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(Video) Priestmangoode Reimagines Mass Transit with Electric Self-driving Vehicle for Dromos
[Design]
2020/09/16 09:09
Priestmangoode has revealed an electric, autonomous vehicle designed for high capacity urban transport. autonomous network transit (ANT) company dromos technologies selected the london-based design studio to develop the project following an international competition. The brief called for a safe, reliable, and affordable vehicle, that took into account the principles of innovation, modularity, s...
(Video) Graphene Facemask to Deactivate Coronaviruses and Bacteria
[Tech]
2020/09/16 09:08
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a face mask containing laser-induced graphene that can kill bacteria and has demonstrated potential in deactivating coronaviruses. The graphene layer has antibacterial properties and can generate heat when exposed to sunlight, which may underlie its ability to deactivate coronaviruses. The researchers hope that such masks could help...
Top 25 Breakthrough Innovations Europe for 2020
[Product]
2020/09/16 09:07
It’s here. These are BASES’ Top 25 Breakthrough Innovations Europe for 2020.[neilsen]
Observe.ai Raises $54M to Analyze Call Center Conversations
[Investing]
2020/09/16 09:06
Observe.ai, a startup developing AI call center software, today closed a $54 million funding round. A spokesperson told VentureBeat the funds will be used to accelerate growth and R&D as Observe expands its go-to-market efforts.With customer representatives in India, the U.S., and elsewhere ordered to work from home during the pandemic, companies are turning to AI to bridge the resulting ga...
(Paper) Doctors Are Preparing to Implant the World’s First Human Bionic Eye
[Tech]
2020/09/16 09:05
A team of researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has built a bionic device that they say can restore vision to the blind through a brain implant.The team is now preparing for what they claim will be the world’s first human clinical trials of a bionic eye — and are asking for additional funding to eventually manufacture it on a global scale.It’s essentially the guts of a sm...
Idriverplus Rises Over $14.6M for Autonomous Street Cleaners and Cars
[Investing]
2020/09/16 09:04
Idriverplus, a Beijing-based supplier of driverless vehicle and robotics systems, this week raised over 100 million yuan (~$14.6 million). The company says the money will be put toward R&D, deploying robotaxi fleets, and ramping up production of cleaning robots and other specialized robotics products.The pandemic has accelerated the demand for robots and self-driving cars, as they’re inher...
(Infographic) Telehealth in the US: The Doctor Will See You Now
[Business]
2020/09/16 09:03
Covid-19 has changed how people receive medical care. Successful providers will adapt, invest and optimize digital tools to supplement quality care.Infographic : https://bit.ly/35ByN09[bain]
(PDF) Adobe - 2020 Digital Economy Index
[Business]
2020/09/15 09:10
Online retail sales slow down in August after massive spike during pandemic. Adobe's latest digital economy data shows that online shopping activity declined in August as more physical stores opened up across the US.The pandemic-induced surge in online retail sales is beginning to level off, according to Adobe's latest Digital Economy Index. Launched earlier this year, Adobe's Digital Economy I...
McDonald's McSafe Drive
[Business]
2020/09/15 09:09
Hungry drivers aren’t always the safest drivers. They become frustrated quicker, they’re more annoyed and more often unfocused, tired drivers. With McDonald’s being one of the biggest providers of food to drivers in Czech Republic, we can take a strong stand and encourage drivers to drive safely. We created a drive safely campaign telling people not to drive hungry, but to drive safely.[adso...
