’re looking for. This is the promise of a new Texas Instruments DLP chipset for HUDs that doubles the field of view and works with brighter light sources such as LEDs a...
(Video) Misoka Toothbrush Cleans Your Teeth with Nanotech Ions Instead of Toothpaste
[Product]
2015/04/20 11:56
Japanese designer Kosho Ueshima has designed a nanotech toothbrush that cleans your teeth without toothpaste.The Misoka toothbrush, created in collaboration with Osaka technology company Yumeshokunin, features bristles coated in nano-sized mineral ions measuring one billionth of a metre in diameter.The ions pass from the bristles to the teeth during brushing, removing stains and forming a prote...
Floating Seahorse Boats to Offer Partially Submerged Living in Dubai's Heart of Europe
[Design]
2015/04/20 11:55
Work will start on the luxury floating homes in the second half of 2015, with the first villas scheduled for completion some time in 2016Developer Kleindienst Group is planning to construct 42 floating properties as part of the Heart of Europe development in Dubai. Technically classified as a boat, the Floating Seahorse offers an entire floor of submerged living, providing clear views of marine...
(Infographic) The Best Parts of Last Year's Upfronts
[Business]
2015/04/20 11:00
Relationship building is a top benefit of attending Upfronts/NewFronts, according to survey responses.As we approach this year's upfront presentations, it's a good time to look back to 2014 to see which approaches were most successful, how advertisers responded to the market outlook at that time, and which media brands' events were "must-attend" for marketers and agency execs.Research firm Adve...
(PDF) Mckinsey - M&A 2014 : Return of the Big Deal
[Investing]
2015/04/19 11:10
Investors are optimistic about the value of big deals behind a growing wave of M&A. What key trends do they need to understand ?After years of stagnant activity, mergers and acquisitions surged in 2014, with the announcement of more than 7,500 deals1 with a combined value exceeding $3.5 trillion. That’s an increase of more than 7 percent by number and more than 25 percent by value compared...
