TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Autonomous Plant : Entering a New Digital Era
[Business]
2021/10/04 09:06
The requirements of the energy transition present significant industry challenges. Energy companies must embrace new technologies, transform management systems, and expand workforce capabilities.Energy companies are operating in uncertain times. They face societal pressure and increased regulation to significantly reduce fossil-fuel dependency, primarily characterized by reliance on transport f...
Air Company Wins First Place in NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge
[Product]
2021/10/04 09:05
A technology, engineering and design-based company in New York has secured first place in NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge with a project that converts CO2 into sugars to create new resources on Mars. The competition was meant to demonstrate the most efficient means of CO2 conversion that would allow future inhabitants of the planet to manufacture products using Mars’ atmospheric carbon dioxid...
This Vacuum Cleaner Designed for Small Spaces Breaks Down Into 4 Parts
[Design]
2021/10/04 09:04
H5 is a multifunctional vacuum cleaner designed for small spaces that can break down into four parts that fit into a compact charging bin for easy storage.While living tiny is all the rage nowadays, it takes some skill to keep small city spaces clean. Especially when you live in an old apartment building or with pets, vacuuming becomes a daily chore. While vacuuming small spaces goes by quickly...
Monthly Trend Report - October. 2021 Edition
[Trendbird]
2021/10/04 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - October. 2021 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve."
(PDF) Mckinsey - Ordering In : The Rapid Evolution of Food Delivery
[Business]
2021/09/27 09:10
Succeeding in the fast-growing food-delivery ecosystem will require understanding how overlapping economic forces affect a complex web of stakeholders.How the world eats is changing dramatically. A little under two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was still largely limited to foods such as pizza and Chinese. Nowadays, food delivery has become a global market worth more than $150 bi...
(Paper) MIT - DefeXtiles : 3D Printing Quasi-Woven Textiles Via Underextrusion
[Tech]
2021/09/27 09:09
DefeXtiles are thin, flexible textiles of many materials that can quickly be printed into a variety of 3D forms using an inexpensive, unmodified, 3D printer with no additional software. This is achieved by using the material properties to encode the textile form: specifically using the periodic gaps that emerge when not enough material is being used to print. The printer moves and prints the sa...
Francis Medical Announces Close of $55M Series B Equity Financing
[Investing]
2021/09/27 09:08
Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing an innovative and proprietary water vapor ablation therapy for the treatment of prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer, today announced the completion of the company’s $55.0 million Series B equity financing.Solas BioVentures led the Series B round with other previous investors, including Arboretum Ventures, Coloplast A/S,...
The 4 Trends That Prevail on the Gartner Hype Cycle for AI, 2021
[Business]
2021/09/27 09:07
While advances in machine learning, computer vision, chatbots and edge artificial intelligence (AI) drive adoption, it's these trends that dominate this year’s Hype Cycle.[click to enlarge]Through the use of natural language processing (NLP) and emerging technologies such as generative AI, knowledge graphs and composite AI, organizations are increasingly using AI solutions to create new produc...
Meet Moon, A Short Throw Projector That Turns Textbooks Into Learning Experiences
[Design]
2021/09/27 09:06
In a world dominated by online learning, the Moon projector offers a hybrid style of teaching, where teachers/mentors can project AR content over their students’ textbooks.Designed to make learning from home just about as easy and rewarding as actually being around a teacher/tutor, the Moon projector lets teachers interact with students through augmented reality. The projector sits right in fr...
