The autonomous drones can carry cargo up to 300 miles.When we think about drone delivery, we tend to think about last-mile delivery – from the store or fulfilment centre to the customer. However, FedEx is now looking at using drones for the middle mile – from port to warehouse or distribution centre. The giant logistics company is partnering with hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air...

Electric kick scooters are one of the practical solutions to overcome the problem of traffic congestion in cities. There are countless such designs on the market on the market and countless others in the concept pipeline too. But are all of them practical when we ponder over real-life situations on the road, or their ability to be seamless in finishing up the intended task?The Zipper electric s...

BCG partnered with Google to examine how companies of all sizes can position themselves to capture growth opportunities in their retail media business.Top retailers are tapping into the high-growth, high-margin business of retail media to aggressively fund strategies that boost their priorities and competitive position. In so doing, they are not only disrupting the digital advertising industry,...

The immersive experience documents the cathedral's 850-year timeline through interactive features and digital reconstructions.Three years ago, Paris watched one of its beloved national treasures go up in flames. The blaze that ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral collapsed a spire, destroyed most of the building’s roof and upper walls, melted the lead joints in its stained glass windows, and cause...

Virtual and IRL gatherings could both see growth in 2022. Nearly one-third of people always or almost always experience some degree of Zoom fatigue after virtual events.Among the many changes to where and how we’ve worked since March 2020 has been the shift to virtual events. Two years on, they have become a fixture of the hybrid workplace—but when it comes to sales, networking and education,...

Injectable gel acts as a "holding pen" for immune attacks on solid tumors.Stanford University scientists have taken aim at a key problem holding back an exciting form of cancer immunotherapy, and demonstrated how a novel gel can help overcome it by acting as an injectable holding pen for killer immune cells. The breakthrough promises to expand the scope of the treatment to tackle solid tumors,...

The diversity of off-price channels and the emergence of online players requires fashion brands to develop clear strategies that protect their brands while reaching new consumers.Off-price, a large segment within the overall fashion market, stands out for several reasons. First, off-price has increasingly been a growth engine: it expanded faster than the overall industry before the pandemic, it...

While it may not rate way up there on a list of life's annoyances, measuring a child's height in the traditional wall-marking fashion can be a tad fiddly. That's where the Kiko comes in, as it uses a laser to do the job quickly and easily.Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Kiko Laser Height Measurer is manufactured by electronics company Magpie Tech. And yes, it can also be ut...

The updated forecast has been published in the new Biannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Display Technologies and Market Report. The report includes a breakdown by display technologies and predicts that LCD will have the largest share of shipments until 2025.After that, OLED on Silicon (SiOLED) will become the dominant technology.“A lot has happened in a year, including several high-profile a...