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The First Stand-Alone Contact Lens with a Flexible Micro Battery
[Tech]
2019/05/15 08:40
The Optics Department at IMT Atlantique is headed by Professor Jean-Louis de Bougrenet de la Tocnaye and the Flexible Electronics Department at the Centre Microélectronique de Provence Georges Charpak (Mines Saint Etienne) is headed by Professor Thierry Djenizian. The two departments are currently working together to design an oculometer embedded in a scleral contact lens. They have recently c...
'Air-Mountain' is an Inflatable Pavilion Designed for Shenzhen
[Design]
2019/05/15 08:40
Located in shenzhen, china, and designed by aether architects, ‘air-mountain’ is a multi-purpose pavilion created for 2019’s OCT phoenix flower carnival. During the event, the interior space of the building serves as the venue for concerts, theater performances, forums and workshops. at the same time, the external space shaped by the inflatable architectural form is also used as a public lei...
(Infographic) The Hydrogen City : How Hydrogen Can Help to Achieve Zero Emissions
[Business]
2019/05/15 08:40
While cities are the main drivers for improving the lives of people and entire nations, they also tend to be the main contributors of pollution and CO2 emissions. How can we encourage this growth, while also making city energy use sustainable?Today’s infographic comes to us from the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association and it outlines hydrogen technology as a sustainable fuel for keepin...
(PDF) 2019 Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry
[Business]
2019/05/14 10:45
65% of American Adults Enjoy Playing Video Games. New study debunks common misconceptions associated with video game players.More than 164 million adults in the United States play video games, and three-quarters of all Americans have at least one video game player in their household, according to a new survey entitled “2019 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry,” which th...
Lenovo Makes the Leap Into Foldable-Display Laptops
[Product]
2019/05/14 10:45
LENOVO, THE WORLD’S largest shipper of PCs, is hopping aboard the foldable train.During the Lenovo Accelerate conference today in Orlando, Florida, the company gave attendees an early look at its upcoming foldable-display laptop. The still-to-be-named product will be a part of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 line of laptops, and the company says it envisions this as a clear laptop replacement, not a sup...
(Infographic) The eSports Boom, and the Numbers Behind the Sector’s Explosive Growth
[Business]
2019/05/14 10:44
The oldest professional sport teams can trace their start back to the mid-19th century, a period when casual past times such as baseball or football transitioned into more organized leagues.Since this tipping point, pro sports has thrived around the world, and the business of sports has evolved into a multi-billion dollar ecosystem for teams, leagues, players, merchandisers, sponsors, broadcast...
Siemens eHighway – Electrification of Road Freight Transport
[Tech]
2019/05/14 10:44
First stretch of electrified highway for trucking opens on Germany's Autobahn. Siemens' first shared its idea for the eHighway back in 2012.After first being commissioned by the German state of Hesse in August 2017 to build a stretch of electrified highway along the Autobahn, Siemens has now added the finishing touches to the system and fired it up for the first time. Intended as a greener solu...
U.S. Seniors No Longer Disconnected From the Digital World
[Consumer]
2019/05/14 10:44
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans aged 65 and older exceeded 50 million for the first time in 2017, as the U.S. population continues to age. While young Americans have grown up using technology and are used to spending a substantial part of their lives online, people from older generations are not what is often referred to as “digital natives”. However, according to...
Xometry Raises $50 Million for On-Demand Parts Marketplace
[Investing]
2019/05/14 10:44
New funding will back efforts to build out a platform connecting suppliers to businesses that need prototypes and small runs of parts.On-demand industrial parts marketplace Xometry Inc. has raised $50 million in a new funding round to expand its business that includes a supplier arm that sells raw materials to the small manufacturers on its network, the company said Monday.The company will use...
