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...

Quartz 11 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.

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

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit

MIT researchers have found a new use for Artificial Intelligence: creating machine-knitted garments. What does this mean for the future of knitting?

TechCrunch 13 Aug 2019

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

Data from Denmark reveals crucial insights about the spread of automation – read more

There seems to be a large gap between firms using automation in their businesses and those who don't, according to new research from Denmark.

Lene Kromann and Anders Sorensen · VoxEU 18 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

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

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