The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is a new chapter in human development, enabled by extraordinary technology advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions. These advances are merging the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of this revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value and even what it means to be human. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policy-makers and people from all income groups and nations, to harness converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centred future. The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities.
Could this robot teach anyone to code?
The Wyss Institute has created a robot that it claims can teach anyone from five year olds to an intermediate programmer.
Could this discovery improve quantum computing?
Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered how to accurately control the size of quantum states of atoms and molecules.
Scientists have mapped the protein that acts as 'gatekeeper' to DNA
Caltech researchers have produced a detailed map of the protein which acts as a cellular gatekeeper to DNA.
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4 technologies helping us to fight corruption
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This star system is travelling so fast physics can't explain it
Scientists have discovered binary star system moving faster than previous hypotheses could explain.
This is the business model needed to master the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Research shows network orchestrators generate more value than traditional firm.
The new laser that's improving biological imaging
The laser imaging system is able to look at biological structure as well as movement such as heartbeat.
This is how to launch a rocket into space, then land it on a ship
After delivering supplies to the International Space Station, the Falcon 9 Rocket was able to land safely on a ship at sea.
Could mobile phones help combat rabies?
Researchers have developed an app for monitoring rabies that can run on almost all handsets.
Watch Liam, Apple's robot recycler, take apart an iPhone
Apple have developed a robot to take apart iPhones so components can be recycled.
This desk-sized turbine could power 10,000 homes
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