The concept is straightforward. The team compressed a thin, curved elastic shell using forces on each end, and then made indents with a basic stylus (similar to how you print a conventional braille book). Once you remove the compression, the shell ‘remembers’ the indents. You […]
Month: July 2018
Decreto Dignità, salta l’emendamento sulle e-cig: niente riduzione di tasse sulle sigarette elettroniche
Non ci saranno, quindi, la riduzione delle tasse sulle sigarette elettroniche e le norme che avrebbero dovuto smantellare la stretta sulle e-cig. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
New super flexible EE SIM plan lets you change phone tariff whenever you like
EE has announced a new type of SIM only tariff that combines the best of both current pay-as-you-go and pay monthly options. It’s been dubbed Flex Plan and, as the name suggests, is all about flexibility with the ability to change tariff whenever you like. […]
Cell-sized robots could help find disease within your body
Since these minuscule devices can sense their environment, store data and carry out computational tasks, they could eventually be found in oil and gas pipelines, checking for leaks. They could be deployed into the air at a chemical refinery to sense harmful byproducts, or even […]
Southeast Asia’s Grab hit by backlash over changes to customer loyal program
Life without Uber should be simple for Grab, but a battle with regulators in Singapore could see the company’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business unwound while some consumers have voiced concern around a lack of competition. Grab co-founder Hooi Ling Tan recently claimed competition remains […]
Corsa dei medici per aiutare Salvatore Pezzano, il ragazzo che nessuno sa come operare: «Rischi da valutare» La clavicola sfiora l’aorta
Equipe mediche da tutta Italia — Roma, Bologna, Padova, Perugia, oltre Milano — si sono fatte avanti per valutare le cartelle cliniche di Salvatore Pezzano, 19 anni, clavicola lussata in un modo rarissimo e rischioso da operare. Il ragazzo aveva scritto sui social la sua […]
What’s on TV: ‘No Man’s Sky,’ ‘Extinction’ and ‘Ready Player One’
Discovery has its annual Shark Week event again, and from what I can see, at least there are no alien shark documentaries on the list this year. Meanwhile Netflix is premiering its latest studio castoff sci-fi film, Extinction, as No Man's Sky will r… social […]
The CEO of an ‘experiential education’ company explains why he bought one of America’s top Tour …
Recently at the Tour de France, CEO Edward Hult spoke with Business Insider about why EF bought a cycling team, why he's not losing sleep over the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Dl dignità: stop a 180 emendamenti, niente riduzione tasse sulle sigarette elettroniche
Non ci sarà la riduzione delle tasse sulle sigarette elettroniche. La proposta della maggioranza di cancellare la 'tassa sull'acqua' rientra tra i circa 180 … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Peak Design goes back to Kickstarter to launch $299 travel backpack
Meet the Travel Backpack 45L. It’s Peak Design’s latest creation and the company just launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring it to life. This product marks the eighth Kickstarter campaign for Peak Design — all of which have been wildly successful. Peak Design turned to […]