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The Cana One Beverage Machine Makes Drinks From a Few Drops of Flavor
[Product]
2022/03/04 09:04
This beverage printer takes the wasteful water and packaging out of your favorite drinks.The average US household consumes thousands of cans and bottles of beverages every year, each one composed of a lot of water and a little flavoring. The byproduct of that model is water waste, CO2 generation from bottling, shipping and chilling, and a huge amount of poorly recycled containers. Cana, a Silic...
(Video) The Safe Lever Door Opener is a Hands-Free Door Opener
[Product]
2022/03/04 09:03
The Safe Lever Door Opener is a hands-free door opener designed for commercial settings like restaurants, doctor’s offices, and workplaces.The output of mechanical aid devices that have come out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the value of design when it intersects with health industries. When disaster strikes, designers pick up the pieces and build solutions. Doors have b...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Patients Love Telehealth - Physicians Are Not So Sure
[Business]
2022/03/03 09:10
During the pandemic, patients have said that they like telehealth, especially for behavioral-health treatment. But physicians say they are concerned about telehealth’s long-term sustainability.IRL or URL? Many physicians and patients used to see medical care as something best done in-person (in real life, or IRL). But the pandemic has spurred a massive transition to virtual (or URL) care. Acco...
(Video) Propy Launches NFT Platform, Allowing Real-World Property to be Bought as an NFT
[Business]
2022/03/03 09:09
Last year we covered how early blockchain startup Propy planned to use the technology to smooth real-world real estate sales by introducing the concept of smart contracts. It went on to actually sell an apartment as an NFT, using the NFT to effectively rubber stamp the legal process. However, that apartment was in Ukraine. Today it launches the whole concept in the U.S., an entirely different k...
$40B 2021 Climate Venture Recap ; 600+ Deals
[Investing]
2022/03/03 09:08
600+ deals and ~1,400 climate-curious investors in climate tech’s breakout year.In the last two years, we’ve written about the rise and fall of SPACmania, the climate capital stack, recent tempered public markets, and broken news on hot deals & funds. What’s stayed steady? The flow of venture capital dollars going towards climate tech. Our mid-year update measured $16b of investment acro...
(Video) Google Wants Devices to Know When You're Paying Attention
[Tech]
2022/03/03 09:07
Google has been working on a "new interaction language" for years, and today it's sharing a peek at what it's developed so far. The company is showcasing a set of movements it's defined in its new interaction language in the first episode of a new series called In the lab with Google ATAP. That acronym stands for Advanced Technology and Projects, and it's Google's more-experimental division tha...
Global Oil Supply By Country
[Investing]
2022/03/03 09:06
Oil supply. The oil price is spiking as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies.The price of Brent crude oil, the widely-used global benchmark, spiked to more than $113 per barrel this week — its highest level in almost 7 years and a far cry from the (briefly) negative oil prices that we saw in April 2020.The big oil playersAlthough the west has yet to target Russia's enormous energy sector s...
This 'Liquid Tree' in Belgrade is Fighting Back Against Air Pollution
[Product]
2022/03/03 09:05
Belgrade has an innovative tool in the fight against dirty air - this so-called "liquid tree".The first urban photo-bioreactor in Serbia, "LIQUID 3", has been placed in front of the Municipality of Stari Grad in Makedonska Street in Belgrade.It's Serbia's first urban photo-bioreactor, a solution for tackling greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.It contains six hundred litres of wa...
The Bang & Olufsen Steering Wheel Speaker
[Design]
2022/03/03 09:04
Bang & Olufsen Steering Wheel Concept paints a wild picture of the future of infotainment and smart cars.In a future where cars are less about driving and more about riding, the Bang & Olufsen Steering Wheel Speaker lets you have your cake and eat it too. Designed by Alexandre Picard, the steering wheel/speaker concept is a wild idea that dabbles with an entertainment-driven future for...
