Stylesignal says that Trend Science resulted from a two year research project to give the fashion industry a deeper insight into "consumer sentiment" by automatically analysing opinions about trends garnered from various social media, such as Twitter.
Or so says London-based Stylesignal, whose newly launched software-as-a-service (SaaS) product Trend Science claims to be "the world's most accurate forecasting service", and it's, in part, powered by Twitter.
This reinforces another trend: science might be universal and technology generic, we observe the emergence of various types of 'knowledge economy' not only in the USA and Japan as well as in Europe, but also in China, Singapore, Korea, even slowly in Russia, and Brazil.
China could overtake the United States as the world's dominant publisher of scientific research by 2013, according to an analysis of global trends in science by the Royal Society.
Although Argonne's new strategy represents a reversal of fortune for the laboratory, it also demonstrates its ability to adapt its resources to changing trends in science and engineering.
On one side, there are huge opportunities being developed by trends in science and business.
Interdisciplinary research is one of the hottest trends in science, and scientists in the United States and elsewhere are crossing departmental glass walls.
That's just one of many points made by the latest compendium of international trends in science issued today by the National Science Foundation NSFF).
The knowledge and skills include, but are not limited to, leadership, classroom organization, physics content, teaching techniques, trends in science education, and equity issues.
Our R&D efforts, when combined with attendance at industry conferences, allow us to remain up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in science.
Scientists and engineers are also popular guest speakers at investment clubs, where they might be invited to discuss future trends in science and technology.
