Radio telescope sees big bang rays

Highly detailed radio telescope images have pinpointed the locations where a stellar explosion called a classical nova emitted gamma rays, the highest-energy form of electromagnetic waves. The discovery revealed a probable mechanism for the gamma-ray emissions, which...

SA hospital leads in innovation

Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in Cape Town is taking the lead in healthcare innovation for service delivery in Africa. This week it celebrates the launch of a new initiative dedicated to fostering innovation at the frontlines of the health care system. An...

Human origins in SA skeleton

A team of international researchers, including University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Alan Morris, has unearthed the remains of a skeleton from which they have extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that can provide clues to early...

HP set to split into two

HP is expected to announce that it will split into two separate companies: one consisting of the PC and printer business; and the other consisting of its business-oriented hardware and software operations. The announcement is expected later today. The move is one that...

Enterprises more at risk than ever

At least 90% of CIOs and CTOs believe the job of keeping the enterprise protected is more challenging than ever before. According to new research from Fortinet, serious boardroom pressure to keep the enterprise secure has jumped almost one-third in the last 12 months,...

Disruptive tech set to accelerate

3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and biotech/healthcare IT jumped into the top five disruptive technologies for the next three years, according to the 2014 KPMG Global Technology Innovation survey. The trio is among an incremental number of technologies that...