
The latest thought leadership from our expert teams

Reducing risk with cross-sector thinking: an aeroponics example
Leveraging a broad range of technical experiences, from seemingly unrelated fields can help solve critical problems. This example looks at aeroponics in terms of challenges within the vertical farming sector, showing how insight in the right place can transform work across industries...
- Fluids & thermodynamics
- Mechanical engineering
- Physical sciences

The other way to fix climate change – and gain competitive advantage
As part of our sustainability work, we’ve been delving into the significance of evolving global arrangements for carbon pricing and taxation, and the implications for our clients. It has led us to a new perspective. Sooner than you might think, policy changes will give product and service companies access to a new revenue stream from carbon sequestration. Global CO2 goals are long-term, but the business opportunities are unfolding now.
- AI & Analytics
- Physical sciences
- Product realisation
- Strategic advice

Climate, energy and electricity – by numbers
Everyone wants to reduce the CO2 concentration in our atmosphere. In 2018 it is 410 ppm, leading to temperature rises worldwide. So what can we do to counter this effect?
- Strategic advice

How will AI affect the way we use energy?
The ability of AI to make accurate predictions about the behaviour of complex systems, like demand and supply of energy, will be incredibly important in the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
- Connectivity & IoT
- Digital service innovation
- AI & Analytics

Visioning for Society 5.0
Having worked closely with many leading Japanese companies, I have always been impressed with their long-term mindset and the strong sense of social responsibility. Nothing illustrates this better that the leading role Japan...
- Innovation management
- Strategic advice

A biodesigned world: what are we waiting for?
The emerging field of biodesign has famously led to apples that do not go brown, meat burgers that don’t require livestock and spider-less silk. Biodesign is also widely harnessed to develop life-changing drugs, create...
- Bioinnovation
- Innovation management
- Strategic advice

Translating synbio’s technical progress into business growth
Earlier this year, we hosted a thought-leadership workshop for leaders and influencers in synthetic biology, to discuss the challenges facing the industry, and what new tools...
- Bioinnovation
- Innovation management
- Product realisation
- Strategic advice

Wireless power transfer with metamaterials
Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials that possess properties not found in nature
- Physical sciences

Energy versus electricity
Several European countries are pledging to ban the sale of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles
- Electronics & ASICs
- Mechanical engineering
- Sensing

Carrying energy for the next generation
Electricity is the energy of choice for the 21st Century, it can be generated cleanly and transported to our homes and work places easily with the current infrastructure – but how about our transportation options...
- Electronics & ASICs
- Mechanical engineering
- Physical sciences