Give credit to the consumer. Our latest research shows that people around the world are buying into alternative proteins—and are very happy with what they find. The market share projections that we made in our first Food for Thought report in 2021 are bearing out: current forecast models indicate that alternative proteins will represent 11% of all protein consumption by 2035, and with some hel...

The prominent venture capital firm backs the WeWork founder’s next move.For Adam Neumann’s next venture after his rise and fall at WeWork Inc., the venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz pledged a big financial commitment.The investment in Flow, a residential real estate company led by Neumann, is roughly $350 million, said a person familiar with the deal who asked not to be identifie...

As an effort to get more consistent sleep free from the disruptive crying of his baby, Caleb Olson has created an intelligent monitor.Newborn babies are notorious for constantly waking up and crying, and this can occur every two to three hours until they reach two months of age. However, feeding times might be erratic and lead to highly disrupted sleep patterns in the parents, which is why Cale...

Despite warning last month of inflation’s hit to profits, Walmart’s revenues beat analysts’ expectations in Q2 as its low grocery prices wooed a wider array of shoppers.Revenues rose 8.4% year-over-year (YoY), to $152.9 billion, per its earnings statement.US comparable sales increased 6.5% YoY, driven mostly by low double-digit growth in grocery comp sales.Everyday low prices: With grocery c...

Fast, localized, and low-energy-consumption self-healing material… Expected applications: automotive coating materials.A transparent protective coating material that can be self-healed in 30 minutes when exposed to sunlight has been developed. Excellent durability of automotive coatings is the most important issue in protecting a vehicle surface. In addition, protective coating materials shoul...

New research conducted by S&P Global Mobility has found that brand loyalty—measured as the percentage of buyers that go back to the same brand for their next vehicle—is falling across the luxury segment.In this infographic, we’ve visualized the results of this research, which spans from January 2020 to April 2022.Land Rover experienced the biggest drop in loyalty, despite a better than a...

We have a limitless resource in the form of energy on the planet and in the universe. Keeping it within the realms of planet earth, for the time being, researchers around the world have long been on the lookout for alternative sources of energy that capture energy from the most unusual resources.In a similar endeavor, researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have devised a n...

3D printed crystalline lattice structures with air-filled channels, known as "fluidic sensors," embedded into the structures.Researchers at MIT have developed a type of 3D printed material that can sense how it is moving and interacting with its surrounding environment. The 3D printed lattice materials contain networks of air-filled channels, allowing engineers to detect when bending, squeezing...

TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply.The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on the leading edge of this space. A new Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds TikTok has rocketed in popularity since its North American d...