Beyond EVs: the opportunity for a new vision of decarbonised mobility

By Adam Tinworth

The carrot and the stick may be two ways of motivating a donkey – but which will deliver the decarbonised mobility infrastructure we need?

This is the end. Of our illusions.

By Martin Recke

It’s time to face a new reality and abandon some of our favourite illusions about politics, technology, and the economy.

CES 2025: less automotive, more AI

By Roland Mayr

AI was clearly the dominant theme at CES 2025. Products become smarter, and humanoid robots are a thing now.

The rise of information networks

By Martin Recke

A recap of NEXT24 through the lens of networks and their rise, from computers to the brain, from democracy to energy.

Exploring the frontier of new interfaces

By Adam Tinworth

Where is AI going next? How far and fast with biocomputing develop? And what will the next wave of interfaces look like? A panel discussion from NEXT24.

Personal Energy: the human opportunity in the energy transition

By Adam Tinworth

What is the internet of energy? And why is it inevitable? A fireside chat from NEXT24 about the future of the energy transition.

Timmy Ghiurãu: new technology, new energy, new futures

By Adam Tinworth

How do you incorparate emerging technlogy into your business? By rethinking the very narratives of the job your products are doing, says Volvo’s Timmy Ghiurãu.

Andy Kitchen: Embodied AI, the one body problem

By Adam Tinworth

Forget digital AI. Here comes the minibrain: neural tissue grown on electrodes, that’s created embodied AI.

Maryam Alimardani: the next frontier of human cognition

By Adam Tinworth

Bridging the brain and the computer is the next step in interface design — and AI is helping make it happen.

AI as new media

By Martin Recke

Generative AI will create new media forms where artists and creative technologists are both at the forefront and at risk of being put out of business.

The internet of energy

By Martin Recke

With renewable energy on the rise, the energy networks have to change profoundly. The internet can be a model here.

The Tech Boom Doom cycle

By Adam Tinworth

From hype to fear, digital innovation is trapped in a Boom Doom Cycle. It’s time to escape by taking a nuanced approach to risk and reward.

Rethinking creativity

By Martin Recke

What’s the difference between human and machine creativity? Answering this questions leads to a rethinking of the concept.

A biological computer that can play Pong

By Martin Recke

The human brain is a biological computer. Recent breakthroughs give us real, biological models of the brain – that can learn by themselves.

For innovation, break the pattern

By Adam Tinworth

Patterned behaviour is the enemy of innovation. To put new energy into your business, break the pattern, and let the creativity free.

Brains, robots, and interfaces

By Martin Recke

The brain is energy-hungry. But because it uses electrical signals, we can develop digital interfaces – even for human-robot interaction.

Why new energy is key to innovation

By Martin Recke

Today, a lot of energy is lost in complexity. New energy in all forms – physical, mental and creative – is the key to innovation.

AI is finally unlocking a new interface paradigm

By Adam Tinworth

We’ve been using the graphical interface for decades, while voice assistants have struggled. Could AI be the key that unlocks a new form of computing?

Wanted: New Energy for everything

By Adam Tinworth

The productivity crisis. The climate crisis. The permacrisis. We face many challenges as a society — and we badly need to find new energy to find solutions.

NEXT24 theme: New Energy – Recharging our Systems

By NEXT Conference

We proudly present this year's motto for NEXT24: "New Energy - Recharging our Systems".