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The topics are natural product trends, Patagonia, metabolic engineering, colour psychology, unattended retail, droplet batteries, digital twins, artificial kidneys, direct to customer, AI-powered drones and talking to whales.
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Innovation, consumer priorities drive future natural products trends
Heritage ingredients, Regenerative agriculture, flavour adventurin, packaging, texture, format and novel experiences
Why Patagonia’s founder built a home out of straw
https://www.fastcompany.com/90946216/why-patagonias-founder-built-a-home-out-of-hay
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A DNA assembly kit to unlock the CRISPR-Cas9 potential for metabolic engineering
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-dna-kit-crispr-cas9-potential-metabolic.html?
Metabolic engineering…….
Color Psychology in Retail Design: From Establishing Brand Identity to Influencing Customer Behavior
Colour stands as a powerful instrument that affords brands the means to articulate their values, evoke emotions, and carve memorable shopping experiences into the minds of their patrons
How robotics are changing unattended retail
https://www.kioskmarketplace.com/blogs/how-robotics-are-changing-unattended-retail/
From automated kiosks to AI-powered “no checkout” stores, the industry is poised to grow to $46 billion by 2027.
New ‘droplet battery’ could pave the way for miniature bio-integrated devices
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-droplet-battery-pave-miniature-bio-integrated.html?
Researchers have made a significant step towards realizing miniature bio-integrated devices, capable of directly stimulating cells.
Walking About in Digital Twins Thanks to Augmented Reality
https://www.rtinsights.com/walking-about-in-digital-twins-thanks-to-augmented-reality/?
A new project seeks to amplify the benefits of digital twins by giving users the ability to roam around via augmented reality.
Artificial kidney is a success in pigs, what about humans?
Scientists successfully test an artificial implantable kidney in pigs. This device might reduce the gap between kidney donors and recipients and free thousands of kidney patients from dialysis
The direct-to-customer edge: Increasing shareholder value through business building
D2C for both B2C and B2B companies, in fact, can have a big impact on shareholder value
AI-powered drone beats human champion pilots
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/30/ai-powered-drone-beats-human-champion-pilots
Swift AI used technique called deep reinforcement learning to win 15 out of 25 races against world champions
How to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on Earth
https://www.wired.com/story/use-ai-talk-to-whales-save-life-on-earth/?
With ecosystems in crisis, engineers and scientists are teaming up to decipher what animals are saying. Their hope: By truly listening to nature, humans will decide to protect it.
