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A protective shirt for contact sports players

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A protective shirt for contact sports players

Technology start-up Aexos has developed a compression shirt that helps reduce whiplash during contact sports.
Design : Material Futures : Sport
Noisy neighbours

Big Ideas

Noisy neighbours

New York – Property search company Trulia is helping buyers find a slice of the quiet life with a new function that shows how noisy certain areas...
Trulia : CartoDB : Location Data
Instrument of clarity

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Instrument of clarity

Amsterdam – A new advert for smartwatch brand Vector is pitch perfect when it comes to wearables.
Vector : Lernert & Sander : Smartwatch
New Sublimity Tourism

Micro Trends

New Sublimity Tourism

Since one in three people feel overwhelmed by communications technology, more consumers are looking for ways to disconnect from their digital lives...
Switch Off : Contemplation : Quiet
Delta One launches Missoni amenities kit

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Delta One launches Missoni amenities kit

Delta Air Lines is set to elevate its Delta One experience through a partnership with Italian luxury fashion house Missoni. Known for its vibrant c...
Travel : Luxury : Hospitality
Most US teens engage in video gaming but face mixed experiences

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Most US teens engage in video gaming but face mixed experiences

A May 2024 survey by the Pew Research Center reveals that 85% of US teenagers play video games, with 41% engaging daily.
Youth : Gaming : Health
Scents and Scent-ability

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Scents and Scent-ability

Scent is set to change the nature of health, wellbeing and self-care, according to Firmenich’s chief consumer and innovation officer, Matteo Magnani.
Beauty : Sustainability : Health And Wellness
Gucci elevates wellness wearables with Oura

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Gucci elevates wellness wearables with Oura

A new collaboration between health technology company Oura and luxury label Gucci signifies the growing crossover between the luxury and wellbeing ...
Luxury : Health & Wellness : Fashion
Panasonic envisages a balanced relationship with technology

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Panasonic envisages a balanced relationship with technology

The electronics brand has introduced six near-future design concepts that combine technology with wellbeing.
Health : Wellness : Technology
How augmented reality can be used for good

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How augmented reality can be used for good

The latest project by Above&Below proposes a new way of seeing, consuming and reproducing objects.
Technology : Design : Fashion
Gut Health Market

Markets

Gut Health Market

A greater understanding of the positive impact that sustaining gut bacteria has on overall health, both physical and mental, is fuelling this growi...
Health : Wellness : Microbiome
Illuminating wellbeing

Big Ideas

Illuminating wellbeing

San Francisco – Smart lighting start-up Ario is launching a lamp that learns about you, synchronises with your body clock and promises to keep...
Holistic Wellness : Lighting Design : Smart Tech
Sky pods: Tiny hotels sprout above Dutch town

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Sky pods: Tiny hotels sprout above Dutch town

Deventer, Netherlands – A group of designers have created Lucy in the Sky, a collection of three one-room hotel pods overlooking an industrial wat...
Hotel : Netherlands : Symbiotic Architecture
Citizen harnesses employees’ personal data

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Citizen harnesses employees’ personal data

Portland, Oregon – Since 2011, followers of the Self-Quant movement have been harnessing the power of their own data. Now mobile technology company...
Data : Self Quantifying : Productivity
Will the digital pill revolutionise healthcare?

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Will the digital pill revolutionise healthcare?

Digital pills herald a new era of intelligent healthcare, but as with all tracking technologies there are significant privacy concerns to address.
Health : Wellness : Digital
What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

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What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well + Good, explains why CBD is causing a stir and reveals its most popular use cases.
Wellness : Beauty : Food
Whoop adds psychedelic tracking to wellness wearable

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Whoop adds psychedelic tracking to wellness wearable

Wearable biometrics tracker Whoop is pioneering the intersection of psychedelics and health tracking.
Wellness : Wearables : Psychedelics
Stat: Calm alerts on the debilitating impact of family planning for working women

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Stat: Calm alerts on the debilitating impact of family planning for working women

In its Voice of the Workplace Report released in February 2024, meditation and sleep app Calm reveals that employees believe their workplace is not...
Workplace : Health & Wellness : Society
This watch monitors cortisol levels

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This watch monitors cortisol levels

Healthcare start-up Nowatch is partnering with electronics company Philips to create a health wearable that analyses cortisol levels and notifies u...
Health And Wellness : Technology : Wearables
FitBit spearheads a national health program

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FitBit spearheads a national health program

FitBit has partnered with the Singaporean government to provide residents with its Inspire bands.
Health : Wellness : Society
The body’s response to food is only partly genetic

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The body’s response to food is only partly genetic

A new study finds that individual responses to the same foods are different, even between identical twins.
Health : Wellness : Food
Active Recovery

Micro Trends

Active Recovery

Brands are encouraging consumers to reset, restore and rejuvenate.
Active Recovery : Precovery : Snapbac
Inconspicuous eco

Big Ideas

Inconspicuous eco

London – The turndown service at W Hotels just became a lot greener thanks to a new collaboration with sustainability group Ekocycle.
W Hotels : EKOCYCLE : Whole-systems Thinking
App predicts when you will die down to the last second

Big Ideas

App predicts when you will die down to the last second

The phrase ‘there’s an app for that’ has been taken to dark new levels with Deadline, the app that predicts when you’re going to die.
Deadline : Coca-Cola : Gist LLC
Happy camping: Adult retreat offers digital detox

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Happy camping: Adult retreat offers digital detox

California – The Digital Detox retreat is giving adults a chance to unplug from the digital world and reconnect with their childhood at Camp Ground...
Digital Detox : Yoga : Digital Downtime
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