STRAWB has developed a DLC coating system, for forming films of diamond-like carbon on dentures. This system produces a plasma in a vacuum chamber, and introduces a source gas that includes carbon and hydrogen as methane, from which the carbon becomes separated. This technology results in the physical formation of a carbon film on the denture material at room temperature."Everyone wants to main...

Wireless headphones have been around for awhile, but a device that can make any old set of headphones wireless is about to hit the market.Launching their Kickstarter campaign today, the team behind the Spiro X1 wants to give you a no-strings-attached listening experience. The Spiro X1 (or “X1” for short) is a circular device that plugs into headphones using the connection typically taken by a...

First Fitbit files IPO papers, then MindBody (software for yoga studios, etc.) follows suit last week. So who’s next? The good folks over at Rock Health wanted to know, so they polled a group of 43 digital health investors to find out.The investors thought that if the market has an appetite for fitness wearables, then perhaps Jawbone should be the next to file papers. If that were to happen, w...

Mercedes and Lufthansa have partnered to design some new high-end aircraft cabin concepts for medium- and long-haul flights.Mercedes and Lufthansa are planning to evaluate the level of interest in the concepts over the coming months and to develop them further The concept designs feature long couches Window panels can be electrically made transparent or dimmed to black to block out sunlight The...

Talent, not capital, will be the key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century, and we must each understand better the global talent value chain. Better data and metrics are critical to this understanding. The Human Capital Index quantifies how countries are developing and deploying their human capital and tracks progress over time. This Report provides comprehen...

"Flow™ is the most significant innovation in beekeeping since 1852.” Flow is a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing you to harvest honey without opening the hive and with minimal disturbance to the bees. Of course, there is much more to beekeeping than harvesting honey. Read on...It’s the beekeeeper's dream…Turn the tap and watch as pure, fresh, clean honey flows right out of the hive...

Seven strategies for managing the unique challenges of large technology acquisitions.To the outside world, deal making in the technology sector can often appear irrational, exuberant, and even insane. In what other industry would a five-year-old startup with reported revenues of US$10 million and fewer than 100 employees garner a $22 billion price tag? That’s how much Facebook paid in February...

The sports giant has created an installation to show how technologies may heighten the adventure of running.When it comes to the future of the sportswear industry the focus right now is on wearables. Looking further afield, Nike and London-based creative studio FIELD have collaborated to reimagine the concept of running.Force of Nature is an interactive exhibition currently being held at London...

Yet another sign of China’s global domination: All but one of the five biggest, most powerful companies in the world are Chinese state-owned banks. That’s according to Forbes annual Global 2000 list, which measures public companies based on revenue, profit, assets, and market value. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank (CCB) seized the top two spots in 20...