TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Tiny Walking Bio-Bots Get a Spinal-Cord Pep in Their Step
[Tech]
2020/05/05 09:05
Tiny walking bio-bots get a spinal-cord pep in their step.Six years ago, we first heard about tiny two-legged "bio-bots" that used spinal muscle tissue to walk. Well, they've now received a big upgrade, in the form of spinal cord tissue that essentially makes them self-powered.Developed by scientists at the University of Illinois, the 2014 version of the bio-bots (short for "biological robots")...
Face Mask Designed for a Surreal Future Where Wearing PPE is New Norm
[Design]
2020/05/05 09:04
Whether we like it or not, masks are the new normal at least for the foreseeable future. It is now a universal guideline that everyone has to wear a mask when they step out. Designers, architects, fashion brands all over the world are using their software, laser cutters and 3D printers to make mask production faster (mass-k production, get it?) to fight shortages. New York-based designer Joe Do...
Monthly Trend Report - May. 2020 Edition
[Trendbird]
2020/05/05 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - May. 2020 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." 주요 언론이 소개하는 Trendbird와 2020 Annual Trend Report(Annual Trend Report 2020 소개 페이지 - http:/...
(PDF) Pew - U.S. Views of China Increasingly Negative Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
[Consumer]
2020/04/27 09:10
Republicans more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties.Since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his approach to U.S.-China relations has included increased pressure via tariffs and trade war rhetoric, and now, with the onset of an unprecedented pandemic, the stage has been set for both sides to cast aspersions on the other. Aga...
(Paper) MIT's Electronic Shirt Tracks Wearers' Vitals
[Tech]
2020/04/27 09:09
MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.The sensor-embedded garments, which are machine washable, can be customized to fit close to the body of the person wearing them. The researchers envision that this...
Gallery Pioneers Remote Art Tours via Robots - Hastings Contemporary
[Business]
2020/04/27 09:08
With galleries closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at Hastings Contemporary you can still get your art fix.As billions of people around the world remain in lockdown as protection against the coronavirus pandemic, museums and galleries around the world have expanded their online presence. One small gallery in southern England, Hastings Contemporary, has now taken remote content one step further...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How the Packaging Industry can Navigate the Coronavirus Pandemic
[Business]
2020/04/27 09:07
The industry is a key player as consumers and other sectors adapt to the COVID-19 outbreak. Here is a three-step plan that can help packaging companies through the crisis.As the coronavirus outbreak has spread and its humanitarian impact has grown, industries that help provide for essential needs, such as getting food and required supplies safely to consumers, are increasingly affected. With fo...
Fraunhofer - Robotic System will Work with Humans to Inspect Welds
[Tech]
2020/04/27 09:06
Robots are being deployed in more and more situations, many of which involve collaboration between humans and robots – for example relieving humans of onerous tasks in the workplace. The challenges are how to integrate the robot into the working environment and how to operate it. In a joint project with Volkswagen AG the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, HH...
Tea Chain Uses Live Streaming and Influencer to Launch Line During COVID-19
[Business]
2020/04/27 09:05
The livestream on Taobao sold nearly 3,000 sets in the first second, and more than 10,000 units by the end of the broadcast. Naixue teamed up with e-Commerce live streamer Zhang Dayi and her BigEve beauty brand.After taking a big hit from the coronavirus outbreak, tea chain Naixue Tea has collaborated with Alibaba local delivery service affiliates and e-Commerce live streamer, Zhang Dayi, to la...
