Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

2017 saw a worrying increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks targeting the supply chain, with the business and professional services sector receiving a significant increase of attacks, particularly in the EMEA region, which saw 20% of all attacks targeting this...
Complex carbon credit trading takes to the blockchain

Complex carbon credit trading takes to the blockchain

Trading carbon offset credits in an open market is a tough proposition: the more complex credits don’t have a simple value like a stock, and there hasn’t been a formula to determine their individual value. This has made accounting for them and selling them...
Helicopter drone set for Mars flight

Helicopter drone set for Mars flight

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles...
Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

The results of a study on winter orographic cloud seeding by Water Analytical Services (WAS) and Weather Modification International (WMI) offer insights into rainfall and water resource availability in the Western Cape for the upcoming winter season. WAS, a cloud...
African prospects bright for SA’s retailers

African prospects bright for SA’s retailers

South Africa’s retail sector is well-developed compared to the rest of the continent, and still has the edge over international competitors when it comes to expansion into Africa. The Euromonitor International report, “Shifting Market Frontiers: Africa...
New magnetic process discovered in turbulent space

New magnetic process discovered in turbulent space

Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal Nature, scientists working with NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft — MMS — have uncovered...