8 Characteristics of a Safe and Smart City
Submitted by The Editor on Fri, 01/20/2017 - 06:51
By Trevor Clarke, Tech Research Asia co-founder and director
By Trevor Clarke, Tech Research Asia co-founder and director
Computing gives an artist new tools to be creative
Submitted by The Editor on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 23:07The greatest tool of artists is their imagination but it is limited by their knowledge (try imagining something you don’t know). But the diversity computing offers may address this problem.
For the creative artist, computers supply three basic tools: access to information, software, and new ways to interact.
In 1945, the American engineer and inventor Vannevar Bush predicted a world where:
How sci fi-inspired innovation treads a fine line between dystopia and utopia
Submitted by The Editor on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 23:05The race is on to bring a jetpack to market. New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft has a jetpack and US-based JetPack Aviation is working on a more streamlined offering. So aviation junkies with the cash to spare will soon be able to get their hands on what has long been the preserve of science fiction.
Made in China: three ways Chinese business has evolved from imitation to innovation
Submitted by The Editor on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 23:03Businesses and governments around the world are watching as China grows, innovates and extends its influence. We explore how the country got to where it is and what might be in store for its future in our series Understanding China’s Influence.
Three ways to build innovation into your organisation
Submitted by The Editor on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 22:54Despite the explosive rate of innovation transforming our world, how established organisations innovate themselves is another matter altogether.
Robots as a service: The Pepper example
Submitted by The Editor on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 19:28Softbank’s Pepper brings the march of the robots closer to reality with a big step forward. But it also highlights the long road ahead.
Get ready for the new tech-driven intelligent workplace providers
Submitted by The Editor on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 01:43
Macquarie Group's ABW offices at One Shelley Street Sydney. Image courtesy of Woods Bagot
By Trevor Clarke, Tech Research Asia research director
Escaping the office: The growing movement to take work outdoors
Submitted by The Editor on Thu, 04/21/2016 - 23:54
Libby Sander, Griffith University
A pop-up tree office in London is the latest expression of a growing movement to take work out of the office into the landscape of the city. Designed as an installation for the recent London Festival of Architecture, the tree-house coworking space is equipped with power and wi-fi and will be available to hire for several months.