Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). The news was announced at a press…
Explaining LIGO: detecting colliding black holes and gravitational waves
Feature image: The LIGO Facility in Hanford, Washington As most of you have probably heard by now, two astonishing discoveries have recently been made…
Tiny hairy metals threaten technology, but science holds the solution
The formation of minute whiskers on many of the metals widely used in electronics has plagued the industry for decades. The hair-like protrusions formed…
Engineers create tiny nanomotor small enough to fit inside human cells
Mechanical engineers at the University of Texas have created the world’s smallest, longest running nanomotor. The tiny mechanical marvel is so small that it…
