Intel Labs in integrated photonics research breakthrough

Intel Labs in integrated photonics research breakthrough

Intel Labs has announced a significant advancement in its integrated photonics research – the next frontier in increasing communication bandwidth between compute silicon in data centers and across networks. The latest research features industry-leading advancements in...
NASA Express racks have been in action for 1m hours

NASA Express racks have been in action for 1m hours

NASA science research on the International Space Station reached an extraordinary milestone June 14. The Express Racks – properly known as “EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to the Space Station” multipurpose payload shelving units – logged 1-million hours of...
Partnership aims for first smart metal mine enabled by 5G

Partnership aims for first smart metal mine enabled by 5G

Nkwe Platinum and South Africa Zijin Platinum, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the multinational Zijin Mining Group, have partnered with MTN and Huawei, signing a collaboration agreement to build the southern Africa region’s first 5G-enabled smart metal mine. MTN...
Is the SA manufacturing sector ready for Industry 4.0?

Is the SA manufacturing sector ready for Industry 4.0?

The manufacturing sector is South Africa’s fourth largest sector and a key driver of economic growth. However, industrialisation challenges in recent decades and the relatively slow adoption of new technologies have hampered the true potential of this industry....
Double crater spotted after mystery rocket crash on the Moon

Double crater spotted after mystery rocket crash on the Moon

Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred on 4 March, with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting the resulting crater. Surprisingly the crater is actually two craters, an eastern crater...
Big changes needed for SA to achieve better maths results

Big changes needed for SA to achieve better maths results

South Africa is still not addressing the root causes behind the decline in the number of learners taking mathematics or the decline in the pass rate of those who do choose the subject. Less than 30% of all matric students take maths and only half of them pass their...