2019 July

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The ability to combine light and physical matter to create a new type of hybrid…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flying taxis are arriving, albeit in drone form, but the dream of actual flying cars…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF All of our vital communications and data are encrypted, and powerful quantum computers will be…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are plenty of situations where we want to test things, such as food and…

WHY TIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many a motorist has been upended by potholes, as their cars clang into one, this…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AGI is the point at which machines intelligence, and intellectual capabilities, match and exceed that…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Virtual Reality headsets are all well and good but they only give users a visual…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As AI’s use becomes ubiquitous, from surveillance to crime fighting, innovations like this are a…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF IOT devices will be crippled if they all need batteries to run, but by harvesting…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Using the CRISPR gene editing tool to cut and edit DNA sequences can create unintended…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Ocular lasers have many applications, but frankly I’m not sure what most of those could…