Social Innovation Stories | Turning the world’s challenges into opportunities

Social Innovation

Big Data, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence… there are lots of buzzwords thrown about when talking about technology, but what do they actually mean?
Technology
Technology
We get to know EMIEW3 and discuss its job and hopes for the future.
Technology
Facial recognition tech is sweeping the industries, from leisure to education, and aims to make our lives easier
Technology
Travelling to the airport can be stressful. What technology will we have in the future to make it easier?
Energy
Why is the debate on Nuclear so heated? We show how it’s similar to boiling a kettle!
Communities
Making our water smart is just as important as making our cities smart. We look here at how smart water systems will work and how they will help us to conserve this precious resource.
Technology
How is technology secretly fighting crime for us?
Technology
We predict how new technologies are going to change future rites of passage in society.
Energy
Our homes are on the front line of combatting climate change. What technologies will make them more environmentally friendly?
Technology
The latest advancements in design have made robots appear more and more human, but what are the complexities of the human body and why have engineers found them so hard to replicate?
Transport
We take a look at three ways in which smart technology will make stressful commutes a thing of the past.
Health
With healthcare resources under increasing strain, care bots are coming to our rescue. Carefully designed to meet the needs of the old, young and vulnerable in our society, they are set to have a big impact.
Technology
"Eureka" comes from the Ancient Greek word heúrēka, meaning "I have found it”. It is also the word that some of the most famous innovators in history must have shouted or thought when they made life changing discoveries. Read the story behind some of those discoveries here.