IN SPOTLIGHT
Four scenarios on the future of AI in the workplace
AI’s rapid rise in the workplace is opening up new possibilities—some optimistic, others unsettling. We explore how AI could alter job roles, workplace dynamics, and society at large through four different scenarios.
Transparent Wood
Two research groups, from the University of Maryland and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, almost simultaneously introduced chemical solutions capable of removing the molecules that provide wood with its colour. Don’t be surprised if this renewed traditional material rapidly revolutionises architecture and electronics.
5 Trends Creating the City of the Future
Cities allowed for the creation, storage, and passing of information throughout millennia. Without them, we wouldn't have had many of the political, scientific, artistic, and technological revolutions we've had over the years. Indeed, the city of the future will quite certainly look different from the city of today. What are the phenomena changing the nature of today's cities?