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Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023
The World Economic Forum has unveiled their Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023, and they're not just sci-fi anymore! From brain-powered AI to sustainable aviation, these innovations hold the potential to revolutionize everything from healthcare to manufacturing.
But it's not all sunshine and robots. The article also highlights the need for responsible development and deployment, ensuring these technologies benefit everyone, not just a select few.
Intrigued? Dive into the full report and discover the future that awaits!
Unleashing Business Model Innovation in US Manufacturing
Innovation's secret weapon? US manufacturing! The World Economic Forum & US Center for Advanced Manufacturing reveal tech trends transforming the sector & barriers to overcome. Unleash your inner innovator!
Deloitte 2024 Manufacturing Industry Outlook
Robots rise to fill labor gaps while manufacturers innovate for net-zero emissions, shaping a smarter, greener future for US factories.
Ready to dive deeper? Check out Deloitte's full report and get ahead of the manufacturing curve!
Re-imagining Digital Oilfield with I4.0 & Big Data
In the era of Industry 4.0, it may be hard to imagine that an industry as old and established as Oil & Gas has been leveraging technology and innovation since the years following WW II to optimize cost and improve throughput.
The Industrial Internet of Things Vocabulary
This technical report specifies a common set of definitions for terms that are considered relevant and important to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to be used by all IIC documentation
From Internet To Robotics: 2020 Edition
A Roadmap for US Robotics. In the US the industrial robotics market has grown 10+% every year and the market has so far seen less than 10% penetration. US is today using more robots than it has before.
Global Innovation Index 2021
Who will finance innovation? This edition sheds light on the state of innovation financing by investigating the evolution of financing mechanisms and pointing to progress and remaining challenges - including in the context of the economic slowdown by COVID 19 crisis.
How are Mechatronics and Industrial Automation Different?
Mechatronics and industrial automation are two fields that overlap to some extent. Here's a definition of each plus how they benefit the manufacturing sector.
The Future of Work is Through Workforce Ecosystems
The Future of the Workforce initiative explores divergent strategies, as some organizations seek to make their human resources more transactional while others look hard at how to make better bets on longer-term human capital cultivation and returns.
A MIT Sloan Management Review in collaboration with Deloitte: 2021
Upskilling for Shared Prosperity
Upskilling for Shared Prosperity is a call to action. It makes the economic case for providing employees with learning and development opportunities to expand their horizons while minimizing skills gaps.
World Economic Forum Insight Report in collaboration with PwC: January 2021
Successful circular economy 'trailblazers' do these 5 things: Report
Trailblazers are the subject of a new report from the World Economic Forum and impact organization ScaleUpNation. The special study was conducted to better understand these entrepreneurs with research centered on innovators within the circular economy given the $4.5 trillion opportunity they present for both job creation and economic development.
This article is part of the Davos Agenda
Deloitte 2022 Manufacturing Industry Outlook: A midyear Update
From talent scarcity to remaking supply chains and leveraging digital technologies to accelerate operational efficiencies to scale, this Deloitte report provides an outlook for 2022
SmartSupplies USA: Fluoropolymer safety screens to reopen businesses safely
A revolutionary glass replacement to protect against dust, dirt and viruses while providing an immersive environment with light and sound transparency. FDA approved, highly resistant to chemical damage, considered self-cleaning due to its nonstick surface and offers excellent fire resistance properties.
Airbus plans to launch a carbon-free aircraft by 2035
The "ZEROe" initiative includes concepts for two conventional looking aircraft: a turbofan jet engine able to carry 120-200 people over 2,000 nautical miles and a turboprop able to carry up to 1000 people for 1,000 nautical miles.
Its the planemaker's latest effort to draw public attention to its 'zero emission' airplanes to be powered by hydrogen.