Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic by volume in 2022, and the top 10 days for…
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With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance…
In medicine, there’s a well-known maxim: never say more than your data allows. It’s one of the first lessons learned…
If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example, to remotely monitor an elderly relative, how…
Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership…
Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a metre (a nanometre) in size. One of its potential…
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar – a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic…
Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarise a report, research a topic or analyse…
The Oscars have entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explicitly…
About 85% of South Africa’s electricity is produced by burning coal. The country’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry…