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(Video) 3D-Imagining Sensor Developer Vayyar Raises $22 Million
[Investing]
2015/12/20 11:05
Vayyar, 3D-imagining sensor developer that says to make “it possible to see through objects,” took in a $22 million investment led by Walden Riverwood. Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Israel Cleantech Ventures also participated in the round that brings Vayyar’s total funding to $34 million.The startup developed a sensor that can scan through materials and liquids to create a...
(Video) Smartphone Keyboard Teaches While You Text - Words U Keyboard
[Business]
2015/12/20 11:05
WordsU has developed an alternate keyboard for smart phones with an autocorrect function that, instead of trying to figure out what word you are trying to type, tries to expand your vocabulary. (Alternate keyboards are apps that replace the standard keypad image that appears when you need to type on a mobile device. Most are designed to make typing faster, more intuitive, or more fun.) WordsU’...
Wine Buyers Judge Bottles by Their Labels—How Can Brands Stand Out ?
[Consumer]
2015/12/20 11:04
From Champagne to Chardonnay to Cabernet, wine shelves have something to appeal to almost every palate. For discerning consumers, there are options aplenty for any occasion. But for brands, the category is crowded, and standing out is difficult. In fact, in 2014, 4,200 new wines were introduced to market, representing 12.5% of category items.Unlike other beverage alcohol categories, advertising...
Nano-Scale 3D Printing Technology Helps Researchers Print the Smallest Color Picture Ever Printed
[Tech]
2015/12/20 11:03
Measuring itself at an astoundingly tiny 0.0092 mm, or 80 µm x 115 µm, in size Guinness World Records Limited has just named ETH Zurich and their spin off company Scrona Ltd. as the official World Record Holders for the smallest inkjet-printed color image. The image, about the same size as the cross-sectional area of a typical human hair, depicts a pair of colorful clownfish hanging out in fr...
(Infographic) Disney’s World : A Graphical History of Disney Films
[Business]
2015/12/17 11:36
A graphical history of Disney films and the company Walt created.WALT DISNEY was a textbook example of a polymath. All at once an innovator, entrepreneur, cartoonist, voice actor, animator, studio boss, theme park creator/owner and film producer. The company he started (from a cartoon studio set up with his brother Roy in 1923) grew in line with his ambition to reflect his disparate array of ta...
(PDF) The 2015 Chief Digital Officer Study
[Business]
2015/12/17 11:36
The digital revolution is moving fast and spurring massive disruptions and transformations in industry after industry. A key sign of its growing importance is the rise of a new kind of executive: the chief digital officer, or CDO. Although the number of companies that have already hired CDOs remains small — just 6 percent globally, according to the results of our first annual study of the posi...
(Video) Eyes-On Wearable Ultrasound and IR Glasses for Easy Venipuncture
[Tech]
2015/12/17 11:36
Evena Medical, a Roseville, CA firm, is releasing an ultrasound and near-infrared device for vein viewing that clinicians can simply wear like a pair of bulky glasses. The Eyes-On glasses apparently use Epson‘s Moverio technology that displays an image laid over the wearer’s field of view.The glasses project both infrared light and ultrasound onto the skin, the first for viewing peripheral ve...
The Fed Just Raised Rates for The First Time Since 2006
[Investing]
2015/12/17 11:35
An almost biblical seven-year stretch of near zero interest rates effectively ended Wednesday when the Federal Reserve announced that it would increase its benchmark monetary policy rate a quarter of a percent.The decision came exactly seven years after the Fed cut the target for its benchmark Fed funds rate to near zero on Dec. 16, 2008, an extraordinary step prompted by the worst financial cr...
(PDF) Eye Implant for Producing Tears to Fight Dry Eye Syndrome
[Tech]
2015/12/17 11:35
Dry eye syndrome may soon be treated with a new implant developed by a team led by researchers at Stanford University. The team identified the afferent neural pathway as being an excellent target for stimulation in order to activate tear production. They built a device that has platinum foil electrodes implanted under the inferior lacrimal gland, with an additional electrode reaching for the af...
