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This month in Science
in Africa read the latest research on superconduction, malaria, medicinal
plants, astronomy, and more. Read opinions on the
university-industrial complex, sustainability and tertiary education
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This Month's Features
New
discoveries in malaria research
 A multi-disciplinary team have taken
us one step closer in the battle against malaria. Latest research
provides new insight into how the parasite functions within the body.
Once
around a star in 10
minutes
While astronomers breathe sighs of relief that the 2019 asteroid will
most likely miss us, find out why a pair of interacting binary
stars, have South African scientists excited.
The quest for
superconduction
 South
Africa scientist provides compelling evidence that electrons,
extracted from diamond form a superconducting phase at room
temperatures.
WorldSpace radio- connecting
 Africa
With a special battery or solar operated radio people in even remote
parts of Africa with no access to telephones or electricity can now
access and download information.
Opinions
 The
university-industrial complex
University-Industrial Complex: This beast is the
offspring of the commercialisation of science at universities and may doom many
of the relevant characteristics of public funded academic institutions.
The
LUCED model
"Linked University Consortia for Environment
and Development (LUCED)", a model aimed at building scientific and
technological capacity within the African continent and beyond.
Insights
Where have all the
Khoekhoen gone? Archaeologists explore their history, their origins. So what do you mean pH =
-1? Science education experts tackle teaching principles and methods in
the classroom. A
leading South African cosmologist tackles the fundamental questions on the universe.
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SUMMIT FOCUS
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Many summit
goals realised at midpoint... but breakthroughs still needed on some of
the toughest issues.
Sustainable software at the Summit
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Can software go green, free and cost-effective?
Laboratory tests of a few medicinal plants used by Zulu traditional healers
against diarrhoea show them to be effective.
Steps
towards solving Africa's food crisis -scientists design super-legumes.
Fossil discovery in Chad. Toumaļ: shaking our conceptions on the earliest
steps of hominid history.
Mountains of waste - waste
minimisation programmes can save millions.
Through the looking glass: SA to host
international microscopy conference.
Academics
will be grappling with the role of tertiary institutions in sustainability
- WSSD.
Computer science students preserve San stories and culture using virtual reality.
Showcase Organisation of the Month is the International Foundation
for Science - supporting research in developing countries.
Budding Young scientists explore an
unusual bird in this month's travels with Granny Jenny
Endangered
species alert: Riverine rabbits now critically endangered.
Diver:
New technologies in groundwater logging.
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