TREND REPORTS
The World’s Most Important Chart
[Investing]
2016/01/24 11:05
For our money, and pretty much everyone else’s, this is the chart that best explains the parlous state of global financial markets. Money poured into the emerging markets over the last three decades. Now, like a nasty riptide, it’s pulling out.Numbers released this week from Institute for International Finance show net capital outflows of roughly $735 billion in 2015, including the group’s b...
Self-Cleaning, Anti-Glare Windows Inspired by Moth Eyes
[Tech]
2016/01/24 11:04
Nature inspired nano-structures mean no more cleaning windows.A revolutionary new type of smart window developed by the University College London (UCL) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could cut window-cleaning costs in tall buildings while reducing heating bills and boosting worker productivity. Partially inspired by the reflective properties of moth eyes, thi...
How the Internet of Things Is Transforming Travel
[Business]
2016/01/24 11:03
Mobile devices play a key role in the travel IoT.Whether it’s monitoring the performance of airline engines, enabling keyless entry to hotel rooms or helping tourists find their way around Disney World, the internet of things (IoT) is creating exciting opportunities for the travel and hospitality industry. By connecting smart devices, systems, processes and people in new ways, it is streamlini...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Automotive Revolution Perspective Towards 2030
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:44
Technology-driven trends will revolutionize how industry players respond to changing consumer behavior, develop partnerships, and drive transformational change.Today’s economies are dramatically changing, triggered by development in emerging markets, the accelerated rise of new technologies, sustainability policies, and changing consumer preferences around ownership. Digitization, increasing a...
(Video) Augmented Reality For Trying On Makeup Is A Booming Business
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:43
“Sure, that looks great on a model, but how will it look on me?” Now you can find out thanks to ModiFace, an augmented reality startup that’s quietly grown to power apps for 55 of the top makeup brands like Sephora, P&G and Unilever.Fire up the camera on your phone or a store makeup counter’s tablet, choose different styles of lipstick, eye shadow or whatever else, and ModiFace applies...
Right Now, It's All About Oil
[Investing]
2016/01/21 11:43
Are low oil prices good or bad?On one hand, you might think low oil prices are good as the resulting low energy costs are good for the businesses and consumers that buy it. Ideally, they'll take those newfound savings and throw it right back into the economy.On the other hand, very low oil prices make can cause all sorts of problems for producers, which include the drillers who bleed money and...
Using Patient Fingerprints to Break Down Medical Record Silos - CrossChx
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:43
A startup uses encryption and fingerprint authentication to compare medical records across providers—and aims to make them easier to move, too.For the over 40 million people served by the more than 300 health systems working with startup CrossChx, checking in for a doctor’s appointment is much like unlocking an iPhone. All you need is your right index finger. Touch it onto a fingerprint reade...
(Video) Biometrics Could Become Standard Practice for Dating Apps
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:43
If your heart skips a beat, a genuine connection is not far off.In dating apps, the first connection happens based on a photo and a clever description. But Once wants to make that connection more organic by measuring a user’s excitement about a potential date through their heart rate.When it first debuted, Once emphasized its careful process of choosing just one match for users per day. This c...
The Biggest Hurdles for Hyperloop Are Still Land Rights and Bureaucracy, Not Tech
[Tech]
2016/01/21 11:43
Today Hyperloop Transportation Technologies filed a permit to build a 5-mile prototype in Quay Valley — a utopian, eco-friendly community planned for Central California. And while we’re rooting for them to succeed with their test track, it still doesn’t change the Hyperloop’s largest challenges. Because the biggest hurdle isn’t the tech behind Hyperloop, it’s the land rights and every oth...
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