Almost five years ago, scientists created the first living robots, called xenobots, from tiny blobs of frog stem cells. Most importantly, they discovered through simulation on a supercomputer that they could program the xenobots by redesigning their physical format. Their shape determined their function. Now the convergence of biotech, nanoscale engineering and semiconductor design has...

Gone are the days of tariffs, duties and quotas. People (and their governments) have finally woken up to the fact that international trade benefits everybody, not just the strongest partner in a trading relationship. Several significant moves and agreements over the last four years have given rise to this new trend. All of Africa’s most...

Think of it as Sci Fi meets Extreme Sports, Video Games and Reality TV. There’s a new game in town, and it’s breaking all the records for attracting followers and sponsors. Early examples of this blend of science, technology innovation, and entertainment were the BBC’s Robot Wars and the Mythbusters TV series. Rocketeers and student...

In previous decades and centuries, knowledge was power, and possessing the right knowledge was the key to success, wealth and ultimately, power. That’s no longer the case. Now we live in an age where the internet of everything is sensing and monitoring every aspect of our lives and physical world. With over a 100 billion...

As western countries faltered in the face of coronavirus pandemics and political instability, China quietly ramped up its efforts to create a griphold on global trade. Having established its Belt and Road development strategy a decade earlier, China took advantage of 2020 turbulence to put key alliances in place. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or...

If you’re a business leader or entrepreneur, you’ll know that it takes more than smarts to create something new, to be successful, to make a mark in your chosen field. Whether you’re facing Trumpian odds of succeeding or just bidin’ your time to become the leading innovator in your marketspace, you need resilience, persistence and...

The asteroid Apophis which flew past two days ago (on Friday 13th) has had its orbital path recalculated, and the results are in. Due to the deflection exerted on Apophis by the Earth’s gravity, a new simulation suggests a possibility of over 3% for impact with our planet in 2036. Previous projections put the space...

Email was the first universal communication tool of the internet age, and free for most. But now it has run its course, superseded by far more efficient and effective ways of communicating, collaborating, and engaging communities – customers and employees alike. In the early days, we had to draft our emails, then connect to the...

Money, even digital money, is all about trust. Do we trust the token someone is giving us for the value we are delivering? Do we trust that it will keep its value and be able to buy the things we need in the future? It’s that simple. The only reason we trust the dollar is...

We’re all connected now, like never before. With the full activation of Starlink and 5G, there’s hardly a spot on the planet that’s not drenched in high-speed internet. Ubiquitous connectivity is finally here, and it’s virtually free. And that has changed the world, again. We’ve all become news junkies, Twitter addicts and Insta freaks. To...