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Could This Bio-Glass Made From Mussel Shells be a Sustainable Building Alternative ?
[Design]
2022/06/07 09:04
London-based architects Bureau de Change and Central Saint Martins student Lulu Harrison have developed a glass tile made from an unlikely source—quagga mussel shells. The project explores how the use of local waste materials can offer an alternative to the highly processed and unsustainable materials used in traditional glassmaking. In this case, the design team used crushed quagga mussels sh...
Retractable Whale Trailer Cabin Concept for Chinese Domestic Market
[Design]
2022/06/07 09:03
Whale Trailer Cabin has been designed to meet the needs of Chinese domestic market, therefore, it doesn’t look like conventional American/European RV models. The design of this cool RV must comply with Chinese law where self-propelled RVs should be registered as private vehicles. Featuring exterior dimensions of a compact trailer, Whale Trailer Cabin offers interior dimensions of a medium trai...
(Patent) Microsoft Seeks a Patent for Providing Local Recommendations Based on Images
[Tech]
2022/06/06 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20220164853, describes a method for determining a food item from a photograph and a corresponding restaurant serving the food item. A user consumable item image is received and ingredients of the consumable item in the image are identified along with the user’s location using a neural network by determining similar images from a database. A restaurant associated with...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Tech Talent Tectonics : 10 New Realities for Developing Talent
[Consumer]
2022/06/06 09:09
Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently.Late last year, Facebook announced plans to hire 10,000 people in Europe to build out its “metaverse,” an augmented-reality space.1 Amazon, meanwhile, announced plans to hire more than 55,000 people for corporate and techno...
3D Images to Replace Traditional 'Missing Person' Posters
[Business]
2022/06/06 09:08
Missing persons posters and billboards have been revamped, with experts turning to science and technology to make them more memorable.The charity Missing People hopes the changes will make the public more likely to engage and take actionThe posters carry a 3D image of the person and a QR code which shows them laughing and smiling when scanned.The mother of missing Leah Croucher called the new p...
Robotic AI-Powered Beehives Could Help to Protect Bee Populations
[Tech]
2022/06/06 09:07
The high-tech hives are equipped with sensors that monitor the health and activity of the bees inside while robots dispense sugar, medicine, and honey.Imagine a future where all the honey in the world is produced by robots. It may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but it could soon become reality thanks to a company called Beewise. Beewise has developed a robotic beehive call...
Tiger Global’s 52% Plunge Prompts Fee Cut, Redemption Plan
[Investing]
2022/06/06 09:06
Its hedge fund dropped 14.2% last month amid market turbulence.Redeeming clients to have private bets put in separate account.Losses at Tiger Global Management reached 52% this year, prompting the firm to cut management fees and create separate accounts for the illiquid wagers of customers who want to redeem. The firm’s hedge fund sank 14.2% last month, buffeted by losses in several stocks and...
Taobao Launches ‘Metaverse Mall’ in Time for China’s 618 Shopping Festival
[Business]
2022/06/06 09:05
Taobao's latest venture in the metaverse is a fully immersive virtual mall. What does this mean for the future of shopping? To prepare for the country’s annual 618 Shopping Festival, Alibaba’s Taobao has appointed the help of a specialist metaversal project team to create a fully-optimized virtual shopping venue open to its customers. Using their phones, shoppers will be able to guide their a...
(Video) AXO Sustainable Design Innovation in Healthcare
[Design]
2022/06/06 09:04
When Aadhya Krishna, an industrial-design student from California College of Arts, geared towards innovating healthcare through design.She turned to medical casts and led her team in conceiving a cast concept intended to adopt ‘sustainable materials that provide comfort, is easy to use, breathable, recyclable, and to design an ecosystem rather than just a product by focusing on people and thei...
