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It’s not enough to drastically slash emissions. To stave off the worst of climate change, humanity needs to capture the carbon that’s already in the air. THIS WEEK AND next, government representatives are gathering in Glasgow for the United Nations...

They’re warning that “It will overtake the US within the next decade.” The Great Rivalry The race for tech dominance between China and the US is heating up — but it’s starting to look like Beijing is taking the lead....

Supply chains have been severely impacted by COVID-19. Leading organizations over the past 18 months “have developed the ability to rapidly adapt business models and supply chain ecosystems to live with a high degree of volatility and disruption. Supply chains...

Companies that push the boundaries of AI to sharpen predictions, boost efficiencies, and optimize the real-time pricing or stock control of their products are moving faster and further than rivals still conservatively wavering over the wisdom of using AI for...

Recent disruptions to transport and their effect on supply chains have brought renewed attention to rail freight in Europe. Five critical digital technologies promise to make freight trains as easy to run across Europe as trucks. International water researchers have predicted...

Digital transformation is about changing where value is created, and how your business model is structured. More and more, value creation comes from outside the firm not inside, and from external partners rather than internal employees. Since at least the...

A team from the Essex Innovation Centre, a strategic partnership between the University of Essex and TWI, is currently working with fellow consortium members Generic Robotics Limited and Castalia Innovation Limited on the NeuRestore project which seeks to aid patients...

The Industrial IoT, connected smart assets, and especially the Digital Twin are having the most immediate and significant impact on how companies implement technologies that enable smart manufacturing. Overview Multiple technologies have emerged in recent years that are instrumental in...

Supply chains and the climate are more intricately linked than many may realize. Just eight global supply chains are responsible for more than 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. As temperatures rise and extreme weather becomes more common, the environment also...

Smart manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle. It now takes advantage of greater connectivity and live data capture to improve the process. Digital transformation...