BMW shape the fabric of future car design
The BMW GINA Light Visionary Model is a concept car with a difference; instead of a skin of steel, it’s covered in a sheath of cloth. And if my thinking is right, I may have fabricated an idea that could help their car go the distance…
Microsoft TouchWall needs a physics lesson
TouchWall is Microsoft’s go-anywhere multi-touch technology for ad hoc presentations. But what might TouchWall be like if we added a whole new physical dimension?
The future of mankind: predictions of a new world
The future of mankind is one driven by the need to innovate. The pressures on our species are unique, which will in time give rise to unique solutions to the problems of our past, present and of our future…
The future of mankind: the economics of futurology
Predicting future technology trends requires hindsight as well as a different kind of foresight. But when fixing our gaze on the greater “What if?” of things, we also need peripheral vision — an insight into the many aspects of society and how our imagineering might be affected by the affairs of man…
The future of mankind: patterns of a future world
The future as seen through the eyes of technologists and futurologists can seem a far-off place. As dreamers, they either speak of Utopian societies, who’ve long since harnessed their technologies, or of worlds left ruined by a war with cyborgs or a genetically engineered virus. Here, I’m going to explain how I see the future of mankind…

