Featured Bob and Mary Scholes: from climate change to transformative change
Bob and Mary Scholes had – almost by accident, they say – given themselves just the right grounding to play an important part in growing...
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South African ship and robots to uncover the future of climate change in Africa
An adventurous team of South African scientists is preparing for a journey to an ocean at the bottom of the Earth. Their expedition will delve...
Eugene Cloete: the solution seeker
by AdminBraai
Few academics can claim being natural entrepreneurs, but Professor Eugene Cloete is one of them. His curriculum vitae features not just his publications in academic...
[LISTEN] Young SA scientists forge networks at BRICS
The 2nd BRICS Young Scientists Forum gathered young researchers to share in their academic and policy practices. Scibraai had a chat with them in China....
The dream of electric cars
by AdminBraai
Time to rev your (electric) engine. Funeka P. Nkosi of the CSIR writes in Science Today about electric cars, and the relevant research being done...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside – Transport
by AdminBraai
For petrolheads and science nerds alike, this week’s show gets into all things cars following the petrol strike. Elna looks at the past and future...
From Stellenbosch to Saskatchewan: microbes across the globe
by AdminBraai
by Marcelle van Niekerk A whiteboard dominates the wall of Professor Gideon Wolfaardt’s office. Permanent markers leave trails of colourful writing, bleeding into hastily...
Better get used to this heat
by Anina Mumm
When the maximum temperature approaches 36 degrees around 2pm in Jozi, I’m like, screw this, I’m done; let’s pick it up after dark. And then...
The Science Inside: What’s up with your cellphone battery?
by AdminBraai
Did you know that South African researchers at the CSIR had a hand in developing the lithium ion batteries that are used in many cellphones?...
#SciBraaiLIVE & CSIR in Mafikeng for National Science Week
by AdminBraai
National Science Week kicks off at North West University on 1 August 2015. In partnership with the CSIR and its researchers, SciBraai will host another...