TREND REPORTS
(Video) NDB Says Its Nuclear-Waste Fueled Diamond Batteries Could Last Thousands of Years
[Tech]
2020/09/08 16:15
A cellphone power source that lasts nine years. An auto-battery pack that lasts nearly a century. A pacemaker that is powered to last 28,000 years.These surreal claims are being made by a California-based battery company that says successful early test results recently competed on a nano-diamond battery brings them closer to realizing such claims.The key to their revolutionary batteries is radi...
(PDF) BCG - CPG Companies Face an E-Commerce Tsunami
[Business]
2020/09/08 16:15
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many grocery shoppers took to the safety of the web. Rather than risk catching the virus in physical stores, wary consumers let their fingers do the shopping on e-commerce sites in unprecedented numbers—and with that, the grocery landscape will never be the same. Nor will the future of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, which makes its living from w...
(Video) Battery-Free Game Boy Runs Forever on Kinetic Energy
[Tech]
2020/09/08 16:15
The device, powered by button mashing and solar energy, could be a precursor for space technologies.While Nintendo is busy re-releasing old games at premium prices, scientists at Northwestern University have pushed the boundaries by using the company's iconic Game Boy design to build a device that can run forever without a battery.Josiah Hester, who co-led the research, says the proof-of-concep...
Benchmarking the Global 5G User Experience
[Business]
2020/09/08 16:15
Opensignal has analyzed the real-world 5G experience of our users across mobile operators in a number of countries globally, including Australia, the U.S. and South Korea. As part of those country reports, we developed a measure to understand the overall mobile experience of 5G users, Download Speed Experience – 5G Users, which takes into account their average 5G and 4G download speeds as well...
This Professional VR Headset is Used by Pilots in the US Airforce for Training - XTAL
[Design]
2020/09/08 16:15
There are only a handful of professional VR headsets available in the market today for industrial applications but, the only one to receive a Red Dot Award for its design is Czech firm VRgineer Inc.’s XTAL. Designed by Stedina Design Studio, the XTAL is an enterprise grade VR headset made for professionals in the automotive, architecture, industrial design, and training sectors.The latest vers...
At Least 463 Million Students Cut Off From Remote Learning
[Consumer]
2020/09/08 16:14
As students around the world are returning to school after the summer break, the debate over whether or not in-person classes are a safe and sensible option in face of the COVID-19 pandemic is raging on. While those in favor of a regular return to school point out the limitations of remote learning, others fear that the risk of students getting together in often badly ventilated classrooms outw...
Tree-Shaped Glasir, Urban Farming Solution Provides Affordable, Local Produce
[Design]
2020/09/08 16:14
Glasir is based on the likeness of a tree, meaning it can be installed almost anywhere a tree could be planted. The project combines the flexibility of modularity with the efficiency of aeroponic growth systems, and offers self-regulating and vertical farming structures.New York and Bergen-based Framlab, an architecture and technology innovation studio, has designed a tree-shaped urban farming...
Quarterly (Silicon Valley) Trend Report - Q3. 2020 Edition
[Trendbird]
2020/09/07 09:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC Funding Report) - Q3. 2020 Edition Released !* TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 혁신적인 기술과 비즈니스 모델로 단시간내에 폭발적인 성장을 통해, Unicorn에 오를수있는 혁신 스타트업들과 Next Big 혁신 비즈니스 / 테크 모델을 조기에 발굴할 수 있도록, 실리콘밸리의 메이저 벤처 캐피탈들에 의해 사업성과 차별성, 그리고 성장성이 검증된 유망 비즈니스 모델과 혁신 기...
(Video) Family Mart Begins Testing Remote Controlled Robot Staff
[Tech]
2020/09/07 09:09
For years now the convenience store industry in Japan has been facing a labor crisis. Rapid expansion and demanding conditions have made it hard to find sufficient staff and help wanted posters have become permanent fixtures on many locations of chains such as Lawson, 7-Eleven, and Family Mart.In response, the chains have been looking to technology for help. Lawson is currently testing self-pay...
