Royal Dutch Shell is planning to open Britain's first "no-petrol" service station in London next year as part of its drive towards cleaner motoring. The forecourt is expected to offer motorists biofuels, electric vehicle charge points and hydrogen cell refuelling instead of traditional petrol and diesel pumps. The buildings are expected to be powered by renewable energy from solar panels on the forecourt roof.
The new iOS 11 introduces ARKit, a new framework that allows you to easily create augmented reality (AR) experiences for iPhone and iPad. By blending digital objects and information with the environment around you, ARKit takes apps beyond the screen, freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways. It's expected to make AR much more popular. https://developer.apple.com/arkit/
Short-term leasing agent Popupshopup is offering short-term leases to landlords as the retail leasing sector changes under the weight of retail disruption in major cities. Terms range from one day to six months. Tenants can search for space on Popupshopup's website and sign for it online. This new concept gives emerging brands the opportunity to test product and experiences directly with shoppers. While long-term tenures of at least three years or more are standard more retailers are opting for shorter leases that serve their predominantly online business, much like startups favouring co-working spaces to fixed offices. www.popupshopup.com.au
Petit Pli creates advanced technical children?s clothing . Children grow 7 sizes in their first 2 years and this equates to wasted clothing. The versatile waterproof clothes made by Petit Pli are pleated in such a way that they can grow bi-directionally to custom fit a range of sizes. The continuous size adjustment is a new way of approaching garment design, one suitable to high growth rates and discrepancies in children?s sizes. Petit Pli uses technical materials that are ultra-lightweight, waterproof and breathable because children are very active. http://petitpli.com/
Daimler plans to offer electric versions of every Mercedes-Benz model by 2022. To support this plan, Mercedez-Benz's Smart city car brand will evolve into an entirely electric brand. Daimler reps have stated that they will offer at least 50 versions of passenger cars in hybrid and fully electric variants. Volvo, Jaguar and now Mercedes-Benz have committed to roll out a fleet of fully electric or hybrid models within the next five years.
