The emerging field of “liquid electronics” and graphene is there! Redesigning corporate logos with a Medieval theme. The Great ReShuffling: meet the new buzzword, same as the old buzzword. An actual, physical object will be the most expensive photograph, bizarrely. Google introduces Roboto Serif. Self-adjusting water-based eyeglasses in low- and high-tech versions. Coca-Cola’s tepid approach to its refillable bottle program. Beam a 3D hologram of yourself with PORTL. An update on robot restaurant servers. Also: the first robot hotel. A boat full of luxury cars bursts into flames. A robot fish powered by heart cells. All that and more in WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany.
Man Ray's iconic surrealist photograph 'Le Violon d'Ingres' is likely to set a world record price for a single photograph at auction when it goes under the hammer at Christie's New York in May 2022, thanks to a record pre-sale estimate of at least $5million (US).