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UAB Creates Triple-Threat Cancer-Fighting Polymer Capsules for Guided Drug Delivery
[Tech]
2017/04/12 10:37
Chemists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have designed triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules that bring the promise of guided drug delivery closer to preclinical testing.These multilayer capsules show three traits that have been difficult to achieve in a single entity. They have good imaging contrast that allows detection with low-power ultrasound, they can stably and effici...
Earphones That Don’t Sit in Your Ears - Batband
[Design]
2017/04/12 10:37
Call me audio-obsessed, but I can’t stop admiring this pair of earphones (should I call them that? They don’t really rely on your ears) that go by the name Batband. Using a technology we’ve been a fan of for long, i.e., bone conduction, the earphones rest above the ear on the skull, relaying vibrations into your head directly through the bone. Sound travels faster, sounds clearer, and you ca...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Supply Chain 4.0 in Consumer Goods
[Business]
2017/04/11 10:38
In Supply Chain 4.0, supply-chain management applies Industry 4.0 innovations—the Internet of Things, advanced robotics, analytics, and big data—to jump-start performance, and customer satisfaction.Over the last 30 years, supply chain has undergone a tremendous change. What was once a purely operational logistics function that reported to sales or manufacturing and focused on ensuring supply...
(PDF) Temporary Tattoos Turn the Body Into a Touchscreen - SkinMarks
[Tech]
2017/04/11 10:38
Researchers from Germany’s Saarland University Department of Computer Science have developed stretchy temporary tattoos to turn the body into a connected interface.Building on the technology of previous epidermal electronics, SkinMarks prints multiple layers of thin-film sensors on temporary tattoo paper. Developed by researchers from Germany’s Saarland University Department of Computer Scien...
76% of U.S. Teens Surveyed Using iPhones, 81% Plan to Purchase
[Consumer]
2017/04/11 10:37
The iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data gathered by investment firm Piper Jaffray in its most recent semiannual U.S. teen survey.76 percent of teens surveyed own an iPhone, up from 69 percent in the spring of 2016, and the highest ownership level seen in the teen survey. A record 81 percent of teens surveyed said they expect their next phone to be a...
(Video) Is This The Scariest Glass Bottom Swimming Pool Ever ?
[Design]
2017/04/11 10:37
Peeing in the swimming pool is obviously a gross thing to do, and we’d certainly never condone it, but this swimming pool is so terrifying that we’re not sure we’d be able to refrain from turning the water yellow. Because as you can see from the stomach-churning video below, this glass-bottomed pool is situated 500ft above the streets!The pool – dubbed the Sky Pool – juts from the 42nd flo...
Tesla Hits a New Milestone, Passing G.M. in Valuation
[Investing]
2017/04/11 10:37
Tesla’s stock valuation has soared since the company went public in 2010, recently surpassing Ford’s and, on Monday, G.M.’s.Tesla has quietly zoomed past another automotive milestone.Just a week after the company surpassed Ford Motor in market value, its shares closed at $312.39 on Monday, making Tesla worth about $50.9 billion, slightly more than General Motors.G.M., like Ford Motor, has be...
China Emerges as Powerhouse for Biotech Drugs
[Business]
2017/04/11 10:37
Global drugmakers join with local Chinese startups to test and create new cancer treatmentsA new cancer drug licensed by Eli Lilly & Co. was discovered by a six-year-old startup on the outskirts of Shanghai, and derived from the ovary cells of Chinese hamsters. Lilly now is planning to test it on Americans.Rival Merck & Co. aims to test a separate cancer drug in the U.S. this year, crea...
Mobile Chatbot Helps People Defeat Their Addictions In Private - Onward
[Business]
2017/04/11 10:36
Onward is a new app that helps people overcome their addictions through digital companionship and monitoring.Addictions are hard to quit — which is why so many people spend an enormous amount of time and money trying different strategies to manage them. Onward is an addiction management app is designed to equip people with the tools to overcome their compulsive habits. Using tech and data scie...
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