TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Bain - Keeping Up with China's Shoppers at Two Speeds
[Consumer]
2017/11/06 10:08
In this report, we continue our coverage of the two-speed growth trend that has characterized China’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector for the past two years. We also share our analysis of how, after four years of rapid growth, digital sales are changing—and not changing—shopper behavior in China.It’s still a slow road to growth for China’s FMCG market. The sluggishness that began...
Bitcoin Dips a Toe Into the Mainstream
[Investing]
2017/11/06 10:06
The status of bitcoin as a legitimate financial asset may be rising even faster than its price.Just last month, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the nation's big bank, JPMorgan Chase, said that bitcoin was A) a fraud and B) something his bank would never touch. Dimon said he would personally fire anyone who deigned to trade it. CME Group President Bryan Durkin, also in September, told Bloomberg Televisi...
(Video) Is 'Blue Crude' The Fuel of The Future ?
[Tech]
2017/11/06 10:05
The mass production of the environmentally friendly synthetic crude oil substitute Blue Crude becomes reality: from 2020 the first plant shall start its operation in the industrial park Heroya in Norway. It will be operating with an electric capacity of 20 megawatts, producing 8,000 tons of Blue Crude per year. Nordic Blue Crude AS, Sunfire, Climeworks, EDL Anlagenbau and additional partners ha...
(Infographic) 31 Chinese Cities With Economies as Big as Countries
[Investing]
2017/11/06 10:05
Gaining perspective on China’s monstrous economy isn’t always the easiest thing to do.With 1.4 billion people and the third-largest geographical area, the country is a vast place to begin with. Add in explosive economic growth, a market-oriented but Communist government, a longstanding and complex cultural history, and self-inflicted demographic challenges – and understanding China can be ev...
Project Formula : Russian Hoverbike Creators Take Aim at VTOL Flying Car
[Product]
2017/11/06 10:04
The Russian team that brought us the terrifying Scorpion Hoverbike (now being flown by the Dubai police department) is working toward a 5-seater VTOL air taxi. The Formula Project concept from Hoversurf uses fold-away wings and 52 tiny turbine Venturi propulsion units for a combination of VTOL convenience, winged efficiency and a compact form factor.Details are fairly scant at this point, but h...
(Video) The Gravity Concept Phone
[Design]
2017/11/06 10:03
The Gravity Phone by Julien Lanoy and Jean-Francois Bozec challenges the concept of a bezel-less phone having a top and a bottom. If phones are streamlined to look exactly the same if held upwards or downwards, why can’t we just make phones that know no upside-down or right-side-up? The Gravity Phone is a redesign that embraces complete symmetry. Hold it any way and it’s the right side up. Th...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Grow Fast or Die Slow : The Role of Profitability in Sustainable Growth
[Investing]
2017/11/05 09:49
How can software and online-services companies determine the right balance between growth and profitability?It is clear to most in the software and technology community that the days of growth at any cost are behind us, at least for now. Of course, growth is still important—it remains one of the most important factors in valuation, access to capital, and shareholder return, as well as the abil...
(PDF) Biometric Tech IDs You by Buzzing Your Finger - VibWrite
[Tech]
2017/11/05 09:48
Rutgers engineers create VibWrite, a finger vibration-based security system.The bone structure of every person's dominant index finger is unique – so unique, in fact, that it can be used as a new form of biometric identification. Known as VibWrite, the technology was developed by a team from Rutgers University led by Prof. Yingying (Jennifer) Chen.Here's how it works …Embedded in a smooth sur...
(Infographic) The Two High-Growth Sectors That Could Outperform Tech
[Investing]
2017/11/05 09:48
Over recent years, there has been no bigger opportunity for investors than technology. The FAANG stocks alone have gained over $1 trillion in market capitalization since 2014 – and these stocks, along with other tech movers and shakers, have helped propel indices to constant new highs.Growing CompetitionWhile tech shows no signs of letting up on its dominance over markets, investors should kno...
