A list of useful links to organisations, researchers and magazines that specialise in emerging technology
Here are some organisations and initiatives that can give advice and information on how to gain funding for investing in emerging technologies
Technology Means Business
www.technologymeansbusiness.org.uk
A DTI-backed scheme that gives companies advice on how they can get the best out of computers and related technologies.
Business Support Solutions
www.dti.gov.uk/bbf/BSS/page28879.html
The DTI's Business support solutions website provides details of a range of grants, loans and subsidised consultancies that help companies to develop innovative technologies and raise competitiveness.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
www.ktponline.org.uk
Enables private and public research organisations, higher education institutions, graduates, companies and further education colleges to apply their expertise to important business problems.
Cordis (Community Research & Development Information Service)
www.cordis.lu
Provides information on European-funded research.
Pera
www.pera.com
An international network of technology development and industry support centres that help companies develop innovative new products.
Institute for the Future
www.iftf.org
Respected American research institute, focussing on emerging trends and their implications for businesses.
The MIT Media Laboratory
www.media.mit.edu
Laboratory established to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, providing a unique environment in which to explore basics research and applications.
National Physical Laboratory
www.npl.co.uk
The UK’s national standards laboratory, known for excellence in research, development and knowledge transfer in measurement and materials science.
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
www.jrc.es/
One of seven scientific institutes of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.
UK Foresight Programme
www.foresight.gov.uk
The Foresight programme aims to develop visions of the future and bring together the knowledge and expertise of business, science and government to increase national wealth and quality of life.
Department of Trade and Industry
www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/index.html
The DTI has launched a Future and Innovation Unit whose role is to create insights into industries and markets of the future. Find more information on the DTI website.
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
www.ncl.ac.uk/research/institutes/nanoscale.phtml
Based at Newcastle University, the institute is well-known for its on going work on MEM-based sensors, nano-wires and nano-metrology.
Department of Engineering, Deployable Structures Laboratory - Smart Materials, University of Cambridge
www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/dsl/index.html
Established in 1990 by Professor Sergio Pellegrino to develop new, generic solutions and understand the behaviour of existing deployable structures.
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems Technology and Innovation Research
www.isi.fraunhofer.de/homeisi.htm
Investigates the potentials of new technologies, their applications, markets and the opportunities/risks they bring up.
Biomedical Research Foundation
www.biomed.org
American institute, based in Louisiana, specialising in biomedical research.
MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com
New Scientist
www.newscientist.com
Scientific American
www.sciam.com
Wired News
www.wired.com