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MIT's 'Sun-in-a-Box' Uses Light as an Efficient Form of Energy
[Tech]
2022/05/16 09:05
A new heat engine is highly efficient and designed to work in tandem with renewable sources of energy.The thermophotovoltaic cell, also called a “heat engine,” is 1 square centimeter, but the research team behind it are looking to scale up. Photo: Felice FrankelResearchers at MIT have built a highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cell that, when paired with renewable resources, efficiently conv...
Gen Z Investors Seek Short-term Gain Amid Financial Turbulence
[Consumer]
2022/05/16 09:04
Across generations, retirement is the No. 1 investing goal in the US. That said, Gen Z is far more likely to focus on getting rich or learning to invest than older age groups. While 81% of baby boomer investors have their eye on retirement—no surprise as many are approaching that milestone—just 35% of Gen Z investors consider it their main priority.Beyond the chart: Gen Z’s greater focus on...
The Apple Drip
[Design]
2022/05/16 09:03
While comparing the 2013 Mac Pro to a trashcan may have been a little mean in hindsight, its shiny cylindrical exterior translates well to a coffee machine, as per this concept by Young Geon Ahn.Meet Apple Drip – a conceptual caffeine distributing machine that brews “the best coffee Apple’s ever made” if Tim Cook had to ever take to the stage to introduce such an appliance. It flips Jony Iv...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How US Consumers are Feeling, Shopping, and Spending
[Consumer]
2022/05/13 09:10
The latest Consumer Pulse survey shows that, across America, people have simultaneously embraced new behaviors and reverted to old ones. What will they do next?Stick to new COVID-19-era habits, or go back to the old ways of doing things? For most US consumers, the answer seems to be “both.” Two years into the pandemic, people across the country have discovered that they like shopping online,...
(Patent) Apple has Won a Patent for a Future Automated Electric Vehicle Charging Station
[Tech]
2022/05/13 09:09
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to a charging station for an electric vehicle that provides an automated process for consumer convenience. Apple notes that exiting a vehicle to connect the vehicle to a charging station may be inconvenient for the operator of the vehicle. In addition, electric vehicle charging stations that require manual conne...
The NFT Project That’s (Re)Claiming A Museum Object
[Business]
2022/05/13 09:08
In May, a Congolese collective will drop NFTs minted of a sacred statue once owned by the community, now held by the VMFA. In the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) sits a 25 inches-tall wooden statue labeled a Diviner’s Figure, originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since February, that same sculpture also has a home on the blockchain, having been tokenized...
Home Prices Continue Rise as Supply Dwindles
[Investing]
2022/05/13 09:07
U.S. home prices have kept on climbing in the pandemic housing boom, leaving many potential buyers wondering how they can afford a place of their own in this red-hot market. After a period of stability in the years following the 2008 housing crash, the current development is a steep departure from the previous trend. According to the St. Louis Fed, median prices for U.S. houses rose from approx...
(Paper) Scientists Build Ventricle-on-a-Chip to Study Heart Disease - miniPUMP
[Tech]
2022/05/13 09:06
In recent years, scientists have been using biomimetic tissue models—reconstructed tissues designed to replicate the attributes of living tissue—to study disease and development in the human body. The heart, however, is a different story. Even though advances in stem cell research now make it easier to grow cardiac tissue, replicating a functioning human heart in a lab remains complicated.To...
(Video) Brooklyn-based Betterlab Develops Eyeglasses That Can Prevent Myopia
[Product]
2022/05/13 09:05
According to the World Health Organization, by 2050, half of the world’s population will be myopic. High myopia, a severe form of the problem that can lead to retinal damage and blindness, is predicted to affect one billion people.This has become the focal point of Betterlab, an innovation partner and firm based in Brooklyn, New York led by designer and strategist Todd Bracher.For its first pr...
