2016 September

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New artificial skin can transmit different amounts of pressure, just like real skin.   Many of us take our sense…

Google’s machine learning based image software has come a long way but nature still has it baffled Google has just released the latest version of its open…

Blockchains momentum keeps rolling on with another company announcing another major push Another company jumped on the blockchain bandwagon in a big way, with Wanxiang’s…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Amazons new patent could change the look of your community forever.   It looks like Amazon is finally answering a…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Now drones never need to “sleep” again.   Quadcopter drones are great for all kind of things from filming to…

Blockchain is finding a home in the enterprise and now BHP want to use it to improve their supply chain At this weeks Global Blockchain Summit BHP…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF CGI changed the film industry but this is just the beginning, the real revolution is still to come.   Earlier…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Built to go where human divers can’t Stanfords OceanOne takes the plunge.   Oussama Khatib held his breath as he…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Chinas bold claim of creating the worlds first Quantum Radar system, if true, will render US, and all stealth systems,…

  WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While some companies see drones as disruptive to their business others see them as a new opportunity, UPS is…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF D-Wave doubles the qubits and boosts previous models performance by 1,000 fold.   Forget logic based servers D-Wave Systems, the controversial quantum…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our skies increasingly fill up with swarming drones we need ways to monitor and manage our airspaces.   Amid…