How countries stack up on innovation

How countries stack up on innovation

South Africa has achieved the grade of Innovation Adopter in the second edition of the International Innovation Scorecard, an assessment of policies and practices around the world that fuel tech innovation or stand in the way of progress released at CES last week by...
At CES, Intel debuts the world’s fastest mobile processor

At CES, Intel debuts the world’s fastest mobile processor

Intel has announced its 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processors that bring superior performance and experiences to mobile platforms. At CES, Intel introduced 32 new 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processors with a rich suite of features and capabilities for all laptop...
Power of symmetry key in new quantum breakthrough

Power of symmetry key in new quantum breakthrough

By taking advantage of nature’s own inherent symmetry, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a way to control and communicate with the dark state of atoms. This finding opens another door towards building quantum computing networks and...
Webb Telescope wows with new images

Webb Telescope wows with new images

The James Webb Space Telescope has spied a spiral galaxy – NGC 7469 is located 220-million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. In this image (featured picture) released on 21 December 2022, the galaxy is seen to be very dusty, but...
Study reveals the true value of elephants

Study reveals the true value of elephants

New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected. The collaboration between universities in England and South Africa, including the University of Portsmouth, found...
NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot

NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot

In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for...