Economists used new methods to examine how many U.S. jobs have been lost to machine automation, and how many have been created as technology leads to new tasks. On net, and particularly since 1980, technology has replaced more U.S. jobs than it has generated.
There are several key energy technology trends dominating 2025. Security, costs and jobs; decarbonization; China; India; and AI all need to be carefully monitored. The World Economic Forum’s Advanced Energy Solutions community helps the energy technology community cooperate and accelerate the deployment of new energy technologies.
MIT researchers fabricated 3D chips with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon between layers, leading to better and faster computation, for applications like more efficient AI hardware.
Technology convergence across industries is accelerating innovation, particularly in AI, biotech and sustainability, pushing us closer to the fifth industrial revolution. Bioprinting and AI-driven biomanufacturing are revolutionizing fields such as drug discovery and sustainable fuels, propelling bioeconomic growth across sectors. Multi-stakeholder collaboration and long-term investment are ...
While brain implants usually require hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical costs and risky surgical procedures, circulatronics technology holds the potential to make therapeutic brain implants accessible to all by eliminating the need for surgery, says Deblina Sarkar, the AT&T Career Development Associate Professor in the MIT Media Lab ...
MIT Professor Justin Reich is an advocate for technology in schools, but with a realistic perspective. Ed-tech tools produce gradual evolution, rather than revolution, in schools that are frequently changing anyway, he says.
MIT researchers designed a device that quickly recovers drinking water from an atmospheric water harvesting material. The system uses ultrasonic waves to shake the water out of the material, recovering water in minutes.
