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Extreme Hand Sanitization Calls for Some Serious Pampering with At-Home Hand Masks
[Product]
2020/08/04 09:06
Everyone is well aware that the Covid-19 pandemic has elevated concerns around hygiene and basic hand washing to unprecedented levels. But as hand sanitizing has taken off, many consumers are experiencing subsequent dry skin issues, such as eczema on their hands. Alas, hand masking has become the ideal way to mitigate the drying effects of over-washing and over-sanitizing, and such an indulgenc...
UCLA-led Team Develops Ways to Keep Buildings Cool with Improved Super White Paints
[Tech]
2020/08/04 09:05
A research team led by UCLA materials scientists has demonstrated ways to make super white paint that reflects as much as 98% of incoming heat from the sun. The advance shows practical pathways for designing paints that, if used on rooftops and other parts of a building, could significantly reduce cooling costs, beyond what standard white ‘cool-roof’ paints can achieve.The findings, published...
(Video) Is the eBussy Modular Electric Van a Microbus for an Urban Future ?
[Product]
2020/08/04 09:04
The Volkswagen ID Buzz concept hints that the classic Microbus is going to get bigger. For those who think that's the wrong direction, there's the eBussy, a modular electric van that also originates in Germany.The company behind it, Electric Brands, started out making electric scooters, and is now hoping to move into four-wheeled vehicles.With its tiny proportions and retro-cute styling, the eB...
(Infographic) Is Working From Home The New Normal ?
[Consumer]
2020/08/04 09:03
As 2020 has become the year of Coronavirus, the impact on businesses has been considerable.Computers in the City, has compiled recent data in an infographic that shows the background, benefits and advice related to the surge in working from home.For many people, shifting to the home office has been the only available option, but for those ready to adjust it could be a blessing in disguise. It o...
(Patent) Apple AirPods : Patent Hints At Fascinating Sound Upgrade
[Tech]
2020/08/03 09:10
What will future AirPods offer in sound improvement ?Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro improve all the time – look no further than the Spatial Audio feature coming to AirPods Pro when iOS 14 arrives this Fall. But a new patent, just spotted by Apple Insider, shows Apple has plans to take the in-ear headphones in quite a different direction, bone conduction, as a way of supplementing audio quality....
(PDF) Mckinsey - How COVID-19 is Changing Consumer Behavior
[Consumer]
2020/08/03 09:09
Consumers are shifting behaviors across eight areas of life.As the world begins its slow pivot from COVID-19 crisis management to recovery and the reopening of economies, it’s clear that lockdown has had a profound impact on how people live. The period of contagion, self-isolation, and economic uncertainty will change the way consumers behave—in some cases for years to come.New consumer behav...
Advertima Rings Up $17.5M for Computer Vision-Powered Behavioral Analytics for Retail
[Investing]
2020/08/03 09:08
Swiss computer vision startup Advertima has raised a €15 million Series A (~$17.5 million) to build out a machine learning platform for physical retail stores to ‘upgrade’ the shopping experience via real-time shopper behavior analytics. The round is led by existing shareholder, Fortimo Group, a Swiss real estate company.Fed by visual sensors, Advertima’s platform provides physical retail s...
(Video) Mobility Device for The Blind Works Like a Handheld Robotic Guide Dog - Theia
[Tech]
2020/08/03 09:07
Theia will find its way around through a lidar and camera system that enables it to build a three-dimensional image of the environment, much like a self-driving carLoughborough .Guide dogs play an important role as a mobility aid for the visually impaired, but they aren’t the perfect solution for everyone. Things like the cost, smaller living quarters or even allergies can mean that these cani...
Handheld Vagus Nerve Stimulator Gets Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Use
[Product]
2020/08/03 09:06
Electric pulses open airways and could combat deadly “cytokine storm”The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for treating suspected COVID-19 patients with a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator. The handheld device, made by electroCore, in Basking Ridge, N.J., sends a train of electric pulses through the skin to a nerve in the neck. Research has shown t...
