Looking back at the sweeping changes of the industrial era, can we anticipate challenges and opportunities created by this ...

"We will have a fourth industrial revolution," says professor Detlef Zühlke, a lead researcher in the factories of the future. And that fourth revolution is all about making factories less stupid .

In Germany, the engineers and academics working to create this "fourth industrial revolution" call it Industrie 4.0; in the US it's referred to as "the industrial internet".

The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in human history, marking the shift from agrarian societies to industrialized economies. Beginning in Great Britain in the late 18th century, this ...

A prominent data center developer in North Dakota recently released a report claiming building in the northern Plains can ...

The next industrial revolution is upon us, as Industry 4.0 brings in a new wave of connected manufacturers and smart factories. Industry 4.0 is a current trend in manufacturing that involves a ...

The interconnection of devices — the Internet of Things — will become more widely used in industry and manufacturing.This development will streamline manufacturing, from design to delivery ...

"The Industrial Revolution and its consequences," reads the opening lines of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski's notorious manifesto, "have been a disaster for the human race." Kaczynski, who recently ...