The Science Inside: Transport Riots in SA
Following the Putco bus riots, we’re looking into public transport. Transport engineer Gerrit Wessels explains why buses always seem to whiz through intersections and Louise...
Tag : climate change
Silent giants unlock story of climate change
by Sarah Wild
Researchers are using baobab trees to learn about climate conditions that prevailed thousands of years ago. Engorged ancient baobab trunks could tell the story of...
Innovation turns SA pine into sustainable ‘hardwood’
by AdminBraai
by Lynne Smit, Hippo Communications For many people in South Africa, the beauty and durability of their deck or staircase is more important than the...
Eight ways to fix our water woes
by Sarah Wild
The South African water crisis is a complex series of interlocking problems that preclude a silver-bullet solution. Each water system is unique, with different geographies,...
New machine to boost paleoscience, climate change & drug discovery research
by Sarah Wild
With AMS scientists can determine how old a fossil is much more accurately and quickly, without having to cut it up and destroying it. In...
Robot to test health of ocean ‘lungs’
by Sarah Wild
In a pioneering move, a wave glider has been sent out to sea from Cape Town to measure pollution around Antarctica. A team from the Council...
South Africa’s former missile facilities could be used for climate change research
by Sarah Wild
Government is considering brushing the dust off its rocket launching facilities to use them for space science. The Overberg Test Range has a wide complement...