TREND REPORTS
How COVID-19 Hurt Car Markets Worldwide
[Business]
2021/02/14 09:06
The coronavirus crisis has had a significant impact on international car markets in the past year. The number of newly registered passenger cars in the 27 EU member states fell by around 24 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year.This is according to the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Other large markets also posted double-digit declines. The Chinese market lost the...
Self-Cleaning Nordifakt Bedding Stays Fresher Longer with Less Washing
[Product]
2021/02/14 09:05
Bedding with Eco-Technology : Self Cleaning + Sustainably Green + Scandinavian Living.Everyone loves climbing under freshly washed sheets, but no likes the hassle involved. It's recommended you wash your sheets once a week, but how many of us can honestly say we do? Christianshavn bedding from Danish company Nordifakt features technology that actually eliminates 99.9 percent of all bacteria, me...
IKEA Released Its Most Amusing Chocolate Product Yet
[Design]
2021/02/14 09:04
We love it when a new product combines our favorite things and IKEA's Belöning is no exception. Featuring three self-assembly pieces, Belöning is a $4.99 milk chocolate moose — not to be confused with a milk chocolate mousse — you get to build at home.You’ll have to build your table before you can use it, and now, you’ll need to assemble your snack first before eating it too. IKEA is...
(Infographic) Visualizing Global Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccines
[Consumer]
2021/02/14 09:03
In order to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, some experts believe that between 70% to 80% of a population must be vaccinated.[click to enlarge]But attitudes towards these vaccines are undoubtedly mixed. In fact, it’s estimated that one-third of people globally have some major concerns.Using survey data from eight different countries, Global Web Index created five archetypes to help illu...
(PDF) Bain - The Global Diamond Industry 2020–21
[Business]
2021/02/09 09:10
Our tenth annual report looks at performance in 2019, reviews the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and updates our long-term outlook for the diamond industry through 2030.Welcome to the tenth annual report on the global diamond industry, prepared by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and Bain & Company. This year’s edition covers industry performance in 2019 and the effects o...
(Paper) ‘Audeo’ Teaches Artificial Intelligence to Play The Piano
[Tech]
2021/02/09 09:09
A University of Washington team created Audeo, a system that can generate music using only visual cues of someone playing the piano.Anyone who’s been to a concert knows that something magical happens between the performers and their instruments. It transforms music from being just “notes on a page” to a satisfying experience.A University of Washington team wondered if artificial intelligence...
(Video) Canon PowerShot Pick Uses AI To Automatically Record Photos And Videos
[Product]
2021/02/09 09:08
Taking photos these days is easier than ever. Just pull out your phone, do a couple of taps, and you have the moment captured forever. Great as it is, though, some people prefer more candid photos and video clips in their collection, which is pretty hard to do when people start posing the moment they see you launch your phone’s camera app. The Canon PowerShot Pick offers an easy way to capture...
(Paper) Money Buys Happiness, But Euphoria Comes Dear
[Consumer]
2021/02/09 09:07
Previous research showed life satisfaction levelling off at high incomes. Now it seems to keep climbing.MONEY MIGHT not guarantee happiness, but income tends to correlate with contentment. In a Gallup poll last year, residents in the top 10% of countries by GDP per person scored their life situation as seven out of ten on average, compared with just four for those in the bottom 10%. But what di...
ETH Zurich Develops Bioresorbable 3D Printed Airway Stent
[Tech]
2021/02/09 09:06
ETH Zurich, along with University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich, have developed a bioresorbable airway stent. The custom made stents are 3D printed using digital light processing (DLP) and are based on CT scans of patients. The devices are made from a biocompatible resin that is flexible enough to replace the trachea. What’s more, the stent absorbs into the body post-surgery aft...
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