TREND REPORTS
A European Robotic Arm for Mars
[Tech]
2022/08/10 09:06
The mission to return martian samples back to Earth will see a European 2.5 metre-long robotic arm pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery.The sophisticated robot, known as the Sample Transfer Arm or STA, will play a crucial role in the success of the Mars Sample Return campaign. The joint endeavour between NASA and...
10 Years of Global EV Sales by Country
[Business]
2022/08/10 09:05
In 2011, around 55,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold around the world. 10 years later in 2021, that figure had grown close to 7 million vehicles.With many countries getting plugged into electrification, the global EV market has seen exponential growth over the last decade. Using data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), this infographic shows the explosion in global EV sales since 20...
(Paper) Scientists Create Rice Grain Size Microbatteries to Power 'Smart Dust'
[Tech]
2022/08/10 09:04
After smartphones and smartwatches, it is time for "smart dust."Scientists demonstrate microbatteries as tiny as rice grains.Such microbatteries would be used to power microbots, electronic chips, microsensors, and smart dust.Smart dust is a futuristic IoT application that will incorporate a network of millions of autonomous microsystems.A team of researchers at the Chemnitz University of Techn...
Fraunhofer - Sensor-Laden Vest Continuously Monitors Its Wearer's Lungs
[Tech]
2022/08/10 09:03
Patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases require intensive treatment and their lung function needs to be monitored on a continuous basis. As part of the Pneumo.Vest project, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a technology whereby noises in the lungs are recorded using a textile vest with integrated acoustic sensors. The signals are then converted and displayed visually using softwar...
(Patent) Apple Files a Patent for a Hinged Keyboard Accessory for a Tablet Computing Device
[Tech]
2022/08/09 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20220214722, discloses an accessory device for a tablet computing device. The accessory device includes a base portion having one or more input devices (e.g., keyboards, trackpads, touchscreen displays, and the like) for providing inputs to the tablet computing device and a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the base portion of the accessory device to a tablet...
(PDF) Bain - Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2022 Report
[Business]
2022/08/09 09:09
Southeast Asia (SEA) is at an inflection point for climate change in 2022 as the region works to translate climate commitments to tangible action. In recent years, parallel momentum across the public and private sectors has resulted in promising developments.COP26 raised the region’s climate ambitions (8 of 10 countries now have a net-zero target), and Singapore and Indonesia piloted carbon ta...
Tiffany's Sells Out Custom Cryptopunk 'NFTiff' Pendants for $50,000 Each
[Product]
2022/08/09 09:08
Tiffany & Co debuted and quickly sold out a limited collection of 250 custom jewel-encrusted pendants for holders of CryptoPunks, a popular early non-fungible token collection.CryptoPunks was launched in 2017 and consists of 10,000 unique 8-bit-style generated characters stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection is "essentially the cave paintings of Web3 art," said Noah Davis, Crypt...
Mapping the Migration of the World’s Millionaires
[Consumer]
2022/08/09 09:07
Throughout 2022, a projected 88,000 millionaires will move to a new country, according to the latest Henley Global Citizens Report.Which countries are these millionaires moving to, and where in the world are they coming from?This graphic maps the migration of high net worth individuals (HNWIs)—people with a net worth of over US$1 million—showing where rich people are flocking, and where they...
Nanotech Energy Raises $64M to Make Battery Charging Faster and Cheaper
[Investing]
2022/08/09 09:06
Los Angeles-based Nanotech Energy announced Tuesday it raised $64 million in Series D funding to help the company expand its graphene battery operation. The company has so far raised $94.9 million in total at a $550 million valuation, following a nearly $30 Series C round earlier this year.Headquartered along Wilshire Avenue, Nanotech Energy produces graphene-based batteries, which promise impr...
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