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(Video) The LED Traffic Signal Gets Redesigned with a Single Screen Stoplight
[Design]
2021/07/21 09:03
Makeshift detour notices and ancient traffic lights from the 20th century sometimes make following road rules difficult. Human error and faded signals sometimes send the wrong sign to drivers and pedestrians, resulting in car accidents and injuries. In addition to the traffic light’s archaic design, those who are color blind can have a difficult time distinguishing between red and green, stop...
(Patent) Amazon Patent Secondary Delivery Vehicle to Carry Packages from Truck to Doorstep
[Tech]
2021/07/20 09:10
Amazon has patented a system where delivery vans could unleash and control fleets of robots to deliver goods. With a near monopoly on delivery, Amazon is understandably keen to make the job easier. The latest idea that may or may not eventually see the light of day is a new patent for a system where delivery vans would carry items almost to their destination, then send out and direct ground dro...
(PDF) BCG - How Homegrown Streaming Video Can Take On the Global Goliaths
[Business]
2021/07/20 09:09
The giants are on the march, and the battle is on between the global Goliaths and the local Davids in streaming-video markets around the world. With their domestic core growth slowing, international markets are more important than ever for big subscription video providers. Netflix, for example, began its international expansion in 2016, and by the end of 2020 about two-thirds of its subscribers...
Royole’s DIY Flexible Display Kit Lets You Experiment with Foldable Tech
[Design]
2021/07/20 09:08
From the company that created the world’s first folding phone comes an open-source kit to help anyone build their own products with flexible displays!Royole has shown an incredible ability to find the right niche and pivot at the right time with their technological offerings. The company arguably built the first-ever flexible smartphone – the FlexPai – outpacing even Samsung, and their RoKit...
The Most Common Plastic Surgery Procedures Worldwide
[Consumer]
2021/07/20 09:07
According to data from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery or ISAPS, some 11.36 million plastic surgery procedures were carried out around the world in 2019, the most recent year data is available. That total represents a 7.1 percent increase on 2018 and a 20.6 percent increase on 2015.The most sought-after operation was Breast Augmentation with nearly 1.8 million procedures...
(IPO) Aurora to Go Public in SPAC Deal, Promises Autonomous Vehicle by 2023
[Investing]
2021/07/20 09:06
Aurora, a self-driving vehicle company, has agreed to go public via a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a SPAC led by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Zynga founder Mark Pincus, at an implied valuation of $13 billion.Aurora is expected to raise $2 billion from the deal, including cash held in Reinvent's trust and a $1 billion PIPE coming from Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management &...
(Infographic) The Top 50 Most Innovative Companies 2021
[Business]
2021/07/20 09:05
This year has been rife with pandemic-induced changes that have shifted corporate priorities—and yet, innovation has remained a top concern among corporations worldwide.Using data from the annual ranking done by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) using a poll of 1,600 global innovation professionals, this graphic ranks the top 50 most innovative companies in 2021.We’ll dig into a few of the leadin...
Smart Fabric Radiates Heat to Keep You Cooler in The Sun
[Tech]
2021/07/20 09:04
A vest made from an ordinary material (left) and smart fabric (right) is cooler on the right-hand side.Clothes and covers made of a smart fabric that radiates heat and reflects light could help people and objects that are out in the sun stay several degrees cooler.Guangming Tao at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and his colleagues developed what they call a “meta...
New 3D Printable Phase-Changing Composites Can Regulate Temperatures Inside Buildings
[Tech]
2021/07/20 09:03
A small house model made of phase-change materials, which was able to effectively insulate the inside.Heating and cooling systems are some of the biggest energy guzzlers in use, so passive temperature control could be a good way to reduce emissions. Phase-change materials (PCMs) show promise for this, and now engineers at Texas A&M have developed a new PCM composite that can be 3D printed.T...
