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Pandor to open high-tech nanotechnology facility at Rhodes
November 11, 2014 Editor 0
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is set to officially open the Centre for Nanotechnology Innovation at Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, on November 14, placing the institution at the forefront of international nanotechnology research. The centre will house new nanotechnology equipment called time of flight-secondary-ion-mass-spectrometer (TOF-SIMS) bought through a R17-million investment from the Department of […]
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SA, SKA partners developing a new African network of telescopes
September 10, 2014 Editor 0
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the partnerships with the eight other African nations that will host remote stations of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope remain strong and the countries are developing a new African network of telescopes. South Africa partnered with Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia to host […]
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€650m SKA programme enters key development and design phase
February 3, 2014 Editor 0
This year is going to be a key year in the process of transforming the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme from concept to concrete. “We’ll have a huge amount of work going on – on the design of the SKA and its systems and subsystems,” explains SKA Organisation director-general Professor Philip Diamond. […]
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South Africa’s SKA radio telescope will be world’s largest
December 2, 2013 Editor 0
Last Friday on Al Jazeera’s talk show South2North, Redi Tlhabi discussed the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope and Africa’s new positioning as a space hub. “Do you ever gaze at the stars and wonder how it all began and whether there is life out there? If so, the answers may come from unexpected quarters,” says Redi at […]
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SKA SA and partners invest in education, community development
November 19, 2013 Editor 0
The Department of Science and Technology and the Square Kilometre Array South Africa (SKA SA) on Tuesday launched two community initiatives, which would provide new information and communications technology and learning resources to Carnarvon, in the Northern Cape. The initiatives, which were made possible by donations and corporate social investments by SKA SA’s industry partners, […]
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SKA dips into global pool of talent for design teams
November 6, 2013 Editor 0
The teams of experts responsible for designing the intricacies of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project were announced on Monday. More than 350 scientists and engineers from 18 countries – divided into several groupings – would undertake the €120-million critical, detailed design phase of the world’s largest radio telescope. Go to Source
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