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(Patent) Sony Patents Trackball Controller for Virtual Reality Foot Movement
[Tech]
2024/01/03 09:10
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.Sony has submitted patents that show plans for two types of foot-operated controllers for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) games and other immersive applications. Several drawings in the patent show these movement-reading peripherals - one using a ball (or two), and the second u...
(PDF) BCG - Are Consumers Open to Paying More for Decarbonized Products ?
[Consumer]
2024/01/03 09:09
A BCG survey of automotive and washing machine consumers identified three segments that say they are willing to pay a “green premium”—a markup for such products manufactured with net zero emissions.To address production-phase emissions, all companies along a product’s value chain—including raw material suppliers and manufacturers, suppliers across all tiers, and OEMs—must understand consu...
The Most Secretive Longevity Lab Finally Opens Its Doors - Retro Biosciences
[Investing]
2024/01/03 09:08
Retro Biosciences, a startup with $180 million from Sam Altman, has a simple and audacious goal: Add 10 good years to your life. And until now, we haven’t had a glimpse of its best ideas.Joe Betts-LaCroix didn’t have time to wait for architects, construction workers or really any of the normal things that go into building a new office, let alone a new laboratory. It was May 2021, and he wante...
Masimo Receives FDA Clearance for Stork™ Baby Monitoring System
[Product]
2024/01/03 09:07
Stork Provides Continuous Monitoring of Oxygen Saturation, Pulse Rate, and Skin Temperature, with Alarms, for Sick and Healthy Babies at Home.Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a global leader in innovative monitoring technologies used in top hospitals, announced today FDA clearance of Stork™, a revolutionary baby monitoring system, for prescription use with healthy and sick babies 0-18 months of age. Lev...
(Infographic) The Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2023
[Investing]
2024/01/03 09:06
In 2023, the U.S. stock market saw surprisingly strong returns, even as interest rates climbed higher.The S&P 500 rose over 24% amid exuberance around AI stocks and big tech, lifting returns across the index. Traditionally defensive stocks, on the other hand, declined. Overall the stock market recovered losses from 2022’s plunge, and is now hovering near all-time highs.The above graphic is...
Duck-Inspired Robotics for The Cites of The Future
[Design]
2024/01/03 09:05
Duck-like trash can robots follow pedestrians to keep the city clean through their qua system. Qua reimagines the role of waste collection in future cities through an innovative system of smart trash baskets. Envisioned by the designers N. Basile, N. Chiarelli, and L. Fiorentino, the project aims to merge technology with a friendly, bio-inspired design, shifting the perception of garbage-collec...
The Year America's EV Dreams Met Reality
[Business]
2024/01/03 09:04
However, new changes in tax credits in 2024 and dropping prices could help EV sentiment in the US.For driving enthusiasts, electrification is a dirty word.But when it comes to decarbonizing the earth’s atmosphere, the ability to harness clean energy, and simplifying the production process for automobiles, it’s no surprise automakers and governments across the globe were eager to jumpstart the...
StarCrete is A Concrete-like Material That Could be Made from Extraterrestrial Dust
[Tech]
2024/01/03 09:03
Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material that could be made with extraterrestrial dust and used to build colonies on the moon and on Mars.Named StarCrete, the conceptual construction material would be made from lunar or martian regolith and bound with salt and potato starch derived from the food of astronauts.The first prototypes of the material have be...
(PDF) Mckinsey - CEOs’ Choice for Growth : Building New Businesses
[Business]
2024/01/02 09:10
Business leaders and investors see now as an opportune time to build new businesses. New survey data reveals what’s really needed.Organizations are doubling down on building new businesses, even amid ongoing economic uncertainty. The latest McKinsey Global Survey on new-business building1 finds that a larger share of CEOs than in previous years are making the creation of new revenue streams th...
