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‘NASA Tide’ Will be The First-Ever Laundry Detergent for Astronauts
[Tech]
2021/06/27 09:06
New laundry innovations for space should make life more pleasant for astronauts who now have to reuse underwear for a week—and could have benefits for laundry back on earth, as well.We all know that person who can’t pack light for a short trip. That person who’ll pay to check their bag because they’ve hauled a dozen shirts and pants, a fresh set for everyday, to a vacation where they likely...
(PDF) Mckinsey - EV Fast Charging : How to Build and Sustain Competitive Differentiation
[Business]
2021/06/27 09:05
As millions of electric vehicles hit the roads in the next decade, the need for fast charging will grow rapidly. To win in this already competitive market, providers must differentiate themselves.Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), the main driver of demand for charging infrastructure, are expected to grow by more than 25 percent annually through 2030, when about 120 million passenger BE...
This Chess Board Uses Visual Projectors to Help You Learn the Game
[Design]
2021/06/27 09:04
Like many, chess was one of the hobbies I took up mid-pandemic. Half the battle of chess is learning and remembering the directions and formations each piece is allowed to move, once that’s squared away, strategy can be weaved into your game. I never got that far, but the new chess set Illuminis designed by Bülent Ünal might do the trick. It’s a chess set that enacts visual pointers on the...
This ASMR Tableware will Make You Go ‘mmmmmbbbvvvvrrrrrshhhhh’
[Design]
2021/06/27 09:03
Grapes are a fun food to eat. The tiny spheres seem so smooth and simple—little flavorless orbs. Then they burst between your teeth with sweet, juicy goop. But what if, each time you touched a grape, it also made a little “boop” sound? And as you chewed, you heard bubbles popping in your ears?That’s the delightful premise behind Sonic Seasoning, the graduation project of RCA student Mengtia...
(PDF) Piper Sandler - Taking Stocks with Teens - Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey
[Consumer]
2021/06/24 09:10
Overall teen “self-reported” spending increased slightly to $2,165 per year; seeing emergence of female-led spending cycle led by apparel.Teens care about social/political issues naming Racial Equality as No. 1 & the Environment as No. 2; Black Lives Matter as No. 3Snapchat remains No. 1 (31%) favorite social media platform, followed closely by TikTok (30%); Instagram loses share as the N...
(Paper) MIT is Building a Dynamic, Acrobatic Humanoid Robot
[Tech]
2021/06/24 09:09
This small-scale humanoid is designed to do parkour over challenging terrains.For a long time, having a bipedal robot that could walk on a flat surface without falling over (and that could also maybe occasionally climb stairs or something) was a really big deal. But we’re more or less past that now. Thanks to the talented folks at companies like Agility Robotics and Boston Dynamics, we now exp...
Tourist Numbers Down 83% But Confidence Slowly Rising
[Business]
2021/06/24 09:08
International tourist arrivals were down 83% in the first quarter of 2021 as widespread travel restrictions remained in place. However, the UNWTO Confidence Index shows signs of a slow uptick in confidence.Between January and March 2021 destinations around the world welcomed 180 million fewer international arrivals compared to the first quarter of last year. Asia and the Pacific continued to su...
(M&A) Unilever to Acquire DTC Skincare Brand Paula's Choice
[Investing]
2021/06/24 09:07
Unilever today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire leading digital-led skin care brand Paula’s Choice from TA Associates. Paula’s Choice is a pioneer of science-backed products and direct to consumer (DTC) e-commerce.Unilever noted that Paula's Choice, a DTC skincare brand founded in 1995, creates content and digital tools to provide easy-to-understand information on the science b...
(PDF) Mckinsey - An Inflection Point for Biosimilars
[Business]
2021/06/24 09:06
With rising US adoption, biosimilars are gathering even more momentum. Successful companies will innovate their commercial models, rethink their portfolio management, and accelerate their R&D.Biosimilars continue to post monumental growth. Estimates suggest that global sales topped $15 billion in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate of 56 percent since 2015 (Exhibit 1). The futu...
