Lead Stories

Innovation 2024 and beyond: Four key trends
Four factors, including sustainability and social responsibility, will drive R&D over the next decade and beyond.
Designing buildings of tomorrow
Construction solutions that rely on digital tools and satellite data pave the way for a nature-friendly world, says digital technologist Will Cavendish.
These buildings are self-sufficient
Entrepreneurs are looking to make buildings produce water, generate energy and treat waste.
The great makeover
New techniques and materials are transforming the technologically conservative construction industry.
For the long haul
Efforts at building quantum computers and communications are taking root in India, overcoming the struggles of the early movers in the field.