--- title: "Weekly Wrap-Up: February 2, 2018" description: We've rounded up the latest blog headlines here, so you can read the industry research that interest you most. image: https://blog.marketresearch.com/hubfs/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png --- [![MarketResearch.com](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hub/209482/file-22777923.gif?width=295&height=66&name=file-22777923.gif "MarketResearch.com")](https://www.marketresearch.com/) [Market Research Blog](https://blog.marketresearch.com/) # Weekly Wrap-Up: February 2, 2018 by [Sarah Schmidt](https://blog.marketresearch.com/author/sarah-schmidt), on February 2, 2018 ![WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png?width=300&height=177&name=WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png) Every week, analysts at Kalorama Information, The Freedonia Group, and Simba Information share new industry research on their blogs. Other leading market research firms also contribute guest posts to the MarketResearch.com site.  We've rounded up the latest headlines here, so you can quickly read the topics that interest you most. ### [Severe Flu Season Provides an Opportunity for Molecular POC](https://www.kaloramainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/29/Severe-Flu-Season-Provides-an-Opportunity-for-Molecular-POC) Big biotech firms are working to create better solutions for diagnosing infections by the influenza virus. Learn more on the Kalorama blog. ### [Four Key Products Driving the Expansion of the Outdoor Living Market](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/30/Four-Key-Products-Driving-the-Expansion-of-the-Outdoor-Living-Market) Looking to bring indoor luxuries into their backyards, US consumers are snapping up these four in-demand outdoor living products. ### [Three Reasons Your Food Packaging Matters](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/31/Three-Reasons-Your-Food-Packaging-Matters) Takeout — more popular than ever — can also mean lots of trash. Here are three reasons eco-conscious consumers might want to look twice at their dinner order — or more specifically, the single-use products with which it’s packaged. ### [New Opportunities for Science Resource Providers](https://www.simbainformation.com/Content/Blog/2018/01/30/New-Opportunities-for-Science-Resource-Providers) Educators are increasingly interested in acquiring new resources as schools adopt the Next Generation Science Standards and widen science instruction to STEM. ### [5 Important Trends in the Diagnostic Imaging Market](https://blog.marketresearch.com/5-important-trends-in-the-diagnostic-imaging-market) Learn how medical imaging technology is changing, and read about the latest trends in the diagnostic imaging market on our blog. ### [The Growing Prevalence of Sports Analytics in 2018](https://blog.marketresearch.com/growing-prevalence-of-sports-analytics-in-2018) Sports analytics change everything related to professional athletics: recruiting, play, coaching, and marketing. --- ### Free Resources & Downloads For additional industry research, check out [the full collection of white papers and ebooks](https://content.marketresearch.com/ebooks/whitepapers) available on MarketResearch.com. 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