Low-voltage circuit extends battery life by 50 percent.A Bluetooth transceiver design that dramatically boosts battery life could enable richer sensor networks and extend the lifetime of implanted medical devices. At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco this week, engineers from European research organization imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation (a semiconducto...

Its combination of acids and antioxidants will leave your face looking smooth and refreshed.The key to Pili Ani’s skin-care line is the nutritionally rich pili nut, which grows wild on trees in the Philippines. Most commonly eaten as a sweet, high-protein snack, the nuts also provide a natural source of antioxidants and linolenic acid, which is said to have anti-inflammatory and moisture-reten...

Across the broad fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, you’d be hard pressed to find an industry that’s more driven by market trends than the beauty industry. And when we stop and take an in-depth look at what’s going on in the beauty space, we can see that trends are re-writing the basic foundation of the industry.There was a time, not too long ago, that much of the beauty industry w...

I love the concept of e-cars for their environmental friendliness but, honestly, my advice would be to never date someone who drives one! My partner’s e-car can travel a whopping 100 miles between each 8 hour charge which means I’m always the one stuck behind the wheel. If only he had access to a Volt drone, then I might actually get to chill out in the passengers seat for once!The design tak...

New research from Provoke Insights shows that cost is the biggest factor driving account reviews.Just like any relationship, marketers and agencies need to cultivate and maintain their union—and not just during the honeymoon phase. New research from Provoke Insights shows that while cost is the biggest factor driving account reviews, several potential problems can result in agency-marketer rel...

“How do you keep the vitality of day one, even inside a large organization?” — Jeff Bezos. eadership has its benefits—scale, knowledge, influence, and financial stability among them. But our research shows that as companies age and grow, incumbents increasingly focus on internal matters, have more difficulty freeing themselves from legacy businesses and approaches, and progressively shift t...

A new laser system can wirelessly recharge phones from across the room. We've cut the cord for communication, thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but charging our little pocket supercomputers still takes a tether. Judging by the range of wireless charging technologies in the works, that might not be the case for much longer. A team from the University of Washington has demonstrated how lasers could...

2018 is off to a bumpy start for the trading of large cap crypto assets. But we hold the view that pricing accuracy of $100B+ tokens isn't particularly meaningful for the technology progress in the space. It measures sentiment, which perhaps reflexively prices the market, but isn't all that helpful for figuring out what's happening in the world. On the other hand, the flow of resources -- from...

Solar power has come a long way from the original gargantuan grids in the desert. Advancements in nano-materials and microtechnology now offered unparalleled portability and convenience for the average person.The Energy Tape concept pushes the limits of portable solar power by offering a reusable strip that works a lot like a roll of tape!It can instantly transform just about any object into a...