Mar 30, 2020
A breakthrough in the development of quantum-enhanced optical systems could pave the way for advances in encryption, communication and measurement, scientists say. In a new paper in the journal Science Advances, a group of researchers, led by Matteo Clerici at the...
Mar 27, 2020
As South Africa goes into lockdown, one big question that looms large in the minds of parents is what to do with children unable to go out to play, and cut off from school. NASA has made available a wealth of education materials to promote STEM (science, technology,...
Mar 26, 2020
During the current global crisis brought about by Covid-19 – at the time of writing it was estimated that about 3-billion people around the world are in lockdown situations – it is imperative that businesses and employees prioritise their health. And that...
Mar 25, 2020
Advice abounds for the millions of suddenly remote workers across the globe on how to adjust to the new normal for the foreseeable future, yet leaders of companies and teams – who may have resisted the idea of remote work until now – may need an even...
Mar 24, 2020
South African organisations are struggling more than ever before to manage their data, with almost half (49%) of enterprise data now considered ‘dark’ (unclassified and untagged), an increase from 41% since last year. This is among the findings from the...
Mar 23, 2020
IBM, in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the US Department of Energy and others, is helping launch the Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The grouping will bring an unprecedented amount of computing power –...
