2017 February

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The race to stay ahead can sometimes lead companies to do strange things but technology…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future we’ll communicate with machines and other people using a form of telepathy,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Man hasn’t returned to the Moon since first landing on it 45 years ago, and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF It’s inevitable that humanity will one day become an interstellar species and engines like these…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are plenty of devices today that are too small, or lack the computing power…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity in 58 countries, with more capacity…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Air gapped systems are used to hold and protect top secret data, and they’re becoming…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF A new range of all weather solar panels could help further reduce the world’s reliance…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The global seed bank at Svalbard in the depths of the Arctic Circle is humanity’s…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The more Earth like planets we discover the more new homes we find for humanity…