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European Product Design Award Winner - One Plus Three
[Design]
2021/07/27 09:03
In the integration of eastern and western cultures, this tableware design can meet the actual needs of different cultural backgrounds. Based on the guiding principles of structuralism and morphological aesthetics, we carry out ecological reconstruction design for this set of tableware. Not only give a set of tableware for two western or three Chinese food use function, but also has the form of...
(PDF) Bain - Helping Consumers Make Healthier Choices
[Consumer]
2021/07/26 09:10
How The Consumer Goods Forum’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives coalition can build on its successes.Health and well-being have been steadily growing in importance for consumers and society at large. The Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 3.4 million deaths to date, has further increased the urgency to address critical health issues by improving public health and empowering in...
Alphabet Launches New Robotics Software Company - Intrinsic
[Business]
2021/07/26 09:09
Alphabet announced its latest venture Friday, a robotics software company called “Intrinsic.” The segment comes out of X, its “moonshots” division.Intrinsic said it’s developing software tools to make industrial robots easier to use, cheaper and more flexible, so they can expand the reach of consumers using them.Intrinsic said it’s developing software tools to make industrial robots easie...
Crocs Shares Surge as Clog Maker Posts Another Record-Breaking Quarter
[Investing]
2021/07/26 09:08
Crocs Shares Surge as Clog Maker Posts Another Record-Breaking Quarter.From the Oscar's to the Love Island fire pit - there's no doubt Crocs have made a pandemic comeback. On Thursday, the chunky shoe-maker reported record sales of $640m (£465m) in the three months to 30 June - nearly double the same period last year. And the trend shows no sign of slowing down - the firm raised its revenue ou...
Little Spoon Scoops Up $44M to Grow Its Children’s Nutrition Delivery Service
[Investing]
2021/07/26 09:07
The quest to disrupt the traditional baby food aisle continues as more of today’s parents seek out nutritional food for their children.One of the startups taking on the $100 billion children’s health and wellness market is Little Spoon, producing fresh, direct-to-consumer baby and children’s meals.The New York-based company announced on Tuesday a $44 million round of Series B funding led by...
Goodyear to Test First Airless 3D Printed Tire on Autonomous Vehicle in Florida
[Product]
2021/07/26 09:06
As part of a project to support urban autonomous vehicle transportation, the city of Jacksonville, Florida will test the autonomous Olli shuttle fitted with Goodyear’s innovative 3D printed airless tires. The tire giant teamed up with Local Motors, creators of the first 3D printed electric shuttle; Beep, an autonomous mobility technologies provider; and the Jacksonville Transportation Authorit...
Americans Develop a Taste for Dairy and Meat Alternatives
[Consumer]
2021/07/26 09:05
Having long been limited to a handful of mostly soy-based products, plant-based alternatives to dairy and meat have made giant leaps forward over the past few years. Thanks to advances in food science, people can now enjoy a creamy oat milk cappuccino, have a tasty burger based on pea protein or even try chicken-free chicken nuggets that mimic the real thing surprisingly well.And whether it’s...
(Video) This Wearable Promises to Trick Your Brain Into Thinking You’re Cooler - Embr Wave 2
[Product]
2021/07/26 09:04
I gave the Embr Wave 2 wearable from Embr Labs a test to see if its tech actually works. I moved houses recently—in sticky 90-degree weather. While the day of the move was exhausting, it was also those long weeks before and after, when I was surrounded by hundreds of boxes and questioning my life choices, that left me in a sweat. Strapping an A/C to my body never sounded more appealing, which...
Platinum Winner of the A’ Design Award for the Year 2021 - Living In The Noom
[Design]
2021/07/26 09:03
Breathtaking residential building in Mexico comes with its own vertical forest and solar panels on its terrace.Living The Noom’s design is everything you want from a building – an unusually beautiful organic structure, covered with a lush tone of green brought about by the vertical forests running along its surface, and running almost entirely on renewable energy.Designed by Mexico-based Sanz...
