2020 January

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the world tries to move away from fossil fuels we’re seeing an explosion in…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We often think of materials as being static, but today “life” is being embedded into…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Given the right tools you can move anything, including a universe, and now a physicist…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smartphones won’t be around forever, hopefully, and one company is trying to position augmented reality…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Imagine no longer being anonymous in public – that reality is already here.   Interested…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers are hundreds of millions times more powerful than today’s computers, and this breakthrough…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Creativity has long been thought of as being uniquely human, but that same human creativity…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Innovation can happen anywhere, and if you can find a way to eliminate the friction…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most countries are now on a tear to develop the first generation of hypersonic weapons,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to 3D print electronics in a variety of forms is increasing all the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of life they’re increasingly finding new ways to…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are numerous occasions where a shape shifting material, or a reactive material, would be…