The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is a new chapter in human development, enabled by extraordinary technology advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions. These advances are merging the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of this revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value and even what it means to be human. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policy-makers and people from all income groups and nations, to harness converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centred future. The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Just one second in the microwave could be the key to high-quality graphene
Scientists have found a novel way to remove the oxygen from graphene oxide - put it in the microwave.
Health and Healthcare Systems
The vaccine fridge that could save lives – with help from Einstein
An inventive new way to keep vaccines fresh while they travel to remote areas could save millions of lives.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Facebook's News Feed is 10 years old. This is how the site has changed
A look at the evolution of Facebook.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Two skills to unlock future jobs, robotonomics and other must-read stories of the week
A weekly round up of some of the top stories from the past seven days.
Cybersecurity
Why should we care about cyber resilience? Because $445 billion is at stake
This is why businesses need to start thinking more about cyber risk.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
We've found Philae - this is why it still matters
Scientists have located Philae on the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimanko - the comet it landed on.
Emerging Technologies
Should we build robots that feel human emotions?
With the expansion in robot intelligence, teaching values to machines will become as important as teaching them to human children.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This man is virtually cycling the length of Britain
Aaron Puzey wants to become the first person to cycle the length of Britain in virtual reality.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
From robotics vet to holoportation specialist, 5 jobs that could exist by 2030
Ayah Bdeir, CEO of home-invention firm littlebits, TED senior fellow and an alum of MIT's Media Lab, thinks these jobs could explode in the next 15 years.
Education and Skills
AI everywhere, skills for jobs that don't yet exist and other must-read stories for the weekend
A round-up of the top stories from the past seven days, including why it's worth investing in women's sport and trends and divisions in European innovation.
Emerging Technologies
This is how computers know where we're looking
Augmented reality relies on getting the right information in the right place, at the right time, but how do computers know where we're looking?
Education and Skills
We need an education revolution – and it starts in your local community
Ensuring our young people have access to the education necessary to create opportunities and be ready for the jobs of tomorrow is critical.