May 29, 2018
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Sutherland has discovered a binary star system in the Hourglass Nebula, one of the most famous nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hourglass Nebula...
May 28, 2018
A team of scientists hopes to find out more about what really lives in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland. Scientists led by New Zealand’s Neil Gemmell from will use DNA sampling techniques to probe the murky waters of the loch; using technology pioneered for...
May 25, 2018
A new telescope is being inaugurated at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) near Sutherland today (25 May) – Africa Day 2018 – as the “eye of the MeerKAT radio array”. MeerKAT is the precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)....
May 24, 2018
Distribution stalwart Jim Holland will be taking over the leadership of Lenovo’s data centre business unit. Holland, currently the executive for HPE and Micro Focus at Axiz, will take up his new position on 1 July. Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa,...
May 23, 2018
The use of biometrics is set to go mainstream in South Africa, as Home Affairs local banks roll out major identification projects. But not all biometrics technologies are equal, and some may ‘come back to bite’ the enterprises rolling them out. This is the warning...
May 22, 2018
The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with new experiments related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research. Cygnus lifted off on an Antares 230 rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
