2016 November

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Researchers are slowly unravelling the mysteries of the brain and how memories are formed, as…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New threats, such as drone swarms and new hypersonic planes and missile systems, are increasingly…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the quality and durability of 3D printed parts increases it is inevitable that more…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF More and more of America’s adversaries realise the important role that space has to play…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Neuromorphic chips that mimic how the human brain operates and carries out tasks still rely…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Criminal convictions, particularly involving historic crimes, are often made or broken on just how well…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers are millions of times more powerful than todays traditional computers, if they can…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As more and more drones clutter the skies systems that can detect, and avoid other…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our brains are unique – even more so than our eyes, faces and fingerprints –…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The CRISPR gene editing technique is being used to create everything from new forms of…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Stable Qubits will help people store and manipulate information that can then be processed millions…