2017 March

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many amputees complain of “Phantom limb” syndrome but now a new breakthrough could help them…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology takes time to perfect, but in an age where sci-fi keeps becoming sci-fact it’s…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In an age where environmental destruction is still commonplace a river in New Zealand is…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Blockchain is quickly emerging as one of the world’s most disruptive technologies, and IBM wants…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Artificial intelligence workloads and learning need huge amounts of computing power, and chip manufacturers are…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Solar power is now coming of age and every innovation, and every breakthrough only helps…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The amount of interest in the Hyperloop as a future mode of transport is increasing,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Holograms are a sci-fi staple but manipulating light to create 3D effects is one of…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The brain is one of the most complicated objects in the universe but now scientists…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to detect that someone feels guilty could be used to detect the likelihood…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As robots, and robo systems, become more capable countries are finding new uses for them,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers look set to become the dominant computing platform of the future but today’s…