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(Video) Don't Touch the Handle : Hands-Free Door Opener
[Design]
2020/03/26 09:04
While the door handle is one of the most germ infested common objects, digital fabrication studio materialise designs and 3D prints a hands-free door opener in the wake of the spreading coronavirus. In the project’s development, the team’s risk prevention advisors conducted a careful analyses on how viruses spread, and confirmed that by using covered arms in lieu of bare hands, we can work to...
(Infographic) The Science & Tech Behind Next-Gen Education
[Business]
2020/03/26 09:03
Technology provides a way to show students a wider range of opportunities, and in-class video use and EdTech chatbots seem to be doing wonders. BestEducationDegrees explains how the future of education will become more personalized by implementing technology. What will the classrooms of the future look like?Infographic : https://www.besteducationdegrees.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ReImaginin...
(Paper) MIT 'VISTA' Autonomous Vehicle : Learning Robust Sim-to-Real Control Policies
[Tech]
2020/03/25 09:10
In a recent study, researchers hailing from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Toyota Research Institute describe Virtual Image Synthesis and Transformation for Autonomy (VISTA), an autonomous vehicle development platform that uses a real-world data set to synthesize viewpoints from trajectories a car could take. While driverless car companies including Waymo...
(PDF) Mckinsey : Supply-Chain Recovery in Coronavirus Times
[Business]
2020/03/25 09:09
Actions taken now to mitigate impacts on supply chains from coronavirus can also build resilience against future shocks.Even as the immediate toll on human health from the spread of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19 disease, mounts, the economic effects of the crisis—and the livelihoods at stake—are coming into sharp focus. Businesses must respond on multiple fronts at once:...
Miso Robotics Deploys AI Screening Devices to Detect Signs of Fever at Restaurants
[Tech]
2020/03/25 09:08
Miso Robotics, a startup developing robots that can perform basic cooking tasks in commercial kitchens, today announced that it has deployed new tools to its platform in CaliBurger restaurants as part of an advanced approach with CaliGroup intended to improve safety and health standards. The hope is to minimize the threat of infection for patrons and delivery workers during the COVID-19 pandemi...
(Infographic) Top 10 Most Highly Imported & Exported Goods in the U.S.
[Investing]
2020/03/25 09:07
The coronavirus outbreak has caused many Americans to consider the fragility of modern supply chains, particularly when it comes to foreign imports. As the world’s largest economy, the United States is one of the world’s largest exporters and importers. What categories of goods are most common for each?The U.S. is now a net exporter of energy for the first time since 1953.The U.S. gets 97% of...
Microsoft Can Filter Out The Sound of You Eating Potato Chips on a Conference Call
[Tech]
2020/03/25 09:06
The software giant's trained artificial intelligence software to identify background noise that isn't your voice. Snackers, rejoice.Just in time for us all to be working from home because of the pandemic coronavirus, Microsoft's built new technology for its Teams software that can identify your voice and filter out any other sounds. That could be a leaf blower, a dog barking or even, yes, you r...
NASA Backed Nature's Fynd raises $80M from Al Gore & Bill Gates
[Investing]
2020/03/25 09:05
Plant-based proteins have been all the rage in startup circles. From blockbuster IPOs to big funding rounds, investors have made clear they see real money in fake meat.Now, a new player is scaling up with a rather unique offering. Nature’s Fynd, a food startup producing a protein from a microbe discovered in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone’s ancient volcano, has raised $80 million in a...
COVID-19 Could Devastate Fashion and Luxury Sales – Here’s How to Respond
[Business]
2020/03/25 09:04
There’s no getting around it. The consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic will be severe for companies of all kinds. Fashion and luxury goods industries could be among the hardest hit.As the virus takes hold in more regions and governments institute lockdowns and stores close to stem its spread, people will curtail their normal routines to stay home, stay healthy, and wait things out. Sal...
