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AI isn’t just a tool for faster research – it’s a catalyst for discovery. To support this, Elsevier has launched ScienceDirect AI, a cutting-edge generative AI tool for researchers that enables them to instantly extract, summarize and compare trusted insights from millions of full-text articles and book chapters on ScienceDirect.
“We wanted a fresh perspective to try to solve this issue and felt that bringing in somebody who was external to the team might approach the challenge without the bias created by knowledge of the subject matter,” comments co-founder Ben Abraham. IQBlade took on a PhD student for a short project.
AI generated digital twins have the potential to transform product innovation and development. The emergence of ‘Physical AI’ offers a potential step change for new product development, according to Andy Walker, Head of Commercial for Deep Tech at TTP.
The number one benefit of AI is improved innovation. As an estimated 70% of new product developments never become a commercial success, it is time to apply the power of AI, says Dr Robert G Cooper.
“If you’re in R&D management and you’re ignoring sustainability, you are limiting your future job prospects,” says Steve Evans, Director of Research at the Centre for Industrial Sustainability, IfM. Aligning innovation with the challenge of decarbonisation will create new market opportunities – if you have a story to share do contribute to our special feature.
The R&D Management Conference is a highlight in the year for many working in this discipline – a chance to meet up in person and discuss new and emerging ideas in your field. We asked Valentina Re about life behind the scenes.
In his entertaining book, Tim Minshall explains how huge inefficiencies in each of the make, move and consume stages of the manufacturing process are not sustainable, but then reveals how looking at issues from a different perspective can address these challenges.
By leveraging its ‘buyer-driven’ powers to impose sustainability standards on its suppliers and supply chains, IKEA is able to drive change in a way that national governments are not, concludes research by Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri.
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