10 Jan 2012

Science & Technology

 

2012 is going to be a GOOD year!

There's a great deal happening in all sectors of the economy, and we at Bizcommunity.com intend bringing to you as much of the news as we can throughout 2012, across all sectors.

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Retail rewind - a year in review 2011
[Zeenat Moorad] The approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart deal will go down as the highlight of the retail sector in 2011. Read more >>

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Global partners form the SKA Organisation
SAinfo reports that the world's biggest telescope project has taken a crucial step forward, with its international partners joining forces and agreeing funding for the detailed design of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a 1.5 billion euro global science project to build the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope. Read more >>

Young African scientists will lead sustainable environment development
Retired scientist Brad Brown belongs to the NAACP, a Florida, US-based civil rights organisation for ethnic minorities in the United States. The South Florida Times reports that Brown now consults to SA based Project ACCESS - a company providing specialist services to various projects in Africa. Read more >>

Research bolsters Southern African tea production
Pelly Malebe's research on helping plants withstand drought is personal as well as scientific. She grew up in South Africa's drought-prone northern province of Limpopo, where crop failures are frequent, Allafrica.com reports. Malebe knows that if the affected crop is for trade or export, the loss of earnings can mean too little food on the family table, as well as threatening commercial farmers, both large and small. Read more >>

Technology


Windows computer thinner than MacBook Air?
Acer has unveiled what it claims is the thinnest and lightest computer in the world according to News24, which says the new Acer Aspire S5 models comes with a 34-inch screen, is 15mm at its thickest point and weighs just 1,35kg. Read more >>

Study looks at impact of cell phone base station on body's adrenergic system
Changes of clinically important neurotransmitters from electromagnetic radiation. Read more >>

Intelligent buildings for today and tomorrow's energy challenges
[Neil Cameron] In today's energy-sensitive world, it comes as no surprise that good common sense can do a great deal in making a difference. Buildings and the various cogs and chains that run it are no different. Read more >>

Supercomputing: SA back in top 500
SAinfo reports that a major upgrade to the Centre for High Performance Computing's (CHPC's) Tsessebe Sun Constellation System helped South Africa reclaim its place in the top 500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers. The Tsessebe cluster has been Africa's fastest supercomputer since its launch in 2009, when it was ranked 311th in the world, however, by May 2010 the machine had fallen to 461st. Read more >>

Satellite data helps African water management
More than 200 African water resource management professionals have been trained in applying near real-time satellite data to optimise the use of Africa's scarce water resources more effectively, ITWeb reports. This comes as a result of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) TIGER initiative, which was presented this month at a workshop held in SA for the first time. Read more >>

MIT opens labs to everybody
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing technology that will allow students all over the world to use simulated laboratories, interact with professors and students and even earn certificates for their efforts. Read more >>

Pilots cleared to use iPad during takeoff, landing
Apple's iPad has been cleared for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing in a move that could make bulky flight bags crammed with manuals and charts a thing of the past. Read more >>


International
Latest Apple iPhone to hit China on 13 January
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Apple has announced that the latest version of its hot-selling iPhones will be released in China and 21 other countries on 13 January. It is already available in South Africa. Read more >>

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