Over 130 million households are home to at least one smart speaker, according to Statista data.That figure is expected to rise to as many as 335 million in the next five years.All smart home devices are set for huge growth in the near future, says Statista.While global spending on Internet of Things products is forecast to reach $1.1 trillion in 2023.Homes around the world are getting smarter....

The Ventus drone ionizes air to create lift without moving propulsors – Undefined Technologies says it'll be quiet next to current propeller-driven drones.With two successful flight tests in the bag, and just under US$2 million in seed funding, Florida company Undefined Technologies has unveiled the next generation of its "silent" commercial drone, which uses ionic propulsion instead of propel...

The kit, which uses recyclable paper pulp, is also designed with greater usability in mind.Industrial design studio Morrama has revealed a biodegradable and recyclable COVID-19 testing kit concept, which aims to lessen the environmental impact of tests being used today.The London-based consultancy has used sustainable materials for the Eco-Flo kit, and sought to make the kit more accessible to...

Consumers will increasingly shop for groceries online in the years ahead. Retailers must make a series of strategic investments to keep pace.Over the past 24 months, e-commerce in the North American grocery industry has continued to mature and scale. The pandemic served as an accelerator for grocery e-commerce, with much of the sector experiencing the equivalent of more than five years of growt...

A new navigation system for drones reduces the processing power needed to avoid obstacles, even in tricky environments like forests.A new navigation system enables a swarm of 10 lightweight drones to fly together without crashing into one another or obstacles, even in challenging places such as forests.Drones can compute their location and find a path to follow using a panoply of sensors, which...

Workforce issues loom large, while sustainability becomes a mainstream concern.People, purpose, prices and productivity emerged in a recent Gartner survey as key issues for the C-suite in 2022, and looking to 2023, reflecting a radical shift in priorities not seen in 15 years but likely to represent enduring change in the mindset of CEOs.“The last time we saw this type of sharp change in busin...

Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.Soft, pneumatic actuators might not be a phrase that comes up in daily conversations, but more likely than not you might have benefited from their utility. The devices use compressed air to power motion, and with sensing cap...

Imagene's series A was co-led by Larry Ellison, billionaire co-founder of Oracle; David Agus, director of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine at the University of Southern California; and Eyal Gura, co-founder of the X-ray AI company Zebra Medical Vision. An artificial intelligence startup aims to help direct cancer patients to the proper targeted therapies using only...

Why aren’t more consumer products & retail organizations tapping into the data goldmine? Data offers vast and unparalleled opportunities for consumer products & retail organizations. They could turn it into a sizeable competitive advantage: getting closer to consumers, optimizing operations, and launching new products/services rapidly. So why are so few of them tapping into the data go...