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(Infographic) ESG Data : The 4 Motivations Driving Usage
[Investing]
2022/07/05 09:06
Data is key to the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) revolution. Access to granular ESG data can help boost transparency for market participants. Unfortunately, 63% of U.S. and European asset managers say a lack of quantitative data inhibits their ESG implementation.Being clear on the potential application of this data is equally important.Investors and banks can use ESG data for risk...
(Paper) A New Breakthrough Could Turn Windows Into Active Solar Panels
[Tech]
2022/07/05 09:05
It lets through more than 20 percent of visible light. A semi-transparent perovskite solar cell with different levels of transparency. The dream of transforming windows into active power generators has just edged one step closer to realization.A team of researchers from ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science led by Professor Jacek Jasieniak from Monash University’s Department of Materials...
KOLs Are Dead. Long Live the Virtual Influencer
[Business]
2022/07/05 09:04
With consumers tiring of cut-and-paste KOL campaigns, the age of the virtual influencer is here — and it's reaping big creative rewards. Luxury brands have long used influencers or key opinion leaders (KOLs) to get into the hearts, minds, and ultimately digital wallets of young Chinese consumers. Influencers, particularly those who enjoy a mass following, have helped to dramatically democratiz...
(Video) Air Chair is a Wheelchair That Easily Integrates Into Airplane Seats
[Design]
2022/07/05 09:03
As a “mobile” person who loves to travel, I can only imagine how difficult it is for persons with disabilities to travel on airplanes and go through airports. They have to rely on the assistance of their companions or the airplane personnel in order to board a plane and they have to keep their wheelchair in storage for the entire flight duration. If it’s a long-haul flight, they have limited...
(Patent) Apple Aims To Patent a Product Showcase System in a Retail Environment
[Tech]
2022/07/04 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20220192394, discloses a display fixture for showcasing products in a retail environment.The display fixture includes a display surface, dynamic input blocks disposed along the display surface where each block displays content associated with a product, and a display screen positioned on the display surface next to the dynamic input blocks. The display screen displays...
(PDF) Bain - Global Energy and Natural Resources Report 2022
[Business]
2022/07/04 09:09
The State of the Energy and Resource Transition.Companies in the energy and natural resources sectors are making progress in their journeys to become more sustainable, but some are already hitting heavy traffic.Executives are under pressure from investors and customers to become greener faster, while also continuing to operate the businesses that supply the global economy with energy, materials...
CEO Test-Drives Mojo Vision's Smart Augmented Reality Contact Lens
[Tech]
2022/07/04 09:08
Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins became the first person to test a fully functional prototype of the company's smart AR contact lens.Forget your bulky AR headsets, smart contact lenses are coming to place augmented reality displays right there on your eyeball. Last week, Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins volunteered to test the first feature-complete prototype of his company's design.Smart wearables are...
Juul - The Meteoric Rise, And Fall, of the e-Cigarette Company
[Business]
2022/07/04 09:07
Not bothered. Interest in the news is falling.The FDA announced that Juul cannot sell its e-cigarettes in the US anymore — a huge blow for a company that was recently one of the most highly-valued startups in all of America.Juul was the brainchild of two graduate students of product design at Stanford who wanted to make cigarettes that were healthier, better smelling... and cooler. They succee...
C-Beauty Brand Into You Collaborates With Luckin Coffee
[Business]
2022/07/04 09:06
Into You, a C-beauty label dedicated to lip products, partnered with Luckin Coffee to launch the campaign "Summer Color Project." Their limited co-branded gift box includes the beauty group’s nude lip glaze alongside instant coffee from the Chinese coffee chain. An offline pop-up store was also unveiled in Chengdu, with Chinese actor Ao Ruipeng in attendance at the opening ceremony. NETIZEN RE...
Venture Funding Set to Hit Lowest Level Since 2020
[Investing]
2022/07/04 09:05
New data show that tech investing for the quarter to date is down 27%.Venture capital-backed startups raised far fewer rounds of funding during the past three months than they did during the more ebullient days of late last year and early this year, according to new data from analytics firm CB Insights.Deal activity across the globe dropped 23% between the first quarter and second quarter of th...
This Rollable Display is a Concept Samsung Should Take Note of
[Design]
2022/07/04 09:04
If you are putting a rollable screen device in your home, you might as well pick one that really stands out even when not in use.Given how much they’ve been popping up in exhibits and trade shows, it’s probably inevitable that the next trend in home electronics would be rollable TVs and displays. It is, after all, one way to save space without sacrificing the benefits of traditional panels th...
(Infographic) Every Company Is Now in the Empathy Business
[Business]
2022/07/04 09:03
People are bringing their bad mental health to work, and employers must be part of fixing it. More than half of people felt lonely at work in the last 12 months, according to Hall & Partners. Your marketing department may be in the empathy business, but it’s time to make that a company policy.Two years of disruption have culminated in the ongoing Great Resignation. But while companies scra...
