TREND REPORTS
(Video) SXSW 2018 : You Can Now 3D-Print a House in Under a Day
[Design]
2018/03/13 10:21
At South By Southwest today, New Story, a Y Combinator-backed charity that works to build houses for people in developing nations, and Icon, a robotics construction company in Austin, Texas, unveiled what is believed to be the first 3D-printed house that is fully up to code and permitted for people to inhabit.The two organizations came together to show that it’s feasibly possible to build an e...
Kasko2Go Uses Military-Grade Tech to Drive Its Blockchain-Based Car Insurance
[Business]
2018/03/13 10:21
Insurance is one industry that’s being disrupted by blockchain technology on a near-weekly basis.The latest entrant? Kasko2Go — a blockchain technology-based car insurance startup with a unique trick up its sleeve: military-grade anti-fraud technology that the company says goes way beyond insurance fraud detection.“Our anti-fraud system is based on a platform called GetmeIns, designed by Cli...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Mobile Money in Emerging Markets : The Business Case for Financial Inclusion
[Business]
2018/03/13 10:20
Meeting the mobile money needs of the unbanked in emerging markets is a vast opportunity. To succeed, providers need a clear view on what drives mobile money economics, and an innovative mind-set.Mobile money systems offer a dual promise, as an engine for financial inclusion and as an emerging market business opportunity for providers. Most people and small businesses in emerging economies toda...
FlatScope : Lens-Free Fluorescent Microscope for Imaging Deep Inside Body
[Tech]
2018/03/13 10:20
Microscopes are a ubiquitous tool in the life sciences and their applications extend into clinical practice. Doctors use them to peer into the eye, examine tissues for signs of cancer, and to help perform surgeries. But, microscopes are bulky, so it’s impossible to use them to image many of the areas deep inside the body. Moreover, optical lenses tend to create a trade-off between a large fiel...
Patronace's New Textile Printing Technology Produces High-Resistance Fabric
[Design]
2018/03/13 10:20
Munich-based industrial designer bastian müller’s brand patronace reveals soft protection jackets unique to the market. titled GRDXKN, the newly invented, textile printing technology integrates mechanical material performance into the soft textile itself, and enables two-dimensional colors to become three-dimensional in parts. Lightweight and sturdy, flexible and abrasion resistant, the patr...
A Winner of The Asia Design Prize for The Year 2018 - The Orbike
[Design]
2018/03/13 10:20
Add the Orbike to Musk’s Boring Company program and you’ve literally got a city that’s perfect for any commuter. Sitting half above and half below the surface of the road, the Orbike is a donut-shaped vending machine that allows people to rent bicycles and bike-related equipment. Designed to be efficient, but more to grab attention, the Orbike rotates inside its transparent shell, allowing y...
(Infographic) What Marketers Need to Know About Changing Customer Service Expectations
[Consumer]
2018/03/13 10:19
Consumers are demanding multichannel options that are easier to use. Not all companies are delivering the service consumers have come to expect.Nearly 20 percent of U.S. households now contain 10 or more connected devices, and as consumers increasingly work new communication tools into their daily lives, they are also demanding multichannel options when they need customer service and expect it...
(PDF) Pew - Social Media Use in 2018
[Consumer]
2018/03/12 11:05
A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram.A new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults finds that the social media landscape in early 2018 is defined by a mix of long-standing trends and newly emerging narratives.Facebook and YouTube dominate this landscape, as notable majorities of U.S. adults use each of these si...
(PDF) Touching the Virtual : How Microsoft Research is Making Virtual Reality Tangible - Claw
[Tech]
2018/03/12 11:05
A wild new slew of prototype controllers shows Microsoft experimenting at the bleeding edge of AR and VR.The new Microsoft has learned to make money again by investing in cloud technologies and going after the enterprise market. Great. Good. Fine. But forgive me a little for preferring the other Microsoft. The one that attracts some of the world’s finest researchers to build crazy things it ca...
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