Very frustrated.
New research conducted by OnePoll reveals the source of their unhappiness, and while it s not likely what you d expect, you re likely to relate. Their collective frustration stems from the outdated technology they have to use at work to do their work. Most of the time, it slows productivity; other times, it brings productivity to a halt.
While we ve all been there flummoxed by one form of clunky tech or another, irritated with unintuitive software what s surprising is how seriously the surveyed employees take the issue. In fact, roughly 70% of them would be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for software and tech twice as good as what they currently use.
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The city of Tome has long been famous for its rice. Now the city has become one of the first areas to promote environmentally friendly rice production.
Drones are one example of how innovative technology can make up for labor shortages.
Tome s quality rice is earning praise not only at home but abroad, and is expanding its exports.
Miyagi prefecture isn t just the economic and cultural hub of Japan s northeastern Tohoku region. Its fertile alluvial plains also make it one of the nation s major rice producers. Tome, a city in the northern part of the prefecture, has been celebrated for its rice for centuries. Recently, Tome-area growers have joined forces to develop and market their own brand of top-quality rice.
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Satoshi Sugie is a former product designer for Nissan who decided to reshape the personal mobility arena after learning about people s frustrations with wheelchairs.
In 2012, he cofounded WHILL, which produces electric mobility products that are powerful, compact, and easy to dismantle.
The product aims to help users overcome not only the physical, but the psychological, barriers that a disability can impose.
In celebration of the launch of Lenovo s ThinkPad X1 Fold, a device that s reshaping the technology landscape, we re celebrating innovative professionals, like Sugie, who are reshaping their industries.
Find out more about the ThinkPad X1 Fold here.
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Synthetic biology, also called synbio, is a growing area of science that could impact everything from what we eat to how we treat diseases.
Many companies and research centers within Ireland are making a serious investment in synbio.
Gene therapy is just one of the many applications of synbio.
Synthetic biology, or synbio, is based on the idea that living cells can be engineered in a certain way and it has potential applications in a vast number of areas, including health, packaging, and food.
Chantelle Kiernan, a senior scientific advisor for innovation at IDA Ireland, the country s development agency, says that synbio has a number of different use cases. In its purest form, what everyone s aspiring to is to be able to take that [genetic] code that s available, but in nature, and pick and play from it and develop an entirely new code that gives us something completely new and entirely different, she adds.
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Shinshu Takayama Winery in central Japan has been using technology to monitor and manage its vineyards and improve the quality of its wines.
Farmers are harnessing scientific data about climate and soil condition to determine when to harvest or use fertilizer, depending on the variety of grapes grown.
The winery is trying to establish wine-making as a new industry for the region and ultimately gain international recognition for its products.
The village of Takayama is tucked away in the foothills of the picturesque Japanese Alps in Nagano prefecture, also known as Shinshu by another name. Traditionally the area has been known for skiing and its apples which are highly regarded both within and outside the prefecture. But now it s grabbing global attention for another reason – its wine.