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Clay-Based Antimicrobial Packaging Keeps Food Fresh
[Tech]
2017/08/23 09:22
Tomatoes after six days, wrapped in conventional plastic wrap on the left, and those wrapped in the new material on the right.Run-of-the-mill plastic cling wrap sure is better than nothing when it comes to keeping food fresh, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. Scientists have now developed a new material promised to offer greater protection, by incorporating nanoscale clay...
(Infographic) Top Luxuries We Can’t Live Without
[Consumer]
2017/08/23 09:10
According to new survey data, fast Wi-Fi, smartphones and pets are the top necessities of modern life that Americans just can’t give up. 1,000 Americans were recently surveyed by Thermosoft to find out which modern day luxuries they could do without, and which they will never give up. The data and corresponding infographic provides an interesting look at the most common consumer goods American...
(Infographic) The Economic ($15.7 Trillion) Impact of AI
[Investing]
2017/08/22 11:12
For the people most immersed in the tech sector, it’s hard to think of a more controversial topic than the ultimate impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society.By eventually empowering machines with a level of superintelligence, there are many different possible outcomes ranging from Kurzweil’s technological singularity to the more dire predictions popularized by Elon Musk.Despite this...
The Cognitive Photobooth
[Design]
2017/08/22 11:12
Can a machine know people better than they know themselves? To answer this question, we created an interactive installation, the Cognitive Photo Booth, where IBM's AI computing system, Watson, created data-driven portraits of people.Our data is who we are. It's an echo of our behavior. A record of our emotion. In the Cognitive Photo Booth – a key attraction at the AI-inspired Art with Watson p...
(Infographic) Movie Maps : Where Films Are Shot Worldwide
[Business]
2017/08/22 11:12
We’ve all felt it: a sudden desire to travel, sparked by some exotic scene that’s playing across the silver screen. What’s more intriguing than the prospect of a real visit to the far-flung geographic gems that movies reveal? At HotelsCombined, we’ve got all your REAL travel needs covered – even to destinations you’ve only seen on film. In fact, we set out to uncover the hottest spots for...
(Video) 3D-Printed Robotic Arm for Sign Language Translation - Project Aslan
[Tech]
2017/08/22 11:12
A team of engineers at the University of Antwerp in The Netherlands has developed a 3D-printed robotic arm that can act as a sign language translator for deaf people.Sign language interpreters are often in short supply, and so this research team set out to develop a low cost automated system that can translate text into sign language. “A deaf person who needs to appear in court, a deaf person...
(Video) Self-Driving Wheelchairs Debut in Hospitals and Airports
[Tech]
2017/08/22 11:11
Autonomous vehicles can add a new member to their ranks—the self-driving wheelchair. This summer, two robotic wheelchairs made headlines: one at a Singaporean hospital and another at a Japanese airport.The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, or SMART, developed the former, first deployed in Singapore’s Changi General Hospital in September 2016, where it successfully navigated...
How My Beauty Matches Is Using Machine Learning To Disrupt The $445 Billion Beauty Market
[Business]
2017/08/22 11:11
My Beauty Matches is known for being the world’s first personalized beauty product recommendation and price comparison website using proprietary machine learning and AI technology. Founded by Nidhima Kohli, My Beauty Matches and its Beauty Matching Engine technology allows users to compare prices on over 400,000 products from over 3,500 brands. But its unique selling point is that it offers co...
What it Means to be 'Clean' in Today’s FMCG Market
[Consumer]
2017/08/22 11:11
As all marketers are well aware, today’s consumers are more educated than ever, largely because they have access to more information than ever—and that’s only going to continue. So when it comes time to shop, consumers are putting that knowledge to use, and they’re making their selections carefully and for specific purposes. They’re also willing to pay for products that meet their specific...
