Dark energy – the next frontier?
by Thabiso Goba Dark energy has dominated the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting with a few playful murmurs of a future Nobel Prize for the...
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Prof Wieland Gevers: Institution builder of note
by AdminBraai
Prof Wieland Gevers: Institution builder of note In 1970, a 32-year-old Wieland Gevers faced a big decision: To stay in North America,...
George Ekama: saving SA precious water
by AdminBraai
Clean water is a basic human requirement, but in an arid country like South Africa keeping it flowing, can be a challenge. Professor George Ekama...
Researchers tackle the rugby tackle
In the spirit of the World Rugby Cup, here’s a repost of an article by Morgan Morris: investigating the reasons why some players survive crunching...
Invitations are out for early childhood development hackathon
by AdminBraai
by Matshelane Mamabolo, HTXT.africa Developers, hackers, tech creatives and designers will join “unlike minded” folks at UCT’s Graduate School of Business in three weeks for...
Breinchirurgie sonder ‘n enkele snit
by Elsabé Brits
Die man op die operasietafel was al meer as tien keer onder die mes om ’n gewas te verwyder. Vandag sal sy skedel nie weer...
Researchers tackle the rugby tackle
To fans, the rugby tackle is the stuff of oohs and ahs. To a rugby player, it’s the on-field physical contest for posessesion and territory,...
Bringing researchers and the public together for science
by Paul Kennedy
Forensics, facial recognition, psychiatry and eye health may not seem inherently connected. But they all have two things in common: they are all relevant to...
#SciBraaiSides 13 April 2014
The use of snuff among SA teens, the impact of invasive water hyacinth on biodiversity, gardening in Limpopo and what to do with intellectual property...