LG Wants To Put Transparent OLEDs in Restaurants and Subways
LG's got a transparent OLED display, and if you're wondering how such a device could be useful, the company has a few ideas to share. From a report: Ahead of the upcoming CES 2021 show, LG shared a few ideas on how its transparent OLED products could.....»»
Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe
Restaurants are struggling to hire people, so one Jersey Shore grill employed a machine. It confirms that humans remain indispensable......»»
Taco Bell Refries Wi-FI
Taco Bell will add free Wi-Fi and entertainment systems to its 5,600 US stores: I've been wondering for years, as loyal readers know, why McDonald's was the only of the large quick-service restaurants to do a full-chain adoption of Wi-Fi. The system.....»»
Best Computer Speakers
When it comes to the best computer speakers we recommend taking a look at the [amazon link="B0042F3K9W" title="Harman Kardon Soundsticks III" /]. They are visually stunning with their ultra-modern shape and transparent housing and deliver a superior.....»»
SpotOn raises $125M in a16z-led Series D, triples valuation to $1.875B
Certain industries were hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than others, especially in its early days. Small businesses, including retailers and restaurants, were negatively impacted by lockdowns and the resulting closures. They had to adapt quickly.....»»
Rakuten and Beyond Next invest $1.4M seed funding in farm-to-table startup Secai Marche
Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from d.....»»
Rakuten and Beyond Next invest $1M seed funding in farm-to-table startup Secai Marche
Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from d.....»»
5 innovative fundraising methods for emerging VCs and PEs
Approaching institutions to raise capital for your venture capital or private equity fund is relatively transparent, but what if you’re targeting family offices and high-net-worth individuals? David Teten Contributor.....»»
Doyeon Shin designs OLED television that unfurls like a flag
In this video, South Korean designer Doyeon Shin explains her flag-like design for a retractable OLED television, which is a finalist in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. Read more In this video, South Korean designer Doyeon Shi.....»»
Pandemic helps Ordr’s simple POS platform for bars and restaurants raise $12M
“Order and pay” platform for bars and restaurants Ordr has raised a €10m ($12M) Series A round from Idekapital and OpenOcean. Launched in Norway in 2020 it now counts IKEA, Nordic Choice, REKOM and Color Line as customers. The company is now la.....»»
Fast, affordable solution proposed for transparent displays and semiconductors
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) under the Ministry of Science and ICT developed a roll-based damage-free transfer technique that allows two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials to be transferred into wafer scale without damage. The pr.....»»
Syng’s transparent floating orbs promise immersive sound for $1,800
There's no shortage of expensive, odd-looking speakers out there, but we're still intrigued by Syng's $1,800 Cell Alpha, the world's first "triphonic" speakers......»»
Nanophotonics enhanced coverslip for phase imaging in biology
The ability to visualize transparent objects such as biological cells is of fundamental importance in biology and medical diagnostics. Conventional approaches to achieve this include phase-contrast microscopy and techniques that rely on chemical stai.....»»
Jean-Michel Rochette"s foldable OLED television opens and closes like a book
In our first video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, Canadian designer Jean-Michel Rochette explains his concept for a lamp that unfolds to become a television. Read more In our first video showcasing.....»»
Nothing says its wireless earbuds will launch in July but might not live up to expectations
Nothing first revealed a concept of its audio product back in March. The buds, designed in collaboration with Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering, feature a semi-transparent outer case that shows off their inner workings......»»
Lisbon’s Kitch raises $4M to help restaurants to take control of the delivery app mess
Lisbon-based food delivery startup Kitch hopes to hands back control to restaurants dogged by the mess of food delivery apps today, by aggregating the apps onto one tablet and platform. Restaurants then get one place to manage all their delivery orde.....»»
Are renters—and the U.S. economy—hurtling toward an "eviction cliff"?
Schools and businesses are reopening, diners are returning to restaurants, and fans are returning to sports stadiums, but a new crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic may be just weeks away: the possible eviction of millions of Americans who have fallen beh.....»»
Sou Fujimoto designs Shenzhen exhibition complex with transparent facade
A transparent facade will offer glimpses inside the Shenzhen Reform and Opening-up Exhibition Hall in China, which is being designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects and Donghua Chen Studio. Read more A transparent facade will offer glimpses ins.....»»
Stabilization of the borafluorene anion with carbenes
The incorporation of boron into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon systems leads to interesting chromophoric and fluorescing materials for optoelectronics, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDS) and field-effect transistors, as well as polymer-.....»»
Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable
Since it was first introduced in 2016, transparent wood has been developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology as an innovative structural material for building construction. It lets natural light through and can even store thermal en.....»»
Food of the future? EU nations put mealworms on the menu
Dried yellow mealworms could soon be hitting supermarket shelves and restaurants across Europe......»»