TREND REPORTS
Luxury Home Sales Surge 42% in the Third Quarter
[Investing]
2020/10/15 09:06
High-end of real estate market is booming on low rates. More affordable properties see smaller gains in pandemicDemand for luxury homes is soaring, underscoring how the pandemic has intensified wealth disparities in the U.S.High-end sales jumped 42% in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to a report from brokerage Redfin. That’s the largest jump dating back to 2013. Sales of mid-p...
(Video) FlowSense Monitors Hydrocephalus Shunts
[Tech]
2020/10/15 09:05
Hydrocephalus patients have an excess of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, which needs to be drained away through a ventricular shunt. However, these shunts regularly fail, with potentially life-threatening results. At present, there isn’t an easy way to check that a shunt is still working, and clinicians typically use brain MRI/CT scans to see if a shunt is still draining correctly.Not only a...
(Infographic) A Breakdown of Amazon’s Revenue Model
[Business]
2020/10/15 09:04
Amazon has evolved into more than just an online store. While ecommerce makes up a significant portion of the company’s overall sales, its diverse revenue model generates billions through various business segments.This visualization provides an overview of the different parts that make up Amazon, showing each business unit’s net sales from June 2019 to 2020.A Diverse Revenue ModelWith a marke...
iF Design Talent Award - BarcoDiscount
[Design]
2020/10/15 09:03
Three students have developed a way to change discounts based on food expiration dates, without needing to apply new labels.As groceries reach their expiration date, supermarkets often relabel them with discount stickers – 20 per cent off, 40 per cent off, etc. The closer to the expiration date, generally, the greater the discount. But this relabelling can be time-consuming for staff and often...
(PDF) BCG - The Evolving State of Digital Transformation
[Business]
2020/10/14 09:10
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, executives are finding their companies’ digital transformation more urgent than ever.In late spring 2020, we surveyed senior executives, digital transformation leaders, and BCG experts about the leading trends in digital transformation and how these trends have been affected by the pandemic. (See the sidebar, “Our Research.”) While digital transformations...
(Video) Covid-Sniffing Robots Offer Testing Alternative - Koniku
[Product]
2020/10/14 09:09
California-based Koniku uses neurons fused with microchips. Startup began clinical trials of technology three weeks agoA biotechnology startup called Koniku is trying to develop robots that could sniff out Covid-19 infections faster than conventional testing.The technology fuses neurons with a silicon chip to create a “smell cyborg” capable of detecting scents ranging from explosives to patho...
Language Learning Apps Take Off During the Pandemic
[Business]
2020/10/14 09:08
The Media & Entertainment Perspective, more than 4 in 10 young people say their entertainment habits and routines have changed during Covid-19. Throw in boredom as a factor—especially as many are more housebound than they’ve ever been—and the numbers spike to about half of young people who say they don’t have enough to keep busy. Their resulting efforts to fill their time have ranged fr...
(Infographic) The Top 100 Product Searches on Amazon
[Consumer]
2020/10/14 09:07
What Products are People Searching for on Amazon ?When it comes to searching for products online, a majority of U.S. shoppers go directly to Amazon. Thanks to this widespread use, product searches on Amazon provide interesting insights into current consumer behavior, including what shoppers have been focusing on in 2020.Today’s chart uses data from Ahrefs to showcase Amazon’s top 100 U.S. pro...
A Home Antibody Test Aims to be Less-Invasive and Easy to Use - The Testen
[Design]
2020/10/14 09:06
A new design for home antibody testing kits uses high-velocity microneedles and slight vacuum pressure to rapidly collect small amounts of blood.With the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing unabated, there is a focus on developing easier and more rapid testing methods. In fact, mass antibody testing is vital to controlling outbreaks and determining who has been exposed. The current testing me...
