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The increased adoption of microgrids across the industry could result in driving the agriculture economy, improving food security in areas that have traditionally been lacking, and increasing resiliency in the supply chain. Each year, increasingly high energy demands result from...

Artificial intelligence is already improving healthcare approaches and has the potential to do much more. Behind every drastic revolutionization in any industry, there’s always the impact of any disastrous global crisis. In addition, unlike other industries, the healthcare sector was...

Globalization and manufacturing practices since World War II have resulted in a significant chasm between resource-rich nations and everyone else. That’s well understood. What’s fascinating is that different nations’ garbage is actually a redistribution of those resources—we distribute goods throughout...

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling. In the United States, an estimated 15 million tons of textiles end up in landfills or are burned every year. This waste, amounting to...

For months, economic conditions have indicated a looming downturn, leaving organizations everywhere to consider how they can best prepare for uncertainty and weather the storm. Many business leaders are earnestly seeking ways to avoid drastic cost-cutting measures, while others have...

“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” is how the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined the principle of sustainability back in 1987. This simple definition still holds true today,...

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level. Global sustainability legislation drives the packaging industry’s current landscape and future outlook. In PMMI...

Adding automated decision-support to manual processes helps speed inspection rates, improve end-to-end quality, and provides more qualitative product evaluation to ensure manufacturing are repeatable and traceable. New “app-based” systems combining machine vision and AI capabilities with cameras and edge processing...

Global transportation activity is expected to double by 2050, leading to a 16% rise in emissions, even when accounting for current commitments to decarbonising operations. The railway industry significantly contributes to this, with passenger and freight operations consuming large amounts...

It’s a familiar narrative: Robots and other forms of automation, while good for driving business efficiencies, are a death knell for the modern workforce. Yet introducing robots to the workforce could serve as a positive force, delivering benefits to corporations...