New dino reveals secret of flight
An international team of experts, including Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan from the University of Cape Town (UCT), has discovered a new predatory dinosaur with very long feathers that sheds light on how dinosaurs flew.
Shape-changing robots possible
A new phase-changing material built from wax and foam has been developed that can switch between hard and soft states, potentially allowing even low-cost robots to do the same. The material — developed by Anette Hosoi, a professor of mechanical engineering and applied...
Radio pulse detected in space
The discovery of a split-second burst of radio wave activity by scientists using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico provides important new evidence of mysterious pulses that appear to come from deep in outer space.
How Gauteng will spend R2bn
Teaching educators how to best use technology is a key part of Gauteng’s investment in ICT in education. The province has committed to spending R2-billion on ICT this year.
Sci-fi is coming to the workplace
Four out of five employees agree that the workplace will be transformed by 2036, using technology and processes that do not exist today.