The Hot Topics series introduces the technological tools that will change our lives in the next few years

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Prosthetics and bionics

Constructing the superhuman.

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Biomimicry

Biology inspires innovation: how ideas flow from biology to product design.

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Hack Yourself

Quantified self - measuring, logging and sharing human and physical metrics

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Demanding devices

Interacting with arrays of new devices and the challenge of 'the internet of things'.

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Social at Scale

How Olympic partners are working alongside a new set of social media 'content creators' for London 2012

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Mind over matter

The new wave of technology that can interact with our brains

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Food(plus)Tech

How can IT help us make better choices about how we feed the world?

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Digital You

Catch up on all the insights from this event which looked at telepresence and the psychology of electronic communications.

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Personal Manufacturing

Find out how 3D printing is changing the manufacturing industry and the impact it is having on entrepreneurs

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Innovation for Sustainability

Our event looked at the role of innovation in improving sustainability

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Care and Communication

This event explored how telecoms and technology can improve pateint-centred healthcare

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Big Data

Who owns your digital soul? Find out what our speakers thought about the power and possibility of big data

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Serious Games

Our first Hot Topics event looked at how games and gameplay are being brought into more 'serious' areas