Gen Z to set EdTech trends for 2020

As edtech enters the next decade, Generation Z will continue to disrupt the way they learn and how they approach their education. Having grown up with technology as a part of their daily lives, Gen Z is critiquing the limitations of the old education system....
How supercomputing drives racing car innovation

How supercomputing drives racing car innovation

Kathy Gibson is in Parma – High-performance computing makes it possible for racing car manufacturer Dallara to quickly try new designs and make mistakes in the laboratory before they invest in actual production. This allows designers to be truly innovative, says...

Device growth set to shrink in 2020

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — will total 2,16-billion units in 2020, an increase of 0,9% from 2019, according to Gartner. In 2019, global shipments of devices totaled 2,15-billion units. “2020 will witness a slight...

UWC calls for public-private partnerships in education

United World Colleges International has called for the public and private sectors to partner in education and act to prepare young citizens from all social backgrounds to address global risks. “We need leadership for a new kind of education that encourages and...

UK urged to strengthen ties with Africa

UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with unmatched investment opportunities, according to several African leaders at the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit. At an oversubscribed opening ceremony attended by dignitaries...

A first for Africa: Plant pollinated by a lizard

The worlds of science and botany have been electrified by the discovery that flowers high up in the Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site in South Africa, are being pollinated by the Drakensberg Crag Lizard. This first for continental Africa – a plant being...