TREND REPORTS
(Patent) L’Oréal Files a Patent for a Flexible Heating Device
[Tech]
2021/01/11 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20200405030, discloses a flexible hair shaping heating device in the form of a sheet. The device includes a flexible heating layer, a flexible heat conductive layer provided on a surface of the heating layer, and a flexible heat insulation layer provided on the other surface of the heating layer and the device is capable of forming a closed space around the hair. The...
(PDF) Capgemini - The Data-Powered Enterprise
[Business]
2021/01/11 09:09
Data-powered enterprises significantly outperform their peers.There are currently 40 trillion gigabytes of data out there – that’s more data than there are grains of sand on earth. And more is coming. Is it possible to derive actionable, profitable intelligence from this avalanche of information? To become a data-powered enterprise, rather than a data-battered one? We wanted to find out. In t...
Facial Recognition Identifies People Wearing Masks
[Tech]
2021/01/11 09:08
Japanese company NEC, which develops facial-recognition systems, has launched one that it claims can identify people wearing masks.It hones in on parts of the face that are not covered up, such as the eyes, to verify their identity.Verification takes less than one second, with an accuracy rate of more than 99.9%, NEC says.The Met Police uses NEC's NeoFace Live Facial Recognition to compare face...
2021 Predictions : What Experts See in the Year Ahead
[Investing]
2021/01/11 09:07
Making predictions is a tricky business at the best of times, but especially so after a year of upheaval. Even so, that didn’t stop people from trying their hand at reading the crystal ball. If anything, the uncertainty creates a stronger temptation for us to try to forecast the year ahead.Out of the thousands of public 2021 predictions and forecasts available, there are plenty of one-off gues...
(Paper) Tiny Wireless Device Sheds Light On Combating Obesity
[Tech]
2021/01/11 09:06
Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food intake.[Sung II Park and his collaborators have created a tiny, wireless device that uses light to signal a feeling of fullness.]Gastric bypass surgery is sometimes the last resort for those who struggle with obesity or have serious health-related issu...
(PDF) BCG - Demystifying Global Consumer Choice
[Consumer]
2021/01/11 09:05
Rarely has navigating the global consumer market landscape been more bewildering. On top of the societal and technological changes that were already transforming markets, the COVID-19 crisis has rocked the world’s economies and left them in different levels of recovery.—some still mired in recession, others apparently roaring back, and yet others in a state of confusion over whether the worst...
Driverless Cars Could Use Lights and Sounds to “Communicate” with Pedestrians
[Tech]
2021/01/11 09:04
In a move to boost road safety, the self-driving cars of the future may communicate with the pedestrians and cyclists around them through human-inspired modes like intuitive sounds and flashing lights, auto vendor Volvo Cars said Tuesday.Instead of relying solely on the car’s technology to avoid obstacles, the proposed design would also warn nearby humans of its intended path by using an array...
(Infographic) The Best and Worst Performing Sectors of 2020
[Investing]
2021/01/11 09:03
To say that 2020 was an unusual year in markets would be a vast understatement.In 2020, we saw the quickest and deepest bear market decline in history, trillions of dollars of global stimulus, the highest volatility (VIX) on record, negative oil prices, and the fastest recovery from a bear market ever—just to name a few of the abnormalities.And while the broader economy is still in a state of...
Annual Trend Report - 2021 Edition Released !
[Trendbird]
2021/01/10 09:10
안녕하세요. Trendbird Team입니다. Annual Trend Report 2021 Edition이 출시되었습니다.Membership 고객사 및 보고서 개별 구매 고객들께 드리는 공지사항1) Enterprise / Company 라이센스 고객사에는 보고서 전체 12권 전체 폴더를 담당자분께 1월 7일 오전에 발송해 드렸으니, 사내 공식 담당자에게 문의하시면 보고서를 열람하실수 있습니다.2) Team 라이센스 고객사에는 Annual Report가 제공되지 않으며, 필요시 별도로...
