(Infographic) HBS - Most Professionals Have Excelled While Working from Home
[Consumer]
2021/04/04 09:03
As the COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of Americans home this time last year, many professionals struggled to navigate work and household responsibilities. But a recent survey from Harvard Business School Online shows that working online did work. In fact, many professionals even experienced advancement and growth—both on the job and at home—this year.“The past year has been difficult for ev...
(Patent) Apple MacBooks Could Get a Nifty Trick to Keep Them Cooler
[Tech]
2021/04/01 09:10
Patent describes an extendable stand (or feet) to lift the laptop and allow better cooling. Future MacBooks could potentially use a system of deployable feet (or a stand) to raise up the laptop when it’s on a surface, allowing for improved cooling underneath, theoretically perhaps enabling the device to use slightly less bulky cooling components inside (and therefore potentially stay slimmer)...
(PDF) Mckinsey - When will the COVID-19 Pandemic End ?
[Consumer]
2021/04/01 09:09
The fall in COVID-19 cases across much of the world over the past ten weeks signals a new dawn in the fight against the disease. Vaccines are proving effective and rapidly scaling, bending the curve in many geographies. This is a fragile dawn, however, with transmission and deaths still high, unequal access to vaccines, and variants of concern threatening to undo progress to date.The trajectory...
(Video) Bosch's 'FreshUp' Handheld Clothes Cleaner Might Be Genius
[Product]
2021/04/01 09:08
This is the perfect device for those of us who have been wearing the same sweats throughout the pandemic.Few of us are willing to admit how infrequently we’ve changed out of our pajamas over the past year while sequestered at home. Bosch isn’t here to judge and has instead come up with the perfect trapped-at-home gadget: a handheld detergent-free device that can remove odors from clothes whil...
Starbucks at 50: A Sprawling Coffee Empire
[Business]
2021/04/01 09:07
50 years ago, on March 30, 1971, a store selling freshly roasted coffee beans and coffee equipment opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. And if anyone had predicted back then that this little specialty store would lay the groundwork for a billion-dollar empire, operating tens of thousands of coffee stores around the world, that person would at the very least have been diagnosed with a severe...
(Video) B&R Heralds the Beginning of Multidimensional Manufacturing with ACOPOS 6D
[Tech]
2021/04/01 09:06
With ACOPOS 6D, B&R heralds a new era of manufacturing. Magnetic levitating shuttles move individual products freely through the machine. Gone are the days when conventional transport systems imposed rigidly defined timing on the production process. ACOPOS 6D is ideal for small-batch production with frequent changeover between products of different designs and dimensions.ACOPOS 6D is based...
(Infographic) Inside ESG Ratings : How Companies are Scored
[Business]
2021/04/01 09:05
Back in 1972, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing had a long way to go.At the time, ESG research was a nascent field, but it paved the way for the booming investment strategy. Now, it is estimated that one in every three investments in the world will be ESG-mandated by 2025—with assets projected to reach $53 trillion.This infographic from MSCI shows what’s behind a company’...
(Video) Dyson V15 Detect Uses Lasers to Highlight Hidden Dust
[Product]
2021/04/01 09:04
It will even measure the dust intake and graphically show you what it's sucking up. Dyson has a new flagship cordless vacuum joining its ranks that will illuminate dirt and dust on your floors. The Dyson V15 Detect uses a laser dust-detecting system to shine a light on every last speck, even if you can't see it with the naked eye. This could make it one of the best vacuum cleaners on the market...
Monthly Trend Report - April. 2021 Edition
[Trendbird]
2021/04/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - April. 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."