The global electric vehicle market is expected to grow up to about 34,756 thousand units by the end of the decade.However, the popularity of electric cars is not matched by the infrastructure so the required charging stations aren’t as widespread to instigate a larger fan base to adapt the new form of eco-friendly transportation. The increasing government involvement globally is however workin...

Retailers’ relative performance in capital markets starkly demonstrates a pandemic-driven acceleration of ongoing industry shifts. This means those that wish to keep up need to speed up.The seismic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the retail industry continues to reverberate more than a year after the pandemic struck the globe. Forced to shutter stores overnight and rapidly escalate their shif...

Outdoor stunt in Dubai promotes brand's inclusive swimwear range.Women were invited to swim in a billboard last month at one of Dubai's most popular beaches, in an outdoor stunt for Adidas, promoting its new inclusive swimwear collection for women.What the brand claims is the "first ever liquid billboard" was actually a mini-swimming pool five meters high, three meters deep, made of reinforced...

The creator of Evernote is getting into video.When Phil Libin created note-taking app Evernote in 2007, he was making a bet that smartphones would be the next big thing. Now, he has a new company built around what he thinks is the next transformative trend: video chat.Libin’s new company Mmhmm Inc. (yes, that’s its legal name), is a souped-up video communications service. It works alongside e...

14Trees, a CDC joint venture with construction company Holcim, builds world’s first 3D-printed school. Built with minimal material use and carbon footprint at record speed. Potential to bridge world’s infrastructure gap at scale.The school was built in Malawi’s Salima district (pop. 38,000), and its walls were printed in just 18 hours, compared to several days with conventional building mate...

IN RECENT WEEKS Canada’s west coast and much of America’s Pacific north-west have experienced an extreme heatwave. Lytton, a village in British Columbia, reported record temperatures three days in a row: a new record was set on June 29th when thermometers read 49.6°C (121.3°F). The warm, dry conditions proved perfect for wildfires, and on June 30th residents were evacuated as a blaze engulf...

Small enough that you can wrap your hand around it, Wacaco’s Picopresso pushes the boundaries of how tiny a coffee machine can be… while still being able to produce a phenomenally robust and creamy espresso.You’ve got companies like La Marzocco, Breville, and De’Longhi that make the most high-end coffee machines, and then you’ve got Wacaco, a company that’s dedicated to compressing those...

This floating bubble visualization by Carlo Ratti emphasizes forestry by showing how much carbon dioxide each tree absorbs.Escaping city sidewalks and standstill traffic for a botanical garden’s grassy lawn lined with rows of trees, butterfly gardens, and flower bushes seems like a deal most of us would be willing to make. While they offer a nice respite from the bustle of city life, trips to...

Have you ever wondered how much common American foods and products cost around the world? How do U.S. prices rank among other countries?This infographic from TitleMax visualizes the U.S. prices of popular items and compares them to the countries where these products are the most and least expensive.America is often heralded as the land of plenty and prosperity. It’s easy to walk into a grocery...