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(Patent) How Apple Will Make Superhard "Apple Gold" for Its Watches
[Tech]
2015/03/10 11:36
Apple design VP Jony Ive told the Financial Times that Apple had invented a new kind of ultra-hard 18 karat gold for its line of luxury Apple Watches. Though rumors about the gold's bizarre molecular structure are false, Apple Gold is a real thing. Here's what the patent reveals about it, and a possible Apple Diamond as well.Financial Times writer Nick Foulkes wrote that "the molecules in Apple...
(PDF) PwC : Post-Trade Services in Financial Markets
[Investing]
2015/03/10 11:36
The capital markets landscape is fundamentally changing, driven by a combination of three powerful forces. First, the continually increasing regulatory burden is placing renewed focus on market transparency and risk mitigation, among many other things. Second, alternative asset growth will continue to outpace the rest of the market; total volume is projected to double in size by 2020, forcing f...
(Video) Cinder Sensor Cooker : Sous Vide Cooking Without the Bags or Water
[Product]
2015/03/10 11:35
The Cinder Sensing Cooker brings precision temperature control to home grilling.With its ability to cook foods with precision, sous vide has caused a minor kitchen revolution in recent years, but its reliance on water baths and vacuum bags, plus the need to sear some foods after cooking still makes it daunting for the busy or inexperienced home chef. The Cinder Sensing Cooker, developed by San...
Samsung Leads The Smartwatch Market
[Business]
2015/03/10 11:35
Apple is due to launch its highly anticipated smartwatch today, marking the company's first attempt at entering a new technology category since Steve Jobs's death. In 2014, 89 companies sold 6.8 million smartwatches across the world and the average price per watch worked out at $189. Who are the main players in the smartwatch market? Like the smartphone market, Samsung is going to be Apple's ma...
(Patent) Amazon Wants to Fit Trucks with 3D Printers to Speed Up Deliveries
[Tech]
2015/03/10 11:35
Amazon has been experimenting with new shipping methods lately, but one day soon it might not have to worry about sending items at all, and use 3D printers to produce them on the curbs outside customers' homes instead. The e-commerce giant has filed several patent applications for a system that could print goods on-demand in "mobile manufacturing hubs" ? trucks outfitted with 3D printers that c...
Liquid Biopsy Identifies Type of Cancer from Blood Draw
[Tech]
2015/03/10 11:35
Since chemotherapy agents must be selectively chosen to target each person’s unique type of tumor, biopsies are performed and sent to the pathology lab for genotyping. Researchers at Singapore’s A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research have created a “liquid biopsy” that requires only a blood draw to identify the type of colorectal tumor present in a patient. The technology is sti...
This Sticker Automatically Injects Meds When a Chemo Patient Can't
[Tech]
2015/03/10 11:35
Amgen Announces Launch Of New Neulasta? (Pegfilgrastim) Delivery Kit. Neulasta Delivery Kit Provides Administration Option for Patients who may not Otherwise Need to Return to Clinic or Hospital the day After ChemotherapyChemotherapy is a brutal but often life-saving treatment for an even worse disease. It can also reduce a patient's white blood cell count, which hinders the body's ability to f...
The Square-Shaped Blackberry L Smartphone Concept
[Design]
2015/03/10 11:34
The square-shaped smartphone never caught on, but a look at the BlackBerry L and we might consider it! This BlackBerry beauty captures the brand’s bold styling and core features with both a capacitive touch screen and, of course, an iconic QWERTY keyboard that’s only revealed by use of a rotary slider. Use the volume rocker to scroll the 3.5″ display with 1:1 aspect ratio or touch your way a...
(PDF) BCG - The Ups and Downs of Gold Recycling
[Investing]
2015/03/09 12:01
Gold has long captured humankind’s imagination. It is malleable, ductile, and corrosion resistant, and it has many uses?from jewelry to technologies such as mobile phones and spacecraft safety equipment.Since gold does not tarnish or decay, all the gold ever mined still exists in some form. The 2014 Thomson Reuters GFMS Gold Survey estimates that at the end of 2013 the aboveground stock of gol...
