Scaling up technology, policy support and stimulating demand: we need to focus on all three to realise a net-zero emissions world in the next three decades.

Shunichi Miyanaga 17 Jan 2020

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How factories of the future are leading the way to innovation in manufacturing

Factories around the world are embracing tech that improves efficiency and puts people first.

Francisco Betti · Forbes 16 Jan 2020

Workforce and Employment

Why we need to rethink how we fund research and development

International coordination of basic research can improve welfare through higher aggregate investments, and a more efficient distribution of basic research investments across countries and...

Hans Gersbach, Ulrich Schetter, and Samuel Schmassmann · VoxEU 02 Dec 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Researchers use laughing gas to generate terahertz laser

Fashioned into lasers, terahertz waves might enable 'T-ray vision', with the ability to see through clothing, book covers, and other thin materials.

Jennifer Chu · MIT News 18 Nov 2019

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

Watch this 3D printer make a boat in world record speed, at record size

3Dirigo isn’t even the biggest object the school’s 3D printer can construct — if pushed to its limits, it can print objects up to 100 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 10 feet high.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 06 Nov 2019

Biotechnology

These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need

From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.

Paul Freemont, Natalie Curach, Douglas Friedman, and Sang Yup Lee 28 Oct 2019

3D Printing

This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system

“Demonstrating and validating recycling capabilities on the ISS is an important step towards developing sustainable manufacturing systems that will enable us to venture deeper into the so...

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 24 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The solution to fighting climate change could be lurking in our oceans

It is known for being the most efficient method of storing carbon dioxide, but algae is also used to make tennis shoes, metal alternatives and meat-free burgers. This is how it could help...

Ben Lamm · Quartz 11 Oct 2019

Emerging Technologies

This technology helps smartphones plot location in areas where GPS systems fail

Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas.

Rob Matheson · MIT News 07 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

4 ways to make your wardrobe more sustainable

From trading up to trading in your old clothes, here’s how to dress with less impact on the environment.

Katharine Rooney 25 Sep 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This new robotic gripper is gentle enough to handle eggs

A new robot hand capable of gripping eggs delicately without breaking them is unveiled, with applications on the production line to increase safety in industrial workshops.

Charlotte HSU-Buffalo · Futurity 13 Sep 2019

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

3D printing may have serious medical uses if this heart, as claimed, is fully functional - scientists have said the aim is to make it compatible with humans. It could also have cardio-tox...

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 10 Sep 2019

Africa

How to turn Africa's manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse

Africa is one of the most exciting and potentially dynamic markets in the world, and has the potential to create a world-class advanced manufacturing sector. Here's how to do it

Craig Arnold 26 Aug 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Factories are no longer the sure route to prosperity. Here's why

For many years, the traditional route out of poverty for developing countries involved a shift from farming to manufacturing. But in today's world, that's no longer the case.

Arancha González Laya 26 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans

Machine workers and humans should be mutually reinforcing on the factory floor – leading to a more productive future.

Prasad Akella 19 Aug 2019

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