Future is cities of science.BRITISH cities are set to be transformed by scientific innovation, experts claimed yesterday. Consultants Future Laboratory said work such as nanotechnology and cybernetics cybernetics [Gr.,=steersman], term coined by American mathematician Norbert Wiener to refer to the general analysis of control systems and communication systems in living organisms and machines. would replace industrial factories and power stations in the next 20 years. They predict the rise of "supercities", focusing on new economic endeavours. Robotics technologies are forecast to be a key sector in areas, including Edinburgh, Birmingham and Plymouth. And Glasgow is predicted to become a centre for renewable energies . The report's author, Martin Raymond, said: "Supercities and regions will derive status, income and prestige from new economic income streams such as biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. , stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research and innovation." |
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