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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

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

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Advanced Manufacturing and Production

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

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

OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans

Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit

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

5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation

This is how a smart factory actually works

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

3 ways to fight short-termism and relaunch Europe

Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing

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

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

This tiny country is going 'plastic neutral'

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

Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles

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Advanced Manufacturing and Production

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

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

OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans

Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit

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

5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation

This is how a smart factory actually works

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

3 ways to fight short-termism and relaunch Europe

Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing

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

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

This tiny country is going 'plastic neutral'

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

Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles

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