Thanks to scientists at Harvard and MIT, programmable electronic sheets can now fold themselves into a cute little boat or plane that virtually any origami aficionado could appreciate.

Business talk about being different… but are they really? Today we have more of everything… More brands. More products. More choices. But it all feels like more of the same. Youngme Moon of the Harvard Business School collaborated with XPLANE to create this video introducing her new book, “DIFFERENT”, an intimately drawn meditation on the [...]

A French artist has unveiled a working design of a hoverboard the from Back to the Future movie. The artist Nils Guadagnin’s says it’s an “experiment in spatial autonomy”, it hovers but unfortunately, it’s unrideable – so far.. HOVERBOARD – NILS GUADAGNIN from nils guadagnin on Vimeo.

Australia’s biggest telcos Telstra and Optus have confirmed they won’t directly sell the Apple iPad when it launches on the 28 May, but will offer mobile broadband plans designed specifically for Apple’s iconic tablet device. Telstra will offer a prepaid SIM card specifically for the iPad for $30, which will include 1GB of data, with [...]

This is another official update to the original “Shift Happens” video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://mediaconvergence.economist.com and http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com.

Outline of opening keynote to 4,500 people at MPI conference in Las Vegas by Dr Patrick Dixon.

Slides of MPI keynote and video

Future of corporate events, conferences, workshops and seminars. …

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Future of plastics and competition with paper and cardboard in food and drink industry. Logistics, distribution, courier companies and supply chain management, packaging in manufacturing, wholseale…

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Paperless office — reality. Advantages of paper — resolution, contrast, convenience, able to write on it. Digital paper and scree resolution of electronic books. Future of plastics and competition…

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Future of paper and cardboard packaging in China, India, emerging markets, America and the EU. Impact of new technology on paper use. Newsprint market and newspaper readership trends — decline in…

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Future of dentistry, dental practice and dentists. Health care trends,oral care and mouthcare products. Digital imaging and dental diagnostics. Prosthetics, milling, machining and manufacture of…

For 50 videos on the future, 45,000 pages and 6 free …