Nanotechnology

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

Engineering students are best prepared for the shift in gear, but they will need to learn to change lanes

Special Annual Theme Award: Materials for inclusive economic development

Scientists have the technology (and apparently the inclination) to make fungus better, stronger, faster

NSTF-GreenMatter Award: towards biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and a greener economy by an individual or an organisation

Advances are slowly being made. But is it the machine or the brain making the connections?

A new initiative could see South Africa develop a range of new nanomaterials for local use and export.

Rhodes University’s Professor Tebello Nyokong wants to produce students who push the boundaries of innovation.

Postgraduate study is as much about changing the system from below as about learning new skills.

Science and religion come into contact.

NMMU opened its new R120-million Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy this week.

How has the country’s 2006 strategy been communicated to the South African public?

Scientists say they have cooked up a way of using nanotechnology to make fat-free foods just as appetising and satisfying as their full-fat fellows.

A global scarcity of scientific research on using nanotechnology in foods means food safety authorities are unable to properly regulate products.