TREND REPORTS
(Video) We Have Changed the Climate with Wind Turbines
[Tech]
2015/07/22 10:31
According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, about 2.3 percent of America’s power is generated by wind. But wind power is becoming wildly popular all over the world. What would happen if a company put up so many wind turbines that they actually changed the climate on Earth? That’s the subject of this week’s podcast.Wind turbines are being built all over the world, and China is p...
Paving Dutch Plastic Roads with Plastic Pulled from Oceans - WolkerWessels
[Tech]
2015/07/22 10:31
Rotterdam could be the first city in the world with roads made of plastic if VolkerWessels get their way.WolkerWessels, a Dutch construction firm, is intent on paving roads using upcycled plastic in a project dubbed PlasticRoad. According to this report, Rotterdam’s city council is just as thrilled to host the first batch of plastic roads.Alex van de Wall, a KWS Infra manager working on the pr...
Try a Spray-On Condom for Size
[Design]
2015/07/22 10:31
Design student Michele Chu wants to revolutionize the condom market by creating spray-on condoms for both parties.When it comes to promoting safe sex, the more options, the better. Which is why the idea of a spray-on alternative to the conventional condom is so fascinating. Design student Michele Chu created a concept for a visual communications class that includes spray-on condoms for both mal...
(PDF) MIT - Strategy, not Technology, Drives Digital Transformation
[Business]
2015/07/21 10:58
Maturity goes hand-in-hand with cross-department collaboration, according to new research from Deloitte Digital and MIT Sloan Management Review.The quickest way to get fluent with social media, analytics, wearables, and mobile devices is to let cross-functional teams brainstorm what to do with them. And then experiment.A survey of more than 4,800 business executives across diverse industries fo...
(PDF) Honda Files Patents for Brand New, Fuel Injected Two-Stroke Engine
[Tech]
2015/07/21 10:58
Honda plans to revive the two-stroke engine, according to patent documents lodged earlier this month.Two-strokes are far simpler machines than four-stroke engines. They’re also lighter, easier to work on, and downright angrier, pumping out a lot more power per cubic centimeter of displacement, which has won them a lot of fans. But they’ve had a reputation for belching out a fair bit of smoke...
Paypal Overtakes eBay's Marketplace Sales for the First Time
[Investing]
2015/07/21 10:58
Flush with cash and primed for growth, PayPal today split off from eBay to become an independent company. Its shares jumped 11% at the start of the highly-anticipated debut. But back in 2001, the first time PayPal listed its shares on the stock market, few could have predicted that its business would be such a success.“We cannot assure you that the relatively new market for online payment mech...
How Shoppers Look, Watch and Listen for New Products
[Consumer]
2015/07/21 10:58
While filling an unmet consumer need is an obvious goal when launching a new product innovation, developing the right product is only part of the equation for success. Opportunities may ultimately be won or lost in the store, and marketers need a strong activation strategy to generate awareness and trial. In addition, all of this must be supported by a positive product experience. But which sou...
(Video) UNDO Laces Offset the Carbon Footprint of Shoes with Style
[Product]
2015/07/21 10:57
For every pair of shoes that is manufactured, 30 pounds of CO2 is released into the atmosphere. Considering 25 billion shoes are sold each year, that is a huge amount of damage. Now, UNDO Labs have created UNDO Laces, which aim to offset the carbon footprint of shoe manufacturing and reverse some of that damage.UNDO Laces feature metal aglets which close the loop of the shoelaces, representing...
(Video) Test-Driving an Audi With Laser Headlights
[Tech]
2015/07/21 10:57
It’s hard enough to tear around a tricky racetrack in broad daylight, let alone on a pitch-black Portuguese night. But that’s when the laser spotlight on Audi’s new 2017 R8 supercar comes into its own.The supplemental laser spotlight—powerful enough to double the 300-meter range of the R8’s standard LED high beams—offered a crucial performance edge at the Autodromo do Algarve, a 4.69-km r...
