Self-driving cars close to reality

Self-driving cars close to reality

A Gartner research report has found that self-driving and autonomous vehicles are much closer to reality than most people and businesses realise.

Rectron scores 3D printer coup

Rectron scores 3D printer coup

Rectron has become the first mainstream IT distributor in South Africa to add 3D printers to its product line-up.

Firms fail to focus on the long term

Firms fail to focus on the long term

Business process resilience is mission-critical, but businesses may be missing opportunities to fortify themselves. In a global survey of 330 C-suite executives by FT Remark and Wipro, nearly all respondents (98%) agreed that technology risk management is important or...
Crowdsourcing to understand DNA

Crowdsourcing to understand DNA

What do the DNA in Australian seaweed, Amazon River water, tropical plants, and forest soil all have in common? Lots, say scientists.

Is it a car … or a tablet?

Is it a car … or a tablet?

Everyone knows that Tesla Motors doesn’t do things the same way as other automakers, but its latest model operates more like a tablet than a traditional car.

Siding Spring hurls past Mars

Siding Spring hurls past Mars

Satellites observing Mars took shelter behind the Red Planet yesterday (19 October 2014) while observing a close comet flyby. Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, passed within about 139 500km of Mars – less than half the distance between Earth...