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* 2002 Winner of the
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From nanotech to biotech, conservation, health
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This Month's Features
The fascination with crickets
 Do
monstrous crickets sing love songs at night? And where in space does
the more famous "Parktown Prawn" come from?
Chilli? No thanks say elephants
 Farmers
in Africa tired of their elephant neighbours "borrowing" too
much of their crops have discovered a new deterrent.
Some like it hot, some really cold
 Scientists
gain fascinating insight into how Antarctic animals ward off the
cold. Meet some feisty, resilient and really tiny creatures.
Technology
Bananas go hitech - biotech
 Bananas,
the fourth most important crop in the world, are getting a boost with
some biotechnology to combat diseases.
A
"limmo" for the palsied
Innovators have designed and patented a unique "walking
machine", to simulate walking and aid in the healing of palsied
patients.
Nanotech takes off in  Africa
Consider a metre. Now consider a billionth of a metre. Nanotechnology:
the next big thing in science is really small.
"Toaster sized furnace  melts
platinum
A miniature induction furnace, no bigger than a
conventional toaster, is set to revolutionise the jewellery industry.
Insight
 Politicians
say " I do, I do" to science. NEPAD's first-ever
high-level political meeting about reviving science and technology has
ended. Where to from here?
 Sudan
uncovered
Archaeologists
in North Africa start to provide insight into the
world of the medieval Nubian empire of Sudan and Egypt.
Cosmic
Africa
From Namibia to Ghana to the Dogon people in Mali, to Kenya and Egypt,
the newly released movie, Cosmic Africa, explores Africa's ancient
astronomy culture.
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In this Issue
Parents often find that newborns are the ultimate contraception. But with
Mongolian gerbils it's the opposite.
Research suggests that dinosaurs, the largest animal to walk the Earth,
was also the largest to float!
Please pass the TLV's. Research shows that Cameroon has it right with
nutritious "traditional leafy vegetables".
Innovators have developed an alternative, affordable way of cooking and
heating using waste coal dust.
Elephants as giant rural cash-cows - from paper and biogas to
mosquito deterrent.
Security smart cards, artificial synapses. With biotechnology and
bioinformatics, has "the future" arrived?
How to grow disease- free plantain or banana suckers? Simple - just
place them in a "sauna".
In Nairobi, many still live without electricity. Can PV technology make
the difference?
Education
Six students are spearheading an
initiative to provide a free, up-to-date mathematics, physics, and
chemistry 'textbook' to all Grade 12's.
Intel has launched its third Computer Clubhouse in
Soweto to provide education and training in IT for youth.
Cyberkids: this month join Granny and the
Starlab.
Funding/Jobs
Calls for applications and
nominations.
Science jobs/ research posts in biological
sciences and more.
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