TREND REPORTS
Audi Unveils Futuristic Urbansphere Concept
[Design]
2022/04/21 09:07
Audi unveiled Tuesday a concept car designed for customers in China’s megacities, a vehicle that aims to show how passengers of the future can escape the stresses of the city by withdrawing into their own private cocoon.The so-called Audi urbansphere Concept is a long way off from production. However, the six-passenger car does give megacity dwellers a glimpse into the future that Audi envisio...
Stanford Researchers Have Designed Solar Panels That Can Generate Electricity at Night
[Tech]
2022/04/21 09:06
Researchers at Stanford modified commercially available solar panels to generate a small amount of electricity at night by exploiting a process known as radiative cooling, which relies on, no lie, the frigid vacuum of space. "We tend to think of the sun as the important renewable energy resource," said Shanhui Fan, the lead researcher on the project. "The coldness of outer space is also an extr...
(Infographic) Graphic Design Trends for 2022
[Design]
2022/04/21 09:05
Looking for new ways to ensure that your visuals stand out in ever busy social feeds?The right images can lay a big role in maximizing attention, and a key consideration in this respect is what’s trending, and how that relates to your content.That’s what this new infographic from the team at Depositphotos is all about. Based on visual searches on its platform, Depositphotos has put together a...
Elroy Air’s Autonomous eVTOL Drone is Getting Very Close to Deployment for Middle-mile Delivery
[Product]
2022/04/21 09:04
The autonomous drones can carry cargo up to 300 miles.When we think about drone delivery, we tend to think about last-mile delivery – from the store or fulfilment centre to the customer. However, FedEx is now looking at using drones for the middle mile – from port to warehouse or distribution centre. The giant logistics company is partnering with hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air...
The Zipper Electric Kick Scooter Folds Down With A Push of Button
[Design]
2022/04/21 09:03
Electric kick scooters are one of the practical solutions to overcome the problem of traffic congestion in cities. There are countless such designs on the market on the market and countless others in the concept pipeline too. But are all of them practical when we ponder over real-life situations on the road, or their ability to be seamless in finishing up the intended task?The Zipper electric s...
(PDF) BCG - How Retail Media Is Reshaping Retail
[Business]
2022/04/20 09:10
BCG partnered with Google to examine how companies of all sizes can position themselves to capture growth opportunities in their retail media business.Top retailers are tapping into the high-growth, high-margin business of retail media to aggressively fund strategies that boost their priorities and competitive position. In so doing, they are not only disrupting the digital advertising industry,...
(Video) The Notre-Dame Is Rebuilt In The National Building Museum’s AR Exhibition
[Business]
2022/04/20 09:09
The immersive experience documents the cathedral's 850-year timeline through interactive features and digital reconstructions.Three years ago, Paris watched one of its beloved national treasures go up in flames. The blaze that ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral collapsed a spire, destroyed most of the building’s roof and upper walls, melted the lead joints in its stained glass windows, and cause...
(Infographic) In-Person Events Are Back—But Not for Everyone
[Consumer]
2022/04/20 09:08
Virtual and IRL gatherings could both see growth in 2022. Nearly one-third of people always or almost always experience some degree of Zoom fatigue after virtual events.Among the many changes to where and how we’ve worked since March 2020 has been the shift to virtual events. Two years on, they have become a fixture of the hybrid workplace—but when it comes to sales, networking and education,...
(Paper) Stanford Scientists Created an Injectable Hydrogel to Attack Solid Tumors
[Tech]
2022/04/20 09:07
Injectable gel acts as a "holding pen" for immune attacks on solid tumors.Stanford University scientists have taken aim at a key problem holding back an exciting form of cancer immunotherapy, and demonstrated how a novel gel can help overcome it by acting as an injectable holding pen for killer immune cells. The breakthrough promises to expand the scope of the treatment to tackle solid tumors,...
