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Next-gen tech

13 May 2016

  • Mandatory Credit: Photo By REX FEATURES 84727 TE PHOTO BY TONY EYLES/ REX FEATURES 1981 Eurovision Song Contest British winners winning entry BUCKS FIZZ singing

    No ticket for Eurovision? Virtual reality could be the answer

    VR offers big opportunities to broadcasters of spectacles such as the iconic European song contest first aired in 1956

11 April 2016

  • Scientist inoculating an agar plate with bacteria in microbiology lab

    Mapping antibiotic resistance in real-time

    As the spread of ‘super bugs’ continues, open data can be used to pinpoint areas most at risk and help healthcare providers tackle the issue

18 March 2016

  • A man is seen as a silhouette as he checks a mobile device whilst standing against an illuminated wall bearing Telegram’s logo

    Will messaging apps challenge the web's monopolisation?

    The internet has suffered from tech giants’ command-and-control ethos, but open chat platforms offer an alternative way forward

19 February 2016

  • Migrants and refugees walk toward Austria near Hegyeshalom

    The global tech community tackles the refugee crisis

    Amid political turmoil, innovative initiatives such as an Airbnb-style site for refugees and coding classes are providing short to long-term solutions

13 January 2016

  • A woman taking a pill

    The future will eat itself: digesting the next generation of wearable tech

    Shivvy Jervis
    How ingestibles and mood-impacting technologies are changing our relationship with wearables

21 December 2015

  • Team Tartan Rescue’s CHIMP robot walks through a doorway during the finals of the DARPA Robotic Challenge in Pomona<br>Team Tartan Rescue’s CHIMP (CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform) robot walks through a doorway during the finals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotic Challenge in Pomona, California June 6, 2015. Twenty-four teams are competing to win a portion of a $3.5 million prize by operating humanoid robots across a task and obstacle course. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

    Smart design can help us find digital tools to cope with extreme weather

    Emmanuel Tsekleves
    From relief drones to 3D-printed food and medicine, technology designers can play a vital role keeping us safe in emergencies

21 October 2015

  • Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back To The Future

    Back to the Future day: how do predictions shape up to 2015 tech?

    We’ve reached 21 October 2015, the ‘future’ Marty and Doc Brown visited. We look at what regulation means for the tech and brands the film forecasted

13 October 2015

  • Japanese toy maker Sega's pet dog robots

    What will become of empathy in a world of smart machines?

    Artificial intelligence can only go so far. The future of technology will lie in the interplay of software and capable humans

23 September 2015

  • an early version of Google's prototype of a self-driving car

    Google must consider consumers to win driverless car race

    It may be the company that best understands its audience, not just the technology, that takes the lead in the self-driving or connected car markets

9 September 2015

  • Battlezone virtual reality game screenshot

    Future of virtual reality lies in the hands of developers

    Jason Kingsley OBE
    The fate of virtual reality could be decided by Hollywood and gaming, so how can these creative industries make the most of the new tech?

4 September 2015

  • 1980's briefcase and contents including Cityman Mobira mobile phone ,VHS cassette, Eagles CD

    Mobile tech: building the sharing economy

    Can mobile tech actually stimulate altruism by developing new ways for us to help each other?

25 August 2015

  • workshop on data science in Africa

    How Africa can benefit from the data revolution

    Locally-driven data projects across the continent can enable the infrastructure to bring about economic change

12 August 2015

  • Robot working in an office

    What will the workplace of the future look like? – webchat roundup

    Here are the best insights from our online discussion on how next-gen tech will make a difference to our workplaces and working lives

30 July 2015

  • Businessman looking for paperwork in office filing cabinet

    What will the workplace of the future look like? – live webchat

    Join us and our expert panel from 5pm BST on Tuesday 4 August to discuss how technology is shaping the workplace and business practices

29 July 2015

  • A child being prepared for surgery using an iPad

    Do the latest wave of health apps really improve patient care?

    There are tens of thousands of health apps on the market but healthcare professionals remain cautious about the benefits they can offer

15 July 2015

  • A robot that specialises in cooking, prepares jiaozi, or Chinese dumplings, at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

    Coding is the key in a world of robot workers

    With a third of jobs at risk of automation, coding can better equip young people to thrive in the digital economy

10 July 2015

  • Close-up of human hands holding mobile phone

    Wireless could offer the answer to mobile data concerns

    With Google’s Project Fi set to offer a refund on unused data, mobile operators must keep up with the disruptors in order to cut the mustard

1 July 2015

  • UK shopper's retail loyalty and reward cards

    Five reasons why apps trump cards for future retail loyalty schemes

    Mobile offers the opportunity for businesses to engage their consumers in more sophisticated ways

19 June 2015

  • Patrick Walker

    Virtual reality can bring a new dimension to business​

    New opportunities for business as well as entertainment beckon as devices such as the Oculus Rift hit the mainstream

10 June 2015

  • Stallone Judge Dredd

    Can mobile save the world from a dystopian ad future?

    Oisin Lunny
    Google’s buy button and other mobile tech can allow advertisers to leave behind the “spray and pray” approach of days gone by
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