New prize commemorates Big Bang discovery

Yesterday (20 May) marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation – one of the strongest pieces of evidence supporting the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe. This discovery in 1964 by Bell Labs scientists Arno...

Intel Science prize goes to cancer project

15-year-old Nathan Han of Boston has been awarded first place for developing a machine learning software tool to study mutations of a gene linked to breast cancer at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Using data from publicly available...

R10k up for grabs with Sage infographic

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR is creating South Africa’s first-ever live infographic and there is R10 000 up for grabs for the people helping to build it. The infographic displays in real time what South Africans like you are expecting to see from Finance Minister...

Samsung launches Smart TV holiday promotion

Samsung South Africa has launched an exciting promotion to bring the “Holiday Magic” to its consumers this Festive Season. The promotion provides great added value when purchasing any Smart TV, wireless audio product, Blu-ray DVD player or home theatre system at...

Lightie scoops innovation prize

Michael Suttner has been awarded the R50 000 first prize in an innovation seed funding competition sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, at the CLIPCD Conference in Durban, for his affordable lighting innovation. His invention, for which he is now trying to raise...