A new concept shoe can change with fashion
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); It is estimated that each year, around 300 million pairs of shoes are sent to landfills because they cannot be recycled. One reason for this waste is that most casual shoes are not stitched. Instead, they are bonded and glued together. This makes them cheaper, but also very…
Concierge service specialises in hard-to-find products
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The Basics
Here’s something you never hear. I asked my 12 year old son what he was doing this past Saturday afternoon. “Playing a math game from school.” Huh? By the next day, my 16 year old daughter was also playing. I asked her if it was challenging at all. She said, “I guess I needed to…
AI system creates synthetic brain scans
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Artificial intelligence has had a huge impact on how medical images are understood. This helps medical professionals save time analysing magnetic resonance imaging, CT scans and X-rays. Despite this technological assistance, a significant challenge for scientists is still the lack of accessible, accurate and reliable data to train their…
Headphones let users test their hearing
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Samsung Bixby 2.0: Cheat sheet
When Samsung launched its Bixby digital assistant with the Galaxy S8, some basic features were missing, and they were slow to arrive. On top of that, Bixby was installed alongside the well-established Google Assistant, prompting questions as to whether it was really necessary to add another digital assistant to an already crowded market. Samsung may…
How IoT tech is helping African rangers protect endangered elephants from poachers
More about IoT New technology is protecting endangered elephants in Tanzania’s Grumeti Game Reserve, according to a Wednesday report from Reuters. The tech platform was built to combat an influx of poaching in Africa, which decreased the elephant population by 20% between 2006 and 2015, said Reuters. The development is known as EarthRanger, a system…
Concrete tiles redirect rainwater to plants
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Concrete is a durable material used to build many aspects of modern cities. For example, we have seen concrete used as earthquake resistant material and made stronger with waste vegetables. However, sometimes concrete can be a drawback. Rainwater can’t pass through it, which thus leads to increased flooding in major…
Facebook posts become email newsletters
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); At Springwise, we have seen a number of innovations in social media. These have included using social media to get big discounts on shopping and library books available on Instagram. Now, French startup Ownpage has developed a way to turn a Facebook page into an email newsletter. The…
VR app raises awareness of New Zealand’s native birds
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