Malleable Matter
Whether in clothes, buildings or consumer goods, modern materials shape the fabric of our everyday lives. Advanced materials are now being developed in labs to enable clothes that function as energy-harnessing devices and products that move by themselves due to their meta-crystalline structures. Geometry, process and movement are all being reinvented in the lab by harnessing new ideas and methods of development. This session will consider how material science could unleash a new wave of positive disruption.
Tech Foresight 2040 – Intentional Creations
New technology broadens the horizon of human possibility, allowing us to accomplish our objectives in ways that past generations would have found unimaginable. Across society, technology is being scrutinised for its unintended consequences: The harmful effects that material developments can have on our planet, and the threat that digital technologies pose to our mental wellbeing, privacy and democratic systems.
Tech Foresight 2040: Intentional Creations, a virtual conference curated by Imperial Tech Foresight and powered by Imperial Business Partners, will reframe technology for good and share positive ways for our technological futures. We will explore the topic across three different areas: Meta-Motivations, Moral Machines and Malleable Matter. Join us over three days this June to explore how science and technology can create healthier, more resilient and sustainable futures.