Comet ends 5,5m-year odyssey
Comet ISON is not thought to have survived its brush with the sun yesterday. The comet, which has been travelling from the edge of the solar system for the last 5,5-million years, yesterday passed within 1,2-million km of the sun – and disappeared. Watched by a number...Carrier-grade WiFi rolls out to SA’s malls
Internet Solutions and AlwaysOn have launched the first of a number of planned carrier-grade WiFi solutions at Cradlestone Mall. The two companies plan to roll out carrier-grade WiFi nationwide to other key high-density retail environments within the next 12 months,...People are the problem with social media
With the growing prevalence of technologies and virtual forums like instant messaging, texting and social media, on-screen communication is almost replacing face-to-face dialogue. This is according to Helene Vermaak, principal consultant at The Human Edge, who says...UCT’s smart glove aids leprosy sufferers
A smart glove, developed partly by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), could help leprosy patients avoid injury to their hands. The glove is currently being tested at the Leprosy Mission Hospital in New Delhi, India, and uses technology which tracks...