TREND REPORTS
Big Tech’s Investments Surge Amid The Pandemic. Here’s Where They’re Placing Bets
[Investing]
2020/09/13 09:07
Q3’20 has been the second consecutive record quarter for big tech investments, despite the global pandemic. Here’s where FAMGA is investing.During the Covid-19 pandemic, some tech giants are taking advantage of the uncertainty to make strategic moves.Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) stocks have all outperformed the overall market since the Covid-19 outbreak was declared...
(PDF) BCG - What 12,000 Employees Have to Say About the Future of Remote Work
[Consumer]
2020/09/13 09:05
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic, health, and social devastation, it has also created an unprecedented opportunity: to run the world’s biggest-ever workplace experiment. This experience is yielding fascinating insights that have significant implications for the way we should organize work.To assess employee sentiment on these changes, from the end of May through mid-June we s...
GM Can Manage an EV's Batteries Wirelessly—and Remotely
[Tech]
2020/09/13 09:04
The new system eliminates the rat's nest of wiring and collects information that can be used to design better batteries.When the battery dies in your smartphone, what do you do? You complain bitterly about its too-short lifespan, even as you shell out big bucks for a new device. Electric vehicles can’t work that way: Cars need batteries that last as long as the vehicles do. One way of getting...
(Video) Edible Food Packaging Made from Seaweed - Seaweed U
[Design]
2020/09/13 09:03
I don’t even know where to begin with the problem of plastic pollution – it is a heavy one and in literal terms, the amount of plastic on this planet is almost the same as the weight of the entire human population.Let that sink in. Single-use plastic makes for more than 50% of the plastic waste problem and if we continue at the rate we are going right now, there will be more plastic in the oc...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of the Automotive Value Chain
[Business]
2020/09/10 09:10
Supplier industry outlook 2025Automotive players are facing disruptive times. In our Future of the Automotive Value Chain (AVC) series we research and publish extensively on current industry trends. Our previous issue primarily highlighted implications for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). But historic change is not only impacting OEMs. This study is moving further down the value chain,...
A Hoodie and Windbreaker have a Built-in Inflatable Pillows - Pillowdy
[Product]
2020/09/10 09:09
As iconic a pairing as peanut butter and jelly, this hoodie + neck pillow is comfort-apparel at its very best!Aptly named the Pillowdy, the apparel comes in two types – a cotton hooded-jacket made for indoor and outdoor wear, and a nylon-spandex windbreaker, designed specifically to bring comfort to your outdoor adventures. Both garments boast of the unique integrated neck-pillow, which inflat...
How Transparent Solar Panels + 'Quantum Dots' could Harvest Energy
[Tech]
2020/09/10 09:08
Imagine a glass skyscraper that, instead of using energy, stands as source of power for the entire building. although this sounds like the city of the future, Recent developments mean that it could soon be a reality — at least in part. the key lies in the creation of transparent solar cells which, when placed between the panes of double-glazed windows, inconspicuously harvest energy from the s...
Majority Of U.S. Young Adults Now Live With Their Parents
[Consumer]
2020/09/10 09:07
A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression.The coronavirus outbreak has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with family members. The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year, surpassing the previous peak...
Haute at Home : Fashion Prevails Amidst the Pandemic Thanks to At-Home
[Product]
2020/09/10 09:06
Despite weathering serious disruption due to the pandemic, those in the fashion industry are looking to the future (where we hopefully won’t all be wearing sweatpants 24/7). From fast fashion brands to luxury labels, the industry is getting innovative when it comes to advertising new collections and offerings. The following “at-home” campaigns are a clear trend within the fashion industry, b...
