A research team has created an energy storage device that is highly flexible and stretchy.
How long would your battery last if your phone was always awake and processing data? Would the battery last three hours? One hour? The next generation of electronics will require that kind of always-on energy consumption, but our current batteries are far from powerful enough to accommodate that.
Continue reading… “Graphene supercapacitors could provide energy for flexible electronics”
2015 trends are focused on merging the real world with the virtual one.
The Internet of Things, and everything that’s part of its universe, including smart machines, pervasive analytics and 3D printing, are on annual list of strategic technologies for the year ahead presented by Gartner analyst David Cearley at the firm’s annual Symposium/ITxpo.
Travelers can use their mobile device to remotely control a digital advertising panel with ‘Tap or Scan’ technology with oOh!media.
VIP comforts and conveniences were previously only available to elite travelers, but they are now being made available to anyone, on-demand. Whether having a private workspace directly in front of the gate, connecting with a personalized shopper during a layover or renting a mobile device to hit the ground without missing a beat, these services and amenities are designed to help people maximize their enjoyment and productivity at every stage of their trip.
Continue reading… “On-demand amenities are making all travel feel like first-class”
Self-driving cars manage to backfire on Los Angeles and cause even more traffic.
In the year 2030, Google has taken over Atlanta’s transportation system. Self-driving cars have failed to solve Los Angeles’s traffic problems. There’s a fleet of smart buses and on-demand “jitneys” in New Jersey And Boston is hyper-dense: People live in downtown micro-apartments and get around mostly by walking and cycling.
Continue reading… “Top 4 scenarios for the future of transportation”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Whatever happened to that young child you were not so many years ago?
As a baby, life was all about eating, sleeping, and dry diapers. Even though you are learning new things quickly, not much else really mattered.
Continue reading… “You will be a different person by the time you reach the end of this article”
Bigelow Expandable Activity Module
An inflatable workroom from Bigelow Aerospace will be added to the International Space Station, The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, will head to low-Earth orbit (LEO) in 2015 aboard the Dragon, a rocket built and operated by the privately run, Elon Musk-founded company SpaceX.
Continue reading… “Space will go commercial with 2015 launch of Bigelow inflatable room”
What goes on behind the scenes that the general public or entrepreneurs don’t see?
Whatever you want to call “the sharing economy” or “marketplace startups,” peer-to-peer marketplaces continue to gain popularity, with a flurry of startups growing rapidly to keep up with all of this “on-demand” demand.
Continue reading… “What sharing-economy startups know that you don’t”
A man-made leaf absorbs carbon dioxide and water and releases oxygen.
There are many challenges with space exploration. One inconvenient fact – the lack of oxygen in much of the universe – poses a real challenge to making off world exploration and living a reality. (Videos)
Markthal Rotterdam
The Markthal Rotterdam is an enormous new market hall that has opened its doors in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and it’s turning quite a few heads. The market hall is a curiously elongated horseshoe of a building, has a 36,000 square foot mural covering its rounded ceiling. (Photos)
Continue reading… “Markthal Rotterdam – a spectacular 36,000 sq ft architectural masterpiece”
Whether, you’re using an iOS or Android device, you are able to turn off most of the tracking mechanisms.
The lifespan of the tracking cookie is about to expire. With the rapid emergence of mobile devices. Facebook, Google, and Apple have turned to new and more potent methods for advertisers to keep track of you across multiple devices.
Continue reading… “How Facebook, Google, and Apple are tracking you without cookies”
Managing cashflow and burn rate is more critical to your business success than having the right idea and the right product.
A basic survival metric for every startup is cashflow. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent, or looking for the next refueling from investors. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.
Continue reading… “Why managing cashflow is critical for the survival of your startup”
Maine is geared to join hands with other few states to generate electricity from tidal waves.
With increasing global warming and increasing awareness of other environmental hazards, more and more people across the world are focusing on harnessing natural sources of energy like wind energy. Wave power is a renewable source of energy and is available in abundance. Wind energy provides clean fuel which is environment friendly and does not produce greenhouse gases. And to capitalize on its greener attribute, we have been utilizing ocean waves for centuries.
Continue reading… “Maine to harness wave power to generate electricity”
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