Technology
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Safe option
New York’s JFK terminal is bulking up on security equipment. It's not the only airport doing so, as providers of this technology are reeling in profits from airport overhauls around the globe.
Dream machines
From robotic nurses to submersible aircraft, science fiction is close to becoming reality. Monocle tracks down five innovative high-tech firms on the brink of achieving great things in 2009.
Rip up the rulebook
Media industries are evolving extremely quickly and old ways are becoming redundant. To help you keep up, Monocle identifies the pioneers, technologies and trends of the future.
Brand stand
Companies that stand out are driven by high standards, innovation and a desire to make a difference. From a Nigerian publisher to a Danish IT firm, these are the brands Monocle is watching.
Star of India
We reveal why you should invest in Pune, India’s booming IT and industrial design centre. But beware: success is already putting strains on the city’s transport system and energy supply.
You lift me up
As skyscrapers grow taller, the demand for complex elevator systems increases. Leading manufacturer Schindler is investing in double-decker lifts and sky lobbies to meet the challenges of moving thousands of people in minutes.
Green light
The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York
Robot college
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is Asia’s MIT or Cambridge, determined to be as well-known. Its innovation and robot humanoids prove it worthy of the task.
The man of modem
Thrane & Thrane creates the ultimate communications equipment for everyone from troops in Afghanistan to sailors in the Atlantic. Now information junkies and businessmen are buying its Danish state-of-the-art telecom units.
