IN JEFF BEZOS’S last annual letter to shareholders as chief executive of Amazon, published in March, he encouraged his company, other firms and people to pay attention to a basic fact of biology explained by Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist. That is, living things must work hard to be different from their environments just to stave off death. “The world wants you to be typical,” wr...

Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute and MIT have developed a face mask that can detect SARS-CoV-2 in a wearer’s breath. The mask employs freeze dried molecular components including CRISPR-based technology, and a lateral flow assay strip to detect the virus and alert the wearer. To initiate the test, the wearer simply presses a button on the mask, and it can provide a result within 90 min...

Porsche Digital is creating an innovative music experience for drivers: adaptive sound that adjusts to driving style – and perhaps soon to the route and the mood of the person behind the wheel.We experience the future of entertainment for the first time in California, where a Porsche Macan is waiting at a set of Los Angeles traffic lights, the Walt Disney Concert Hall looming large ahead. This...

Inspired by his own experience when having to have stressful international flying experience during a pandemic, Ruitao Li has designed Umai Facemask concept. It’s a specially designed facemask that allows you to eat and drink safely in public but closed space. We can’t never be too careful, this facemask offers more relaxed experience for users.Eating and drinking in public space can get you...

For many, it can be hard to remember the days when online shopping wasn’t an option. Yet, despite its prevalence now, online shopping is a relatively new phenomenon.This graphic, presented by Logiq, outlines the brief history of online shopping and how it has evolved over the last few decades. We’ll also touch on how companies can get ahead in this rapidly evolving space and what it takes to...

Despite growing evidence of the environmental and public health threats posed by today’s intensive animal production, consumers in the west remain largely attached to meat. Cultivated meat offers a way to grow meat directly from cells, circumventing these issues as well as the use of animals altogether. The aim of this study was to assess the overall consumer markets and a range of preferences...

Vivo has reportedly filed a patent for a smartphone with an integrated flying camera. The camera will have the ability to detach from the smartphone and fly in the air to enable users take photos creatively. The patent has been filed in December 2020 with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) and is titled 'Electronic device' for Vivo Mobile Communication. A sketch shows how the detacha...

Silicone-based cheek protectors stop the DentalSlim device from cutting patients' mouths. UK and University of Otago researchers have presented a "world-first weight loss device," which attaches to the teeth and prevents patients from opening their mouths wider than 2 mm using "magnetic devices and custom-manufactured locking bolts."The researchers say this medieval-sounding machine, which is f...

As the world reopens, the role of brick-and-mortar retail comes back to the fore as consumers are in desperate need of social interaction. Key Takeaways: Consumers are going back to brick-and-mortar stores in impressive numbers, looking for meaning, looking for distractions, but more importantly, looking for a sense of belonging.Luxury brands are benefiting greatly from this consumer comeback w...