2019 February

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Transparent electronics will help revolutionise a variety of industries and products, and make computing even…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Arguably the most complex part of creating VR content is coding and building the environments,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to produce drugs and medicines cheaply is important, and this breakthrough breaks grounds…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The ability to 3D print explosives is a turning point for the military and other…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the volume and variety of global cyber attacks increase exponentially this is a wake…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our understanding of computing improves, it is clear that the post-silicon computing era will…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Avatars that resemble real people, in their behaviours and speech, are on the rise, and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As AI gets more deeply embedded into the world’s digital fabric, in everything from self-driving…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are certain situations, such as calibrating satellite systems, or in cinemas where nearly dark…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today if you break your spine, you’re paralysed, but paralysis is increasingly no longer for…

WHY THIS MATTERS Teaching robots to dance helps researchers fine tune robots motor skills so they can be more agile…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mental health issues seem to plague modern society, but the number of people who seek…