Industrial Revolution

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of war isn’t with massive platforms like aircraft carriers, it will increasingly be dominated by drones and other…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When it comes to hypersonic weaponry China and Russia lead, with the rest of the world trailing far behind, and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BREIF Room temperature superconductors would change almost every industry and they are the literal holy grail of materials.   Love the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Meat that’s made in a lab, rather than by an animal, will revolutionise food production and could help end global…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are certain products that when in made in space are much higher quality than on Earth where gravity affects…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Barcode and tracking technologies are changing, it’s becoming organic and smart, and they can be used to track everything everywhere…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The human body is still largely a mystery so increasingly as tech miniaturises it’s going where no doctor has been…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This year, you might not know it, your food costs will increase not necessarily because of scarcity but because the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Have you ever wondered what Woolly mammoths tasted like? Now you can find out with sci-fi foodtech!   Love the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Biology is programmable, and we’re learning how to program it to our advantage to kill cancer.   Love the Exponential…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Trying to find, monitor, and fix ancient pipes is hard in every industry, but it’s getting easier.   Love the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many colours in nature, such as butterfly wings, never fade and that’s because they have specific nanotextures that we can…