TREND REPORTS
(Paper) The Smallest-Ever Injectable Chip Hints at a New Cybernetic Medicine
[Tech]
2021/10/14 09:04
The smallest-ever computer chip resting in a hypodermic needle.Electronics are getting imperceptibly small, opening new avenues for medical technology to place advanced monitoring and treatment devices inside our bodies. And Columbia University engineers just demonstrated a new and revolutionary version of this, creating the world's smallest single-chip system ever developed, according to a rec...
(Infographic) Holiday Shopping Is Early, Mobile and Tangible
[Consumer]
2021/10/14 09:03
According to Channel Factory, 64% of consumers say Covid-19 won’t impact their holiday shopping plans.Channel Factory's forecast sees gift-givers shelving experiences for the classics like electronics and clothes. It might be football season, but America’s real pastime between now and the holiday season is shopping—and consumers aren’t letting Covid get in the way this time. Infographic : h...
(PDF) Bain - Technology Report 2021
[Business]
2021/10/13 09:10
Technology has emerged as the primary disruptor and value creator across all sectors.Most of the largest creators of value in recent years, regardless of sector, have one thing in common: technology is critical to their business (see Figure 1).In general, companies and sectors with less tech-enabled innovation had smaller market-value gains from 2015 through 2020.The clear message is that techn...
(Paper) Leonardo : The Skateboarding, Slacklining Robot
[Tech]
2021/10/13 09:09
Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of complex movements.Part walking robot, part flying drone, the newly developed LEONARDO (short for LEgs ONboARD drOne, or LEO for short) can walk a slackline, hop, and even ride a skateboard. Developed by a team at Caltech's Center f...
AI Edge Chip Startup Hailo Lands $136M
[Investing]
2021/10/13 09:08
Hailo, a startup developing AI accelerator chips for edge devices, today announced that it raised $136 million in a series C funding round led by Poalim Equity and entrepreneur Gil Agmon.The capital brings Hailo’s total raised to $224 million, and CEO Orr Danon says the company will put the funds toward mass manufacturing of its current chips and the development of next-generation hardware in...
(Infographic) The World’s 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2021
[Business]
2021/10/13 09:07
In 2020, the global economy experienced one of the worst declines since the Great Depression.Yet, while the ripple effects of COVID-19 have thrown many businesses into disarray, some companies have not only managed to stay afloat amidst the chaos—they’ve thrived. Using data from Kantar BrandZ, this graphic looks at the top 100 most valuable brands of 2021.MethodologyEach year, research group...
Philips HealthCab - Autonomous Healthcare Vision and Health Mobility
[Design]
2021/10/13 09:06
HealthCab is Philips’ future vision of an autonomous healthcare where you don’t need to go to the hospital, the hospital would go to you. How’s that sound? It’s an ambitious design concept that provokes current models of care delivery, this could be the future of healthcare that started as a visionary design concept. With pandemic that has exposed many problems in our healthcare systems acr...
Global PC Sales Stunted by Supply and Logistics Snarls
[Business]
2021/10/13 09:05
U.S. PC market shrinks for first time since Covid-19 outbreak. Pandemic boost to home-computing demand enters sixth quarter.Computer sales grew at the slowest rate since the start of the pandemic due to component shortages and logistics snarls, according to the latest report by IDC.The key U.S. market shrunk for the first time since sales cratered in the first quarter of 2020 with the coronavir...
Gaming Device Designed to Help Stroke Patients Regain Arm Strength - Gripable
[Product]
2021/10/13 09:04
When someone has suffered arm weakness due to a stroke, it's important for them to perform repetitive exercises in order to regain strength in the limb. A new device is designed to help them do so, as they use the gadget to play video games.Designed by a team at Imperial College London, the rehabilitation tool is known as the GripAble. The patient holds the device in the hand of their affected...
