2018 February

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Computer chips that can learn by themselves will revolutionise Artificial Intelligence and let us create…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Food production is undergoing a revolution, and technology is helping us move away from what…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the amount of desertification around the planet increases, and as the global population continues…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many of today’s emerging technologies are aimed at keeping us alive, and helping edge us…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As laser technology develops at an accelerating rate it’s increasingly being used to help scientists…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today millions of people in the world, for a variety of reasons, have trouble moving…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s population will grow by another 2 billion by 2050 and many think today’s…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The evidence that events experienced by our ancestors is passed down from them to us…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One of the largest ascending mega trends is Synthetic Biology, and as our command and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Tumble dryers account for more than 4 percent of the world’s energy consumption, so cutting…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF A new type of ultra thin biological battery could replace batteries in pace makers, and…