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iF Design Talent Award - BarcoDiscount
[Design]
2020/10/15 09:03
Three students have developed a way to change discounts based on food expiration dates, without needing to apply new labels.As groceries reach their expiration date, supermarkets often relabel them with discount stickers – 20 per cent off, 40 per cent off, etc. The closer to the expiration date, generally, the greater the discount. But this relabelling can be time-consuming for staff and often...
(PDF) BCG - The Evolving State of Digital Transformation
[Business]
2020/10/14 09:10
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, executives are finding their companies’ digital transformation more urgent than ever.In late spring 2020, we surveyed senior executives, digital transformation leaders, and BCG experts about the leading trends in digital transformation and how these trends have been affected by the pandemic. (See the sidebar, “Our Research.”) While digital transformations...
(Video) Covid-Sniffing Robots Offer Testing Alternative - Koniku
[Product]
2020/10/14 09:09
California-based Koniku uses neurons fused with microchips. Startup began clinical trials of technology three weeks agoA biotechnology startup called Koniku is trying to develop robots that could sniff out Covid-19 infections faster than conventional testing.The technology fuses neurons with a silicon chip to create a “smell cyborg” capable of detecting scents ranging from explosives to patho...
Language Learning Apps Take Off During the Pandemic
[Business]
2020/10/14 09:08
The Media & Entertainment Perspective, more than 4 in 10 young people say their entertainment habits and routines have changed during Covid-19. Throw in boredom as a factor—especially as many are more housebound than they’ve ever been—and the numbers spike to about half of young people who say they don’t have enough to keep busy. Their resulting efforts to fill their time have ranged fr...
(Infographic) The Top 100 Product Searches on Amazon
[Consumer]
2020/10/14 09:07
What Products are People Searching for on Amazon ?When it comes to searching for products online, a majority of U.S. shoppers go directly to Amazon. Thanks to this widespread use, product searches on Amazon provide interesting insights into current consumer behavior, including what shoppers have been focusing on in 2020.Today’s chart uses data from Ahrefs to showcase Amazon’s top 100 U.S. pro...
A Home Antibody Test Aims to be Less-Invasive and Easy to Use - The Testen
[Design]
2020/10/14 09:06
A new design for home antibody testing kits uses high-velocity microneedles and slight vacuum pressure to rapidly collect small amounts of blood.With the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing unabated, there is a focus on developing easier and more rapid testing methods. In fact, mass antibody testing is vital to controlling outbreaks and determining who has been exposed. The current testing me...
Where Health App Usage Is Most Common
[Consumer]
2020/10/14 09:05
Chinese and Indians are most likely to use health apps and are also the most willing to pay when it comes to using your phone or smartwatch to track your health and wellness. This is according to the Statista Global Consumer Survey, which quizzed people on their health app use.Americans were found to be using health apps very commonly but were also the biggest freeloaders when it comes to healt...
Neuromorphic Computing : How the Brain-Inspired Technology Powers the Next-Generation of AI
[Tech]
2020/10/14 09:04
Brain-inspired computing for Machine Intelligence emerges as neuromorphic chips after over 30 years it was first developed.As a remarkable product of evolution, the human brain has a baseline energy footprint of about 20 watts; this gives the brain the power to process complex tasks in milliseconds. Today’s CPUs and GPUs dramatically outperform the human brain for serial processing tasks. Howe...
From Amazon to FedEx, This Eco-Friendly Transport Pod Concept is the Solution
[Design]
2020/10/14 09:03
When you order a package online, it likely travels hundreds (maybe thousands) of miles to reach your doorstep. Until Tesla unveils a fleet of eco-friendly delivery trucks, designers should focus on smaller-scale solutions to reduce carbon emissions. For instance, you don’t need a gasoline-powered truck to drive through residential neighborhoods, stopping in-between each house. Instead of burni...
