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(Paper) Inspired by Cheetahs, Researchers Build Fastest Soft Robots Yet
[Tech]
2020/05/12 09:07
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots.The new soft robotics are also capable of grabbing objects delicately - or with sufficient strength to lift heavy objects."Cheetahs are the fastest creatures on land, and they derive their...
Rebalancing the ‘COVID-19 Effect’ on Alcohol Sales
[Consumer]
2020/05/12 09:06
While approximately half of U.S. states plan to be partially re-opened by mid-May, nearly two months of lockdown orders have had an inordinate impact on the alcohol industry. Shelter-in-place restrictions have muted on-premise sales, and overall economic impacts to consumers and supply chain issues present challenges to a healthy retail sales outlook. Despite booming in-store and online sales,...
LifeSignals Receives CE Mark for ECG Remote Monitoring Patch
[Product]
2020/05/12 09:05
LifeSignals, based in Fremont, California, announced that it received the CE Mark for its LifeSignals ECG Remote Monitoring Patch. The patch, integrated with a remote monitoring platform, is designed as a continuous electrocardiography (ECG) and heart rate monitor.The ECG Remote Monitoring Patch is disposable and captures data for up to three days. The device is lightweight and splash-proof. Ea...
China Controls Sway of Electric Vehicle Power Through Battery Chemicals
[Business]
2020/05/12 09:04
Simon Moores, Managing Director of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence will present the keynote: The Global Battery Arms Race: What next? On the World Tour East & World Tour West – a new online expansion of the Benchmark World Tour.New data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows, for the first time, the story behind how China came to dominate the lithium ion battery to electric vehicle (EV)...
This Modern Korean Rice Cooker's Touch Control Panel is Also a Clock
[Design]
2020/05/12 09:04
Comfort food is essential right now and carbs top that list for me! Rice is a pantry staple and one of the quickest things you can cook. And the best part is that rice goes with everything – it truly does. Rice cookers are the silent heroes of our kitchen and this conceptual Cuchen rice cooker is giving the clunky appliance a modern makeover.This futuristic rice cooker won’t need to be hidden...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Chinese Consumers are Changing Shopping Habits in Response to COVID-19
[Consumer]
2020/05/11 09:10
An analysis of point-of-sale data for over 100 million shoppers shows four key trends that are likely to persist postcrisis.China is ahead of the curve in its recovery from the recent COVID-19 outbreak, with many provinces slowly returning to normal levels of activity. Factories are restarting production and consumers are beginning to spend again. However, the crisis has had a dramatic and ling...
(Patent) Tesla’s New Battery Cell Patent 'Way More Important Than It Sounds' says Elon Musk
[Tech]
2020/05/11 09:09
The patent describes a novel way of building cells to avoid a jelly-roll design.Never one to be outdone, Tesla has patented a new battery cell, called ‘Cell with a Tabless Electrode,' that CEO Elon Musk tweets is "way more important than it sounds." The patent is pretty self-explanatory, indicating at the beginning why there is a need for this new technology."Current cells use a jelly-roll des...
Why Is the Stock Market Rallying When the Economy Is So Bad ?
[Investing]
2020/05/11 09:08
Five reasons the stock market is soaring as the economy is floundering: from buoyant tech stocks to high earnings hopes to fear of missing out.The latest jobs report revealing record U.S. unemployment highlights a growing rift investors are struggling to reconcile: a rallying stock market and stumbling economy.Gains in U.S. stocks accelerated Friday after April’s nonfarm payrolls report showed...
Zoom Matchmaking is Giving Lockdown Singletons a Shot at Love
[Business]
2020/05/11 09:07
A reinvention of traditional matchmaking is helping the single, bored, and lonely meet like-minded people, wherever they might live.On Saturday, after three hours of flirting and playing games, Katia Ameri got “engaged” to Ronak “Ro” Trivedi—and the whole thing was live-streamed on Zoom.“I thought that he was very sincere!” she told me on Tuesday. “And he just seemed like someone I woul...
