Industrial Revolution
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Biological systems can change their shape, and now researchers are getting better at creating shape shifting materials of all kinds…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing products that operate in space is difficult, but entrepreneurs are slowly figuring it out and it will revolutionise the…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly everything can be turned into an electronic smart device – even paper – and innovations like this will make…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smaller and more flexible electronics and computer components will help us create even more intelligent smart clothes that can monitor…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to manufacture truly transparent displays takes us one step closer to being able to develop transparent electronics –…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing can be used to make artificial human hearts, but on the other it can also be “weaponised” in…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This new machine turns the Moon into the equivalent of a motorway service station by helping astronauts create rocket fuel…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing has come a long way in the past decade, and it won’t be long before it starts going…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are moving from a world of scarcity to abundance, whether it’s energy, food, or even diamonds. Interested in…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you ever wanted to spy on anyone the cameras of the future won’t disappoint. Interested in the Exponential…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Metalenses are revolutionary – they’re nano-thin and flat which makes them the future of camera technology, now they could be…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Big tech companies watch you from the outside, now they can watch you from the inside, literally. And it also…