TREND REPORTS
Top 50 Advanced Manufacturing Startups of 2022
[Business]
2022/08/01 09:06
The Advanced Manufacturing 50 is CB Insights' annual list of the 50 most promising private advanced manufacturing companies in the world. This year’s inaugural winners cover everything from factory analytics & artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial internet of things (IIoT) cybersecurity.[click to enlarge]CB Insights has unveiled the winners of the first annual Advanced Manufacturing 5...
VoltStorage Raises €24M to Expand Product Offering Beyond Vanadium
[Investing]
2022/08/01 09:05
Vanadium flow battery storage system developer VoltStorage has raised €24 million (US$24.3 million) in a Series C, part of which will go to developing a new iron salt-based battery.The Germany-based company has raised the capital from Cummins Inc., a large US corporation that develops and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.VoltStorage will use the money to develop a...
Saudi Arabian City of The Future to House 9 Million People
[Design]
2022/08/01 09:04
A lot of sci-fi movies set in the future have all these amazing looking skyscrapers and modern cities that we think are still years into the future and may not even happen in our lifetime. But the future may not be as far off as we think, especially if these plans for a linear city in Saudi Arabia will push through, then we’re just a step away from cities like that we see in the movies. Well,...
Monthly Trend Report - August.2022
[Trendbird]
2022/08/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - August. 2022 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."
(Patent) Apple Was Granted 'Augmented Reality Selfies' Patent
[Tech]
2022/07/25 09:10
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 54 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. In this particular report we briefly cover a patent relating to future AR Selfies, Apple’s Face ID and their AR Measure app. And as always, we wrap up this week's granted patent report with our traditional listing of the remaining granted patents that were issued to Apple today.Apple w...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Tackling Inflation and Margin Pressure in the Sporting Goods Industry
[Business]
2022/07/25 09:09
The sporting goods industry faces new challenges from inflation and an emerging economic downturn, adding to existing pressure on input costs and supply chains. Now is the time to act.Following our second annual sporting goods industry report, Sporting goods 2022 – The new normal is here, we have once again teamed up with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) to provide t...
An All-Screen Apple MacBook Concept Hovers Between a Laptop and iPad
[Design]
2022/07/25 09:08
The idea of an all-screen folding MacBook is out there floating in the tech circle courtesy of a reputed Apple analyst.While you may think, the MacBook is already foldable; the idea in discussion is a laptop with a foldable screen spanning down to the keyboard, offering a device with a complete display and no physical keyboard. Apple’s plan to create something like an all-screen folding MacBoo...
“The Essentials Of Experience” : Benny Or On Building Connection Into The Metaverse
[Business]
2022/07/25 09:06
The Meeting Place Co-Founder and [0] Creative Director discusses virtual architecting for cultural and social experiences. It’s fitting that the metaverse environment Benny Or co-founded, along with with his partner Cristian Andres and artist Cyril Lancelin, should be dubbed The Meeting Place. For him, the virtual realm is as much a space to build as it is a place to gather. “Architecture dev...
Netflix Lost Almost A Million Subscribers Last Quarter
[Business]
2022/07/25 09:06
Almost a million people decided that their lives, and their wallets, would be better off without a Netflix subscription in the last 3 months, as the streaming service reported a second consecutive quarter of falling subscriber numbers.Losing 970,000 subscribers was hardly a success for Netflix, but it was better than the 2 million that they'd expected to lose — which is why the company's share...
Customer Experience Beats Corporate Values as a Purchase Driver
[Consumer]
2022/07/25 09:05
Nearly all consumers worldwide consider how well a company treats its customers before buying from it. In addition, 85% of consumers are swayed by the way it treats employees, and 78% view environmental practices as a purchase driver.Beyond the chart: Nearly half of consumers worldwide recently switched brands for better customer service, making it the top reason after better deals and product...
Biomedical Engineers Create Tiny, Edible QR Code That Detects Fake Whiskey
[Tech]
2022/07/25 09:04
Biomedical engineers from Purdue University and the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences in South Korea set a new record in anti-counterfeiting technology with their creation: a tiny QR code printed on an edible silk tag that detects fake whiskey. This revolutionary safety measure was designed for manufacturers to place in bottles of whiskeys, and once purchased, users can scan the QR co...
Absurdly Clever Slipper Was Designed to be Worn in Any Direction - FOOTatsu
[Design]
2022/07/25 09:03
Ambidextrous bi-directional slippers can be worn in any orientation… because life’s too short to be fumbling with your footwear!It’s customary in Japan to take off your footwear before entering any residential premises. It’s also customary for the host to then rotate the footwear 180° when the guest is about to leave, so they can simply wear their shoes and walk out. FOOTatsu conveniently...
