UNIQLO will start testing the chat bot. Announced that it is planning to start trial operation of "UNIQLO IQ" chat type shopping service developed by UNIQLO on 20th September 2017.It is targeted at 2,000 UNIQLO members, after the pilot operation, this chatbot function will be installed in UNIQLO application in 2018."UNIQLO IQ" is a service that allows you to interactively select items using the...

Coca-Cola made a vending machine that allows a person to speak a phrase in a specific Swedish dialect to win a drink.People in the same country who share the same language may not say things the same way, as a local dialect on one side of the country sounds different compared to one from another region. Sweden is known for its dialects, so its Coca-Cola branch decided to tap into them by creati...

A new air filter has been developed that is designed to create a barrier of clean air directly in front of a child’s face.This is part of a series of articles that looks at entrepreneurs hoping to get their ideas off the ground through crowdfunding. At the time of writing, each of these innovations is currently seeking funding.Scientific studies have shown that those most at risk from air poll...

Spiders that ingested graphene and carbon nanotubes produced silk that was tougher than Kevlar – potentially paving the way for a new class of high-performing bio-enhanced materials.The natural strength and toughness of spider silk makes it one of the most complex and fascinating materials on earth. And with a little chemical enhancement, researchers just created a version that’s three times...

The cannabis industry has lit up in the last year, including weed delivery startup Eaze, which just raised $27 million in Series B financing and claims a 300 percent year-over-year increase in gross sales.But the weed delivery startup has come under scrutiny recently for burning through at least $1 million in cash per month. In contrast, other software-based pot delivery startups like Meadow ha...

The Dex Book attempts to do the phone-docking-into-laptop trick. So. Samsung’s pretty innovative, but doesn’t get enough credit for it. Samsung managed to crack facial recognition first, it even managed to pull off mass-produced edge-to-edge displays long before the Essential phone or the iPhone X… So, looking at the Dex Book concept, I wouldn’t be surprised seeing the words Samsung written...

Commercial traffic clogs city streets, contributes to pollution, and drives up the cost of doing business. But there are many ways to do better.Cities are the heart of the global economy, accounting for more than 80 percent of world GDP. Roads, rails, and other forms of transportation are the arteries that nourish that heart. When these become clogged or weakened, the results are severe. Busine...

"Disguised face identification" technology could make staying anonymous in public a bigger challenge (and make it easier to digitally unmask dissenters).To evade the risk of being IDed by authorities, protesters, looters, and rioters may obscure their faces with hats, scarves, or sunglasses. But for better or worse, dissenting in disguise may no longer mean dissenting anonymously.New research i...

How demand would change in a 100% EV world. What would happen if you flipped a switch, and suddenly every new car that came off assembly lines was electric?It’s obviously a thought experiment, since right now EVs have close to just 1% market share worldwide. We’re still years away from EVs even hitting double-digit demand on a global basis, and the entire supply chain is built around the inte...