A virtual army of 4,000 doglike robots was used to train an algorithm capable of enhancing the legwork of real-world robots. And new tricks learned in the simulation could soon see execution in a neighborhood near you.The simulated army was developed by Switzerland-based ETH Zurich researchers, in addition to engineers at the chip-manufacturing company, Nvidia. Together, they used meandering bo...

The companies that scored highest on sustainability in our survey also saw the biggest revenue payoffs.There is a science that can help consumer goods companies see the link between sustainable brands and consumer value.To understand what underpins a consumer’s perception of value, we identified 30 fundamental Elements of Value® that fall into four categories: functional, emotional, life-chan...

At the forefront of the cultured meat revolution, MeaTech develops 3D bioprinting technologies to produce premium industrial animal cell-based meat cuts as a sustainable alternative to industrialized farming. In just two years, the Israeli company went from startup to becoming a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq exchange. Now MeaTech has announced a partnership with a collective led by two...

After a pandemic slump, H&M managed to up its sales in the first nine months by 5.7 percent compared to the first nine months of 2020. As our chart shows, this growth can largely be contributed to three of its key markets.The fashion retailer accumulated $2.3 billion in sales in the U.S. alone, a change of almost 35 percent compared to 2020's first three quarter period. Following closely be...

An Apple iPhone 14 proposed design that challenges the design iteration of the phone’s camera module.Now that the powerful and sleek iPhone 13 series is out there to have, the focus for the tech community shifts to the next smartphone in development by Apple. The iPhone 14 is more than 10 months away from fruition and the speculations about how the device will look are already out in the cloud...

Long-held doubts about the authenticity of the National Gallery’s masterpiece, bought for £2.5m in 1980, are backed by pioneering technologyThe National Gallery has always given pride of place to Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah, listing it among the “highlights” of its collection, since it purchased the picture at Christie’s in 1980 for a then record price.It depicts the Old Testam...

New funding records. Prior to 2021, global funding had not reached over $100 billion in a single quarter.Funding in 2021 has far superseded that amount, with the first quarter tracking at $135 billion, the second quarter reaching $159 billion, and the most recent quarter peaking at $160 billion.Super-sizedLarger fundings dominated, with $103 billion (64 percent) invested in 400 companies that r...

U.S. patent application, US20210307093, discloses a method for controlling electronic devices based on wireless ranging. The method includes a wireless communication device identifying an intent gesture performed by a user indicating the intent to control an object, determining the associated object using wireless ranging and/or device orientation, interpreting sensor data from one or more sens...

According to consulting agency NellyRodi and luxury data company Luxurynsight, China’s beauty market is expected to hit $40 billion this year and grow to $57 billion by 2040. The two firms noted that despite the surging popularity for local brands, international giants such as L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble, and Estée Lauder still command 30 percent of the market. The report offers a more co...