TREND REPORTS
This Swedish Scientist's Transparent Wood Could Transform Architecture
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:30
A new material design innovation has made wood practically invisible. Just watch for splinters.You don't have to shop at Ikea to see that Sweden is obsessed with wood. Over 57% of the country is covered in upwards of 51 billion trees, and lumber and paper products are one of the country's biggest exports.So leave it to Swedish researchers to figure out a whole new use for all that wood: they've...
(Infographic) Mobile Commerce : Where is the Money ?
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:30
Mobile commerce is a current reality with a growing trend for the future. Data on mobile commerce performance during 2015 clearly shows a relevant growth in this sector. Therefore, using effective Mobile Marketing strategies to improve users engagement and retention is going to become even more important during 2016.Based on data derived from 50 million app users and from over 50 brands using N...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs - Where The Big Money Will Be Made in Virtual Reality
[Business]
2016/04/06 10:42
Virtual reality may have gotten off to a rocky start this week with delays and delivery issues for the two early leaders, Facebook's Oculus Rift and HTC's Vive, but don't let that sour you on the idea.According to Goldman Sachs, virtual reality and its cousin augmented reality, which shows up in things like Microsoft's HoloLens, will be a $35 billion annual industry by 2025. This chart from Sta...
"Carbon 3D" Does 3D Printing at a Speed No One Else Can Match
[Tech]
2016/04/06 10:42
Carbon has collected $140 million in three years to develop its superfast $40,000-a-year 3D printer.In this gleaming lab in Redwood City, Calif., the first thing you notice is the burnt smell in the air. The next thing you notice is the whirring noise, from the machinery at the center of the lab cleaning objects pulled from humming rows of 5-foot-long cylindrical printers. They’re turning slud...
Fictional Products Spark Discussion About Egg Freezing - Timeless
[Product]
2016/04/06 10:42
There’s no shortage of products aimed at female consumers that claim to stop time by helping to preserve a woman’s beauty for decades to come. But at ‘Timeless,’ a pop-up shop inside London’s Old Street Station, the products are fictional, and the goal is to disseminate information and spark a discussion about elective egg freezing.The issue has surfaced in news reports recently as compani...
(Video) Smartphone Spectroscopy Kit Brings Blood Test Info Home
[Product]
2016/04/06 10:42
The Cor cartridges each have a fine needle that takes a surface-level blood sample when pressed against the arm.According to Bob Messerschmidt, founder and CEO of Cor, "the greatest barrier for people to live a healthy life is really information." His company has developed a blood testing kit that is aimed at making health information available in the home that might otherwise remain hidden in...
(PDF) Bain&Company : Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2016
[Investing]
2016/04/06 10:42
Asia-Pacific private equity: Record results, gathering clouds.Looking back over the past year, it’s hard to imagine a more perplexing global economic landscape. Oil prices unexpectedly plunged to record lows, global economic expansion slowed, currencies fluctuated wildly—and then there was China. As the growth rate of the world’s second-largest economy fell amid continued export weakness, a...
Lola, A Travel Concierge Startup, Closes Its $19.7M Series A
[Investing]
2016/04/06 10:42
The Boston-based company will launch a mobile app that aspires to be an on-demand personal travel service that can plan, book, and manage travel for consumers.Its founder Paul English (the co-founder and former CTO of Kayak) has brought on board many industry insiders as advisors and team members. Today the startup said that Barney Harford, who departed as CEO of Orbitz Worldwide after its acqu...
Sustainable Material From Pineapples Turns Waste Product Into Leather - Piñatex
[Tech]
2016/04/06 10:41
A textile creates a new industry for pineapple-growing countries and farmers.Population growth brings a lot questions with it. One of them is how to source the fiber used to make clothing. The key here is to focus on reusing natural byproducts since existing textiles will not be able to satisfy the increasing demand in quality and quantity. With this in mind, founder of Ananas Anam Dr. Carmen H...
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