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Opportunities in Personal Care Categories with "Natural" Products
[Consumer]
2019/02/14 10:45
Sustainability sells! And it is no secret that consumers are interested in sustainability and that their attitudes towards natural products influence the personal care category.When it comes to marketing sustainable products, however, there are significant differences in growth figures depending on the product category.This is illustrated by an example from the USA of three heterogeneous catego...
Scientists Develop First Fabric to Automatically Cool or Insulate Depending on Conditions
[Tech]
2019/02/14 10:45
A new fabric can sense body heat and automatically vent it to the outside air.Wearable gadgets are making clothes smarter all the time, but one of the most basic functions you'd want in a garment – the ability to warm you up or cool you down as needed – is still frustratingly elusive. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a new material that senses how warm a per...
Innovative Smart Mirror - Petunia
[Design]
2019/02/14 10:45
"petunia" is an 6.5 inch Led mirror with unique lighting method which is bright but not harmful to eyes. "petunia" innovative applies mobile phone screen backlight technology to light mirror, which not only allows girls’ faces makeup color consistent in indoor and outdoor environment; but also illuminate the whole face even visual dead angles. Meanwhile, OLED no-blue light technology does not...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Global Energy Perspective 2019
[Business]
2019/02/13 10:55
The Global Energy Perspective Reference Case provides our view on how the energy transition will unfold. Energy systems around the world are going through rapid transitions that affect many aspects of our lives. The continuation and acceleration of these shifts will bring important changes to the way we fuel our cars, heat our homes, and power our industries in the coming decades. Our Reference...
IBM '5 In 5' - 5 Big Technology Innovations Of 2019
[Tech]
2019/02/13 10:54
IBM researchers are working to transform the food supply chain as we know it.Within the next five years, the Earth’s population will cross the eight billion mark for the first time. Our complex food supply chain—already stressed by climate change and a finite water supply—will only be tested further. To meet the demands of this crowded future, IBM researchers are exploring new technologies a...
Luxury Skincare is Driving Record Profits in the Beauty Industry
[Business]
2019/02/13 10:54
2018 was the year of expensive skincare for Big Beauty. Per recent earnings reports from beauty industry giants, and analyses from several research firms, skincare has overtaken makeup and is showing no sign of slowing down.On Feb. 5, Estée Lauder reported second-quarter sales of just over $4 billion, a new quarterly high for the cosmetics company. Its rival, L’Oréal, beat analyst expectatio...
(PDF) New 3D Printer Uses Rays of Light to Shape Objects, Transform Product Design
[Tech]
2019/02/13 10:54
A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in only a matter of minutes.Nicknamed the “replicator” by the inventors — after the Star Trek device that can materialize any object on demand — the 3D printer can create objects that are smoother, more flexible and more complex than what is possible with traditional 3D printers. It can also encase an already...
Burgernomics : The Price of a Big Mac in Global Comparison
[Investing]
2019/02/13 10:54
Invented by The Economist in 1986, the Big Mac index has ever since been the go to guide for burger connoisseurs to check purchasing-power parity around the globe. Even though it was never intended to be a precise economic parameter, burgernomics somehow emerged as a promising niche field of economic studies. The Big Mac index has become a global standard and is subject of at least 20 academic...
(PDF) Around 40% of American Couples Now First Meet Online
[Consumer]
2019/02/13 10:54
It is one of the most profound changes in life in the US, and in much of the rich world. Instead of meeting our partners in school, at work, or through friends and family, many of us now meet them online.Some 39% of heterosexual couples that got together in the US in 2017 met online, according to a recently released study (pdf) by sociologists Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen of Stanford Univ...
