While the potential value is exciting, it’s important to remember these kinds of technological applications are part of a much more complex socio-economic picture,...
Alessandro Volta, an Italian chemist and physicist, discovered in 1799 that when two dissimilar conducting materials, or electrodes, are covered by a solution that...
Many modern engines employ variable valve timing to create a range of throttle opening/engine speed combinations where the air mass flow is very high.
This...
A quick Internet search of the term ‘vertical farming’ produces images of seemingly futuristic buildings housing an abundance of luxuriant plant life. While these...
The greatest threat to South Africa’s farmlands doesn’t come from the global economy or government policies. It’s to be found under a farmer’s feet.
According...
Farmer Giovanna Secco stands in silence among the sweet-smelling macadamia and papaya blossoms on her farm in Lows Creek, Mpumalanga.
“Where are the bees?” she...
