TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Bain - The Global Diamond Industry 2020–21
[Business]
2021/02/09 09:10
Our tenth annual report looks at performance in 2019, reviews the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and updates our long-term outlook for the diamond industry through 2030.Welcome to the tenth annual report on the global diamond industry, prepared by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and Bain & Company. This year’s edition covers industry performance in 2019 and the effects o...
(Paper) ‘Audeo’ Teaches Artificial Intelligence to Play The Piano
[Tech]
2021/02/09 09:09
A University of Washington team created Audeo, a system that can generate music using only visual cues of someone playing the piano.Anyone who’s been to a concert knows that something magical happens between the performers and their instruments. It transforms music from being just “notes on a page” to a satisfying experience.A University of Washington team wondered if artificial intelligence...
(Video) Canon PowerShot Pick Uses AI To Automatically Record Photos And Videos
[Product]
2021/02/09 09:08
Taking photos these days is easier than ever. Just pull out your phone, do a couple of taps, and you have the moment captured forever. Great as it is, though, some people prefer more candid photos and video clips in their collection, which is pretty hard to do when people start posing the moment they see you launch your phone’s camera app. The Canon PowerShot Pick offers an easy way to capture...
(Paper) Money Buys Happiness, But Euphoria Comes Dear
[Consumer]
2021/02/09 09:07
Previous research showed life satisfaction levelling off at high incomes. Now it seems to keep climbing.MONEY MIGHT not guarantee happiness, but income tends to correlate with contentment. In a Gallup poll last year, residents in the top 10% of countries by GDP per person scored their life situation as seven out of ten on average, compared with just four for those in the bottom 10%. But what di...
ETH Zurich Develops Bioresorbable 3D Printed Airway Stent
[Tech]
2021/02/09 09:06
ETH Zurich, along with University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich, have developed a bioresorbable airway stent. The custom made stents are 3D printed using digital light processing (DLP) and are based on CT scans of patients. The devices are made from a biocompatible resin that is flexible enough to replace the trachea. What’s more, the stent absorbs into the body post-surgery aft...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Is the World Up to the Challenge of Mass COVID-19 Vaccination ?
[Consumer]
2021/02/09 09:05
More than 12 billion vaccine doses have been announced by all manufacturers for release in 2021—in case all vaccine candidates succeed in clinical trials. The first wave of vaccines for the 92 low- to middle-income COVAX countries represents two to three times UNICEF’s yearly routine vaccination program. The magnitude of the task requires bold, collective action from multinational organizatio...
This See-Through Wood Could Replace Glass Windows
[Product]
2021/02/09 09:04
It’s lighter, stronger, easier to make, and would make it easier to heat and cool buildings.A sheet of transparent new material at a University of Maryland lab looks like it might be plastic. But it’s actually wood—and it could eventually be used to make energy-efficient windows or even see-through buildings.“Compared to glass, wood has lower thermal conductivity, and it’s lighter, stronge...
Ecological Death Care Facility 'Recompose' has Begun Transforming Human Bodies Into Soil
[Product]
2021/02/09 09:03
A facility near seattle has begun the process of turning deceased human bodies into compost. recompose, an ecological death care company, announced that its first location has been open since december 2020, with ten individuals laid into vessels to begin their transformation into soil. The concept was previously covered on designboom here, when it was announced that architecture firm olson kund...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The CEO Agenda for Companies in Advanced Industries
[Business]
2021/02/08 09:10
As automotive and industrial companies take tactical steps to survive the pandemic, they should seize the opportunity to embrace ten actions to sustain leadership and value creation in the coming decade.CEOs and corporate leaders are awash with uncertainty due to the persistent transmission of COVID-19, shifting regional dynamics, fluctuating customer demand, and transformational technology dis...
