Our emotional brain has had little help from technology to-date - but AI has the power to change that. Here's why designing more empathic, human-centred AI presents the largest opportunit...

Jesus Mantas 02 Jul 2019

Innovation

Want to use drag-and-drop digital tech like Iron Man? Now you can

Researchers from MIT and Brown University have developed Northstar, a system for interactive data analytics that runs on touchscreens.

Rob Matheson · MIT News 02 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This refinery mixes sunlight and air to create fuel

A new technology produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels exclusively from sunlight and air.

ETH Zurich · Futurity 02 Jul 2019

Space

Would your mobile phone be powerful enough to get you to the moon?

Since man first landed on the moon in 1969, technological advances and artificial intelligence have come a long way. But at the time, the computer on the spacecraft would have had less me...

Graham Kendall · The Conversation 02 Jul 2019

Space

From miniature satellites to giant sun shields – the extreme technology transforming space engineering

A look back at the space technologies which have been developed and refined since the first moon landing show just how far we've come.

Colin McInnes, Malcolm McRobb, and Zhongxu Hu · The Conversation 02 Jul 2019

Digital Economy and Society

We all have a 'hierarchy of needs'. But is technology meeting them?

Taking a look at what an individual requires to achieve their potential in today’s tech-driven landscape

Michelle Lau 02 Jul 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

5 ways for scientists and clinicians to double up on healthcare

Treating the rise in non-communicable diseases could be made easier if 'bench and bedside' finally starting collaborating

Jerica Reyes 01 Jul 2019

International Trade and Investment

How to make trade single windows more efficient with blockchain

Single windows can significantly reduce admin processes for trade partners – but they've traditionally suffered with a number of tricky pain points. Until blockchain came along, that is.

Alejandra Radl and Jesse Lin 01 Jul 2019

Education and Skills

We urgently need to future-proof the workforce. Here's how

How can we update our education, labour and social policy structures to cope as new jobs emerge and old roles are replaced?

Alain Dehaze 01 Jul 2019

Emerging Technologies

Smart speakers could soon detect cardiac arrest

A team of researchers used machine learning to create a tool that could detect agonal breathing, which is present for about 50 percent of people who experience cardiac arrests.

Sarah McQuate-Washington · Futurity 01 Jul 2019

Space

World’s first AI universe simulator knows things it shouldn’t

An artificial intelligence has been built that can quickly generate highly-accurate, three-dimensional simulations of the universe.

Kristin Houser 01 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These tech start-ups are changing what it means to farm

These four entrepreneurs are using technology to ensure there’s enough food for everyone in the future.

Briony Harris 01 Jul 2019

Technological Transformation

5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation

With labor pools shifting and the cost of overseas manufacturing rising, forward-thinking businesses will seize on a disruptive time to prepare themselves for the future.

Lawrence Whittle 29 Jun 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Where will evolution take us in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

The study of evolution allows us to reconstruct the past and to understand how life evolved from simple to complex organisms. Evolutionary reasoning can help us make sense of the biggest ...

Juliana Chan and Benjamin Seet 29 Jun 2019

3D Printing

How Sierra Leone is using 3D printing to become a model state

From modelling the distances schoolchildren have to walk to providing visual aids to ministers, the groundbreaking 4IR technology is revolutionizing policymaking in the nation.

David Moinina Sengeh and Venkataraman Sundareswaran 28 Jun 2019

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