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

This is how a smart factory actually works

Inside a seafood processing facility in Norway, machines, not humans, evaluate the quality of salmon, weigh and grade the fish, and distribute it to the production units. Soon, machines w...

Nitesh Bansal 25 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

A ‘repair economy’ might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well

The act of repairing material objects can generate a deep sense of care, pride, belonging and civic participation.

Katherine Wilson · The Conversation 18 Jun 2019

European Union

3 ways to fight short-termism and relaunch Europe

With the European share of global manufacturing exports shrinking, companies must ensure they address the R&D gap and plan for the future.

Philippe Roger Donnet 11 Jun 2019

Advanced Manufacturing

Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing

Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.

Amar Hanspal 11 Jun 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Meet the ‘Slothbot’, that's monitoring the environment very, very slowly

“SlothBot” hangs in forest canopies and monitors the surrounding environment. The device moves only when it has to measure changes, such as weather and chemical factors in the environment

John Toon · Futurity 07 Jun 2019

Media and Entertainment

Over 40% of Americans now call socialism a 'good thing'

A Gallup poll in April 2019 shows that 43% of Americans now describe socialism as a "good thing".

Paul Ratner · Big Think 29 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This tiny country is going 'plastic neutral'

East Timor generates about 70 tonnes of plastic waste each day, most of which is collected from beaches and urban areas, then burned in the open.

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 22 May 2019

3D Printing

NASA held a contest to design a home on Mars, and this printable pod is the winner

Designers were asked to create a printable 3D habitat that could shelter humans on Mars, and the winner has finally been announced.

Aria Bendix · Business Insider 22 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles

Researchers say that these Crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests, are a potential solution to the power needs of future wearable technology.

Layne Cameron · Futurity 10 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This ‘wonder material’ could herald a new age in electronics

The material, that was created by accident, could be revolutionary in its use in batteries and electronics.

Chris Howard and Mitch Watts · The Conversation 10 May 2019

Future of Economic Progress

France wants to rebuild Notre-Dame in just 5 years. Here’s how new technology can help

As tempting as it might be to follow in the footsteps of the craftsmen who built the cathedral, getting it ready in time for 2024 requires a modern approach.

Sean Fleming 30 Apr 2019

Globalization 4.0

The latest technology isn't enough – you need the business model to go with it

As the dawn of electrification and the early history of computing show, pioneering technology means little without the right mindset to apply it.

Jon Bruner 05 Apr 2019

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