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Hot Topics: Materials

Today we're looking at new materials and asking what the future will be made of. Follow the Twitter discussion and check out the infographic on how new materials are reshaping our homes.

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Creative Manifesto

Read our new manifesto for the creative economy – a 10-point plan to bolster one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors.

Forget HS2. We need high-speed broadband

It's time to scrap this daft boondoggle of High Speed 2 and invest in the infrastructure of the future instead: that means super-fast broadband.

Stian Westlake
16/05/2013

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Social action

Find out more about the Centre's new £14 million Fund to support the growth of innovations that mobilise people’s energy and talents to help each other.

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Nesta in Belfast

We were in Belfast last week with a great line-up of local speakers to discuss innovation in Northern Ireland. Recap on the event and watch the video from the day.

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Working the Crowd

Our new guide gives an overview of crowdfunding, different versions of the model and how they work. We’ve also launched a new online directory of crowdfunding platforms.

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Future thinking

Our new paper, Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, navigates the myths and realities of good and bad futurology, from economic forecasting to science fiction.