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Researchers Craft Smiling Robot Face from Living Human Skin Cells
[Tech]
2024/07/05 09:04
Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin using living human cells. As a proof of concept, the team engineered a small robotic face capable of smiling, cover...
The Project OVAL, Vertical Car Concept
[Design]
2024/07/05 09:03
The majority of concept designs that we see for future automobiles seem to revolve around self-driving vehicles cruising along wide and nearly empty highways. Given our present reality, however, the future might not be as idyllic as those images try to conjure up, at least in terms of traffic volume. There is a higher probability that there will be even more cars in the future, self-driving or...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs - Gen AI : Too Much Spend, Too Little Benefit ?
[Business]
2024/07/04 09:10
The promise of generative AI technology to transform companies, industries, and societies is leading tech giants and beyond to spend an estimated ~$1tn on capex in coming years, including significant investments in data centers, chips, other AI infrastructure, and the power grid. But this spending has little to show for it so far. Whether this large spend will ever pay off in terms of AI benefi...
Kate Spade x Heinz Team Up To Drip Ketchup From Head To-Ma-Toes
[Product]
2024/07/04 09:09
Kate Spade New York has dipped into a new aesthetic for its Summer 2024 collection by squeezing with Heinz. The pieces, whimsically spilling ketchup nuances, celebrates fans’ “irrational love” for the condiment and the over-the-top lengths they go to for flavor. This limited-edition “condiment couture,” as described by the fashion label, infuses the classic Heinz ketchup imagery into an ar...
(PDF) YouTube Culture & Trends Reports
[Business]
2024/07/04 09:08
YouTube says Gen Z may love fan-made content more than original content. The majority of Gen Z also identify as "video content creators. " In its annual trends research report, YouTube says fan culture is turning Gen Z into creators.The platform says that the increasing volume of fan-made content — recaps, reactions, parodies, and commentary that can be more popular than its source content —...
(Video) Chefee May be That Futuristic "Home Robot Chef" We Were All Promised
[Product]
2024/07/04 09:07
Meal kit delivery services are proving to be quite popular, but … you still have to cook the ingredients yourself. The Chefee home robotic chef is intended to take things further, by actually preparing hot meals that are ready to eat when you get home from work.Currently in functional prototype form, Chefee is being developed by Austin, Texas-based startup Chefee Robotics. It's designed to be...
(Paper) The Wearable Aptalyzer - A Painless, Wearable Patch for Critical Health Data
[Tech]
2024/07/04 09:06
Researchers at two Ontario universities have developed a pain-free, wearable sensor that can continuously monitor levels of blood sugar, lactates and other critical health indicators for weeks at a time, sending results to a smartphone or other device.The Wearable Aptalyzer, created by a team featuring researchers from McMaster University and the University of Waterloo, uses an array of tiny hy...
Visualizing Millionaire Migration in 2024
[Investing]
2024/07/04 09:05
The United Arab Emirates is set to attract the most millionaires in 2024, while China and the UK are expected to lose the largest number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).This graphic shows the top 10 countries projected to have the highest net inflows or net outflows of HNWIs in 2024. HNWIs have a liquid investable wealth of $1 million or more. All figures come from the Henley Private Weal...
These Lego Bricks Made from a Meteorite Could Help Scientists Build the First Structures on the Moon
[Tech]
2024/07/04 09:04
The European Space Agency is 3D-printing bricks made with the dust from a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. These Lego bricks made from a meteorite could help scientists build the first structures on the moon.Lego bricks have been fodder for a number of unexpected projects over the years, from making sounds for ASMR videos to teaching kids how to read Braille. Now, the bricks might be used for so...
