The fastest EV charge is the one you never have to do.The holy grail of electric cars is a full recharge as fast as a gasoline fill-up. We're still at least a half an hour shy of that, but startup Ample thinks it can close the gap substantially with a new take on the idea of swapping EV batteries instead of recharging them in cars. Electric car battery swapping isn't a new idea and was painted...

When we think of social media marketing, more often than not Instagram comes to mind, and that’s no surprise!With many influencers making Instagram their platform of choice, the constantly growing userbase, and the millions of brands advertising on the network, it’s no shock that Instagram is quickly becoming the go-to social media platform for users and digital marketers alike.And as such, i...

Novel material mimics enamel’s complex structure with stronger components.Enamel enables teeth to take a stomping and keep on chomping. The hardest tissue in the human body is tough enough to resist dents, yet elastic enough not to crack during decades of jaw smashing. It’s so incredible that scientists haven’t created a substitute that can match it—until now. Researchers say they have desi...

Can furniture be made that takes on its final shape by itself after unpacking? Furniture was traditionally mostly made by a carpenter or in a factory and then transported in its finished three-dimensional form to the place where it was to be used. The DIY movement and take-away furniture providers such as Ikea have often shifted design and manufacturing to a so-called “flat pack concept”, whe...

In a record-breaking year, private equity investors made it plain that it’s not just about buyout anymore.Private equity blew the doors off in 2021 as trillions in pandemic-related stimulus produced a historic surge in dealmaking and exits.Non-buyout private investing categories like growth equity and venture also saw huge increases in activity.Global expansion continued to drive impressive re...

At CES 2022, visitors can expect to meet and interact with avatars from animatico, which will be sharing its customer service innovations at the event. animatico is revolutionizing the customer experience with interactive avatars that can be created by brands for a variety of purposes. These avatars boast the ability to attract visitors and proactively recognize them and interact using intuitiv...

From plant-based Chick’n Tenders to dairy-free Mylk, consumers are spoilt for choice when it comes to alternatives products on the market.With an explosion of new options hitting shelves at lightning speed and consumers growing more knowledgeable of plant-based diets, a shift towards eating less meat is being felt across the globe. But how did this movement come to be?The infographic above fro...

U.S. patent application, US20220044302, describes a method for using a smart contact lens in a shopping environment. The method includes receiving the gaze data associated with a customer looking at a locked product on a store shelf from the smart contact lenses, sending a request to unlock the product to a program in the store server, and receiving a bill for the unlocked product from the prog...

The IKEA Dollar Catalogue: 200 items, 200 pages, 200 prices, ranging from 1 to 200 Taiwan dollars. Breaking from IKEA’s custom of categorizing products according to the different rooms of the home, we sorted out these low-priced products for consumers, we changed the order in which they received information, and we sped up the buying process. Using a more intuitive UX/UI experience, we created...