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Carbon-Capturing Celour Paint Allows Anyone to Participate in CO2 Removal
[Design]
2021/08/17 09:03
Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. Called Celour, the paint can sequester 27 grams of CO2 for every 135 grams of paint used."That is the same amount of carbon dioxide that a normal tree absorbs per day," Kim said.The indoor-outdoor paint is made of waste concrete powder, a cement-based...
(Patent) Samsung Patent Shows Off ‘Galaxy Z Slide’ Design
[Tech]
2021/08/16 09:10
According to a LetsGoDigital report, the South Korean tech giant has applied for a new patent in Germany.Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event later today (11th August 2021). But a new patent has revealed that the Unpacked 2022 event might have the company unveil a ‘Galaxy Z Slide,’ which features an extending rollable display.Recen...
The New Rich Are Overtaking Old Money in Korea's Billionaire Rankings
[Investing]
2021/08/16 09:09
Entrepreneurs Supplant Chaebol Heirs as Korea’s Elite.Technology entrepreneurs rise to top of wealth ranking. Some startup founders are pledging to give away their fortunes.A new elite of uber-rich entrepreneurs is shooting up the wealth rankings in South Korea, overtaking the families behind the country’s decades-old sprawling conglomerates known as “chaebol.”Brian Kim, the founder of mobi...
This Company Recycles Shipping Containers Into Backyard Swimming Pools - ModPool
[Product]
2021/08/16 09:08
This company recycles shipping containers into backyard swimming poolsSome shipping containers are single-use, making just one trip across the ocean filled with goods. Modpools gives them a second life as swimming pools.Like many curious children, Paul Rathnam’s kids love to play with cardboard boxes, building creative structures out of the empty packaging. Rathnam sees a parallel between thei...
(PDF) BCG - B2B Distributors Can Survive the Age of Amazon
[Business]
2021/08/16 09:07
The threat may be virtual, but it’s starting to feel very real.On the one hand, companies around the world are increasingly waking up to the advantages of switching to e-commerce in the B2B market. The internet’s relevance is already high—and still rising—at every stage of the customer buying journey—from comparing product information, to ordering, paying, and scheduling, and even procurin...
Xos, Inc. Unveils Xos Hub™, a Mobile Charging Station for Commercial Fleets
[Business]
2021/08/16 09:06
Electric fleet mobility company Xos, Inc. has just introduced a mobile charging solution for electric fleet vehicles called Xos Hub that avoids waiting for infrastructural installation. Xos Hub sits alongside Xos Serve as two new services offered through Xos Energy Solutions, a new business unit within Xos, Inc.Xos, pronounced “ex-ose,” is a Southern California-based fleet manufacturer specia...
Will Nvidia’s Huge Bet on Artificial-Intelligence Chips Pay Off ?
[Investing]
2021/08/16 09:05
The unassuming chipmaking giant was early to the AI revolution—and remains ahead of rivals.“We’re always 30 days away from going out of business,” is a mantra of Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder of Nvidia. That may be a little hyperbolic coming from the boss of a company whose market value has increased from $31bn to $505bn in five years and which has eclipsed Intel, once the world’s mightiest c...
(Paper) Robot Shows How Simple Swimming Can Be
[Tech]
2021/08/16 09:04
Undulatory swimming appears complex—though not to an eel robot. Lots of robots use bioinspiration in their design. Humanoids, quadrupeds, snake robots—if an animal has figured out a clever way of doing something, odds are there's a robot that's tried to duplicate it. But animals are often just a little too clever for the robots that we build that try to mimic them, which is why researchers at...
This New AirPods Pro Case Takes on a Barrel Shape
[Design]
2021/08/16 09:03
Antón visualized an AirPods Pro case concept that holds each AirPods Pro in vertical placement, swapping out a rectangular build for a barrel-shaped case.The new case for AirPods Pros is even wider than the previous generation of AirPods. Wedging that case into your pocket between your keys, wallet, and other EDC items is uncomfortable and makes our pockets too bulky. Iván Antón, a product a...
