MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells.The cells are engineered to light up in response to a variety of stimuli. When mixed with a slurry of hydrogel and nutrients, the cells can be printed, layer by layer, to form three-dimensional, interactive structures and devices.The team has then demonstrated its techni...

When it comes to adult beverages, beer has admittedly seen better days. The category has struggled to grow and has lost share to wine and spirits over the last several years, according to Nielsen’s State of the U.S. Beer Market report. Despite this overall decline, there are still product segments that continue to grow, albeit some, like craft beer, at a decelerating rate.In Nielsen’s U.S. of...

Drugs and medicine are big business. In 2016, there was a 1.5% global decline in the total value of drug and medicine exports. [click to enlarge]Even with that drop, the industry's players exported $318B, making drugs and medicine one of the world's top industries. But where do all those pills, serums, and creams come from? We wanted to find out. So we dissected the data from 2016 and broke it...

Know any first-time parents who made an Instagram account just for their newborn baby?! Well, don’t be surprised if you start seeing fetus accounts next! The Smart Baby Camera lets impatient parents get a sneak peak as their baby grows and record photo and video to save and share.From the comfort of home, this portable echograph system is intuitive and safe to use safely without professional a...

The concept of floating cities may sound like something from a science fiction novel, but it could become a reality by 2020. Seasteading Institute, a San Francisco-based nonprofit has been developing this idea since the foundation of the organization in 2008, and it has reached an agreement with the government of French Polynesia to begin testing in its waters.“If you could have a floating cit...

China, already a global force in digital technologies, is set to experience huge shifts in revenue and profits as businesses digitize, boosting the economy’s international competitiveness.China has become a force to be reckoned with in digital technologies at home and around the world. As a major worldwide investor in digital technologies and one of the world’s leading adopters of the technol...

Consumers can stream music, make calls, receive fitness coaching and tracking using voice controlled AI headphones.We have already seen smart AR glasses allowing consumers to go hands free, in addition to applications providing consumers with fitness advice and motivation. However, Vinci 2.0 goes a step further, combining these two ideas, by using AI technology to create standalone headphones,...

Bitcoin's climb is "the most vertical" Stephen Roach has ever seen. Move over, Jaime Dimon, bitcoin has another high-profile Wall Street hater:‘This is a toxic concept for investors. This is a dangerous speculative bubble by any shadow or stretch of the imagination.’That’s what Stephen Roach, Yale professor and former Morgan Stanley MS, -1.27% chief economist, had to say about bitcoin in an...

Amazon’s headcount is growing by 40% year-over-year. It was the eighth-largest private employer in the US at the end of 2016, and it’s poised to climb those ranks quickly. The online retailer also announced plans to build a second US headquarters that will employ 50,000 employees.But Amazon’s growth comes at a cost. It has a well-earned reputation for overwhelming competitors. Even though Am...