Long Reads

Artificial Intelligence

Future Telecoms

Robotics

Clocking on with a ‘cobot’ – how the future of manufacturing will need tech-enabled humans

By Sean Hargrave Reading time: 15 mins

Forget humanoid robots: manufacturing’s future is being built around AI-powered software, digital twins, and...

Materials

Why carbon fibre composites can become a sustainable materials solution

By Anna Demming Reading time: 14 mins

Exploring the work underway to improve carbon fibre composites production and manufacture, the potential...

Quantum

The five platform problem: which quantum technology will win?

By Dan Oliver Reading time: 11 mins

There are currently five technologies involved in the race to create the world’s first...

Artificial Intelligence

Quantum

AI and quantum computing can accelerate drug discovery

By Anna Demming Reading time: 14 mins

Calculations can enable significant savings on the resources needed to test for potential new...

Materials

Just add diamonds? The race to solve a sustainable battery problem

By Sean Hargrave Reading time: 11 mins

How questions over the circular economy and the environmental impact of batteries are accelerating...

Cyber

Future Telecoms

Quantum

Post-quantum security: a future threat that needs addressing now

By Dan Oliver Reading time: 11 mins

Some experts believe that RSA encryption could be broken in the next three years...

Materials

Can “green” hydrogen production reach the scales and costs needed for net zero?

By Anna Demming Reading time: 12 mins

So far the costs of green hydrogen production have involved price hikes that businesses...

Quantum

Is photonics the final frontier of quantum computing?

By Dan Oliver Reading time: 12 mins

The first commercial quantum computer is years, not decades, away and photonics will have...

Materials

Can hydrogen storage solve a renewable energy problem and drive net zero ambition?

By Anna Demming Reading time: 11 mins

Replacing fossil fuels is not just about generating energy but about providing energy on...

Future Telecoms

Mission possible? Why the UK’s 6G plans need to focus on developing standards

By Guy Matthews Reading time: 9 mins

6G is seen as a critical technology for future telecoms and the UK’s ability...