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Stanford - Enabling Electric Cars to Recharge Themselves Wirelessly as They Drive
[Tech]
2020/05/10 09:05
Stanford researchers one step closer toward enabling electric cars to recharge themselves wirelessly as they drive.Engineers have demonstrated a practical way to use magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots or even drones. The technology could be scaled up to power electric cars as they drive over highways, robots on factory floors and drones hovering over...
This Science-Backed Face Mask Made by an MIT-Founded Fashion Brand - Maskº
[Product]
2020/05/10 09:04
Looking for a mask? Ministry of Supply has a Nelson Labs-certified filtrating mask that puts your cotton bandanna to shame.As restrictions begin to loosen in the coming weeks, getting “back out there” is going to look a little different. Companies including Uber and JetBlue are requiring masks for all passengers, while places like Washington, D.C., and L.A. have mandated wearing them in groce...
What If The iPhone's Camera Module is a Detachable ?
[Design]
2020/05/10 09:03
I’m fully aware that when I’m paying over $1000 for an iPhone, a healthy amount of that is going towards the camera hardware, which everyone will agree is Apple’s crown jewel… so why not just be able to buy that camera module? Louis Berger envisions a Google Project Ara-esque setup where the smartphone’s camera is a detachable module that you can either attach to a larger screen and use as...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How COVID-19 is Accelerating 5 Key Trends Shaping the Chinese Economy
[Investing]
2020/05/07 09:10
Events expected to play out in the Chinese economy over the next several years have been compressed into a short few months.Over the last few months, COVID-19 has spread across the world, uniting humanity in a shared experience that has highlighted the vulnerability of our societies. As the first country to grapple with the crisis, China has been on the frontlines both of post-COVID-19 economic...
Cuseum Debuts Museum From Home AR Experience for Closed Art Galleries
[Business]
2020/05/07 09:09
Coronavirus-related closures of retail stores and restaurants have received the lion’s share of attention over the past two months, but other public gathering spaces have been similarly impacted, including art galleries and museums. Today, museum app maker Cuseum debuted Museum From Home, an augmented reality solution that lets users experience famous works of art as if they’re hanging on the...
(Paper) Electronic Skin Fully Powered by Sweat Can Monitor Health
[Tech]
2020/05/07 09:08
The electronic skin uses sweat as its fuel source, and can host various sensors and wireless comms.Many of us now keep tabs on how we're doing by wearing health and fitness trackers like those from Fitbit, which run on batteries that need charging. Researchers from Caltech have developed an electronic skin that can be packed with sensors, and that's powered by the sweat of its wearer."One of th...
Tech Giants Shrug Off COVID-19 Crisis in Q1
[Investing]
2020/05/07 09:07
As opposed to airlines, hotel chains, restaurants and millions of small businesses that are fighting for survival amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s most prominent tech companies have been remarkably unaffected by the crisis (so far).That’s one of the takeaways from a deluge of earnings reports that came out last week, providing us with a first glimpse at the pandemic’s economic fallout...
Goldman Sachs Backs Electric Toothbrush Startup Burst Oral Care
[Product]
2020/05/07 09:06
Burst Oral Care, a startup that sells an electric toothbrush boasting charcoal bristles and 33,000 sonic vibrations per minute, has raised a Series C of undisclosed size.Although we don’t know the amount of the round, the Series C was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and Burst says it more than doubled the valuation from its previous round. (Goldman Sachs’ other direct-to-consumer investme...
Lifebuoy Handle on Hygiene
[Business]
2020/05/07 09:05
Lifebuoy’s Handle on Hygiene, a supermarket trolley hygiene device launched in Dubai, has won the Grand Prix Outdoor at the Dubai Lynx Awards. Launched in early 2015, the project is entered on a device attached to trolley handles, applying a thin layer of Lifebuoy sanitiser liquid, killing 99.9% of germs with one simple swipe. Carrefour supermarkets have installed the Lifebuoy Handle on Hygien...
