Water-dwelling organisms show new ways to harvest light for solar tech
What can single-celled diatoms living in water teach us about harvesting light? Alot, says Prof Tjaart Kruger of the University of Pretoria, in this article...
Tag : South African science
Hoosen Coovadia: Taking up the crusade for children
by AdminBraai
Hoosen Mahomed Coovadia, known as “Jerry” to those close to him, was born in Durban on 2 August, 1940. Raised in a Muslim family, Coovadia...
Who are the big names in South African science?
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Lee Berger (#Homonaledi). Tim Noakes (#banting). Glenda Gray (#MRCpresident). Bob Sholes (#climatechange). Himla Soodyall? Salim Abdool-Karim? Bruce Rubidge? Jill Farrant? Can you place these names, and...
Darrell Comins’ fascination with materials
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Darrell Comins was born in Pietermaritzburg on 10 June, 1942. Attending Merchiston Preparatory School and, later, Maritzburg College, he followed what was then the traditional...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside Genetics episode
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The Science Inside is a weekly show that goes inside the science of major news events. The show is broadcast on Voice of Wits every...
Eugene Cloete: the solution seeker
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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...
Paul Cilliers understood the nature of complexities
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Paul Cilliers passed away in 2011 leaving behind his family, friends and colleagues, and an impressive body of work on the topic of complexity. It...
[New study] SA Super Rugby teams clocked up more kilometers
A study that calculates just how far Super Rugby teams travel was sparked by three Australian academics’ hopes to pick the right side to back...
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan: Breathing life into the bones of extinct animals
Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan (@Palaeo_Prof) was born in Pretoria, the youngest of three daughters. After matriculating from Laudium High School, she wanted to become a science...
The doyenne of seeds: Patricia Berjak
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Professor Patricia Berjak was born in Johannesburg on 29 December 1939. After attaining her BSc (Hons) cum laude in biochemistry from the University of the...