2016 October

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Have you ever wanted to float around the International Space Station? Now’s your chance.  …

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Wanted: A machine that can tell the difference between Tuna and Turtles   Conservationists are…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Artificial intelligence is being embedded into every device and service, AIs that can dynamically encrypt…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smile. You won’t find these faces in the shops looking for deals…   Creating new…

What type of tree is that anyway? Cornell is creating a catalogue for Nature Engineers from Caltech have developed a…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There will always be questions about the viability and impact of releasing genetically modified organisms…

Singapore is quickly becoming the driverless vehicle test bed capital of the world Hot on the heels of their recent…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF They’re finally here, now we’re just waiting for the laser guns.   The US Army…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The worlds first self driving truck delivery was special – 50,000 cans of Budweiser.  …

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Organs-on-chips pave the way for faster, safer, animal free drug testing and will contribute to…

Icelands geothermal project could lead to similar projects in the US that could power the whole continent Iceland, already a…

WHY THIS MATTERS New breakthrough paves the way for the first practical quantum computers.   Quantum computers are a reality…