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Robotic Tuna Uses Variable-Stiffness Tail for More Efficient Swimming - AutoTuna
[Tech]
2021/08/12 09:07
Given that they're such naturally proficient swimmers, the physical structure of fish is increasingly being copied in the design of underwater robots. Scientists have now discovered that by adjusting the stiffness of their tails, those bots can swim much more efficiently.In real fish, the tail muscles can be stiffened up for optimum high-speed sprinting, or loosened off for better low-speed cru...
High-Performance Supplements Made from Discarded Food Waste - Outcast Foods
[Product]
2021/08/12 09:06
Outcast Foods turns discarded fruit and vegetables into nutrient-dense food products.The Canadian food technology company Outcast Foods has recently announced the closing of a CAD $10 million (about €8,48) million investment round to tackle food waste. The round included a CAD $5 million (about €6.7) million from District Ventures Capital. Founded in 2017, Nova Scotia-based Outcast aims to ta...
How Retailers Use Co-Branded Credit Cards to Drive Loyalty as Shoppers Shift Online
[Business]
2021/08/12 09:05
Retail loyalty programs—the most prevalent type in consumers’ wallets—help brands develop lasting customer relationships through easy, accessible, and appealing incentives. Co-brand credit cards—issued as partnerships between major brands, banks, and card networks—have long been a key piece of that puzzle: At a 2019 investor meeting, Best Buy listed its credit card as the second-largest dr...
(Video) New Walabot DIY 2 Stud Finder Brings ‘Superpower’ to iOS and Android Users
[Product]
2021/08/12 09:04
See how the new Walabot DIY 2 visual stud finder exposes everything inside your walls to make home improvement projects faster, easier and safer.One of the first product reviews we did at GearBrain was Walabot DIY Review, a smart stud finder that works in tandem with your Android smartphone to help you find studs, pipes and wires in your walls. It's the perfect do-it-yourself (DIY) tool for hom...
The Polestar 'Trambus' is a Road/Rail Hybrid Designed to Make public Transport Modular
[Design]
2021/08/12 09:03
Just like a train adds extra carriages when it’s running on high-capacity, the Polestar Trambus can expand in length to allow more passengers during an exceptionally busy day.The idea for the Trambus comes from Seoul-based transportation design student Junghyun Kim, who developed the design as an entry into the 2021 Polestar Design Contest. Instead of putting more buses on the road during rush...
(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent on GUI for Annotating, Measuring, and Modeling Environments
[Tech]
2021/08/11 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20210241483, discloses an annotation placement user interface (UI) that includes a representation of a field of view (FoV) of one or more cameras updated based on changes in the FoV. When the placement UI element is placed over a representation of a measurable physical feature in a physical environment, the appearance of the element changes as per the physical feature...
Lipstick Made from Algae Comes in Refillable, Biodegradable Packaging
[Product]
2021/08/11 09:09
Urth's sliding lipstick comes with a refillable dispenser made up of only five components.A student-led beauty brand has launched a refillable sliding lipstick with sleek, biodegradable packagingSpotted: The beauty and personal care market is constantly growing. Whilst the industry attempts to be more sustainable, single-use plastics continue to be produced, filling up landfills. With the aware...
“No Credit Card” Is the New Credit Card
[Business]
2021/08/11 09:08
Younger consumers are opting out of credit cards and into digital payment alternatives.Could paying with a credit card become a thing of the past? Data from NPS PrismSM, Bain's customer experience benchmarking service, shows that over the past year alone, the percentage of US consumers younger than 25 who don’t use a credit card grew by 83%. In fact, when considering the breakdown of market sh...
(Video) Portable AR Glasses with Voice Control AI - Rokid Air
[Product]
2021/08/11 09:07
Voice control, gesture control and myopia friendly, Rokid Air enhances your AR experience and takes games & movies to a whole new level. Rokid Air AR glasses are powerful, intuitive and lightweight enough for daily use. Simply put them on to experience a huge 120'' virtual screen that provides an unprecedented, immersive, multimedia experience for apps, games, and movies. With voice contr...
