TREND REPORTS
(PDF) BCG - Next-Generation IT for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies
[Business]
2016/01/03 12:26
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is in the midst of a major transformation driven by changes in technology and dramatic shifts in consumer preferences. At the same time, the pressure to keep costs low and operate more efficiently has never been so intense. CIOs in the CPG industry need to successfully navigate these turbulent forces to position IT as an enabler of business value withi...
Top 10 Dollar Growth Categories : U.S. Grocery
[Product]
2016/01/03 12:26
2015 was a year of shifting consumer consumption trends within the U.S. grocery landscape. It ushered in changing meal time occasions, welcomed on-the-go consumption and rolled out the red carpet for the all-day breakfast movement. Health and wellness was top of mind for consumers, which evoked a new thirst for teas and juicing, along with a hunger for avant-garde offerings like avocado toast,...
Panasonic's Stretchy Resin Film May Find Use in Wearable Electronics
[Tech]
2016/01/03 12:26
The new film remains conductive and undamaged, even when stretched to more than twice its usual length.Before flexible electronic devices can become commonplace, there needs to be a practical way of manufacturing reliable stretchable circuitry. While some solutions are already in development, Panasonic recently announced one of its own – a soft, flexible polymer resin film combined with transp...
Economic Milestones of The Year Ahead
[Consumer]
2016/01/03 12:26
A NUMBER of economic trends that have been simmering for years will come to full boil in 2016—and result in some striking statistics. One example is in wealth inequality. The share of wealth of the richest 1% of the world's population will, according to Oxfam, exceed that of the remaining 99% of people. Yet there is also some good news for ordinary folk: in at least one respect private investi...
(Video) Cheap, Waterless Toilet That Turns Waste Into Clean Water in Africa
[Tech]
2016/01/03 12:26
A cheap, easy to maintain, "green" toilet that uses no water and turns human waste into electricity and clean water will be trialed in 2016, possibly in Ghana. Dubbed the "Nano Membrane Toilet" by its creators from Cranfield University, UK, this new approach to managing waste could help some of the world's 2.3 billion people who have no access to safe, hygienic toilets.The toilet's magic happen...
(Video) Vanderhall Treads a Unique Path to Weekend Fun with Three-Wheel Laguna
[Design]
2016/01/03 12:25
Vanderhall is the new kid on the block, but the Laguna looks like a well thought-out bit of design. Until now, the Morgan Three Wheeler was the leading option for wealthy petrolheads willing to trade out-and-out laptimes for left-field fun, but Vanderhall is encroaching on the old British manufacturer's turf with its new Laguna.If Morgan's Three Wheeler is an unashamed throwback, Vanderhall's t...
(PDF) Pew - Home Broadband 2015 Report
[Consumer]
2015/12/23 10:39
Americans are slowly abandoning broadband just like they did with landlines. If you're already doing everything online on your smartphone anyway, why pay for home broadband service?That seems to be the conclusion of a growing number of Americans, particularly Millennials. According to the Pew Research Center, as charted here for us by Statista, the percentage of U.S. adults with home broadband...
(Video) Interactive Light Seesaws in Montreal
[Design]
2015/12/23 10:39
In Montreal there is a place called Place Des Festivals. Until January 31st 2016 a luminous playful and interactive installation, entitled Impulse and composed of thirty seesaws is watchable. Nine video projectors ornament buildings with luminous frescos. This creation is the result of a collaboration between CS Design and Lateral Office.Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztzpd57zMtY...
M&A 2015 : New Highs, and a New Tone
[Investing]
2015/12/23 10:39
Deal activity surged again this year—especially big deals and those in the United States.M&A activity reached a new high in 2015, both globally and in the United States—with large deals leading the way. Asia also reached a new record, with activity for the first time virtually tied with Europe as the second-busiest region for M&A.By the numbers, more than 7,500 deals with a combined v...
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