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Grow Your Garments
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Grow Your Garments

2019-02-04T14:09:06+02:00

Grow Your Garments

The fashion industry’s influence extends far beyond the realm of its social and economic impact. With fast-fashion producers and retailers such as Zara and H&M on the rise, the mass-consumption of widely produced garments calls into question the environmental sustainability of the apparel industry and reveals the darker side of retail. As population growth stretches our natural resources to capacity, the Global Fashion Agenda predicts that with the “current trajectories of production and consumption, pressures on natural resources and social conditions will intensify by 2030 to the point of threatening industry growth itself” (May 2017).

However, this hasn’t stopped a number of determined individuals and retailers from attempting to find alternative solutions […]

Grow Your Garments2019-02-04T14:09:06+02:00
The International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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The International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

2018-09-05T10:50:10+02:00

The International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

The Vaal University of Technology is hosting The International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ICTERM) this week. The conference will cover areas such as recent advances, challenges and breakthroughs in the field of tissue engineering.

 Simply put, Tissue Engineering is the creation of spare human parts. Scientifically, it is the science of design and manufacturing of new tissues for the functional restoration of impaired organs and replacement of lost parts due to cancer, disease, and trauma. Without it, people across the world would not be able to be treated or cured of chronic diseases.

Human Tissue donation and transplantation offer patients in need a wonderful […]

The International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine2018-09-05T10:50:10+02:00
100 Billion Failed Stars
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100 Billion Failed Stars

2018-09-05T10:41:48+02:00

100 Billion Failed Stars

New research, that was presented at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull on 6 July 2017, suggests that our galaxy contains as many as 100 billion brown dwarfs.

Brown dwarfs are celestial objects that just didn’t have quite what it takes to become a fully-fledged star. Brown dwarfs are too hot and big to be considered planets, but at the same time, they are too small to be stars. Brown Dwarfs are a result of processes that normally lead to the formation of stars but because they lack the mass to sustain stable hydrogen fusion at their cores, the formation is never completed. Astronomy is a harsh industry […]

100 Billion Failed Stars2018-09-05T10:41:48+02:00
Graveyard of Giants
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Graveyard of Giants

2018-09-05T10:31:44+02:00

Graveyard of Giants

Researchers in China have uncovered the skeletal remains of an unusually tall group of individuals who lived in China’s province some 5,000 years ago during the excavation of a 5000-year-old archaeological site.

The archaeological dig at Jiaojia Villiage near Jinan City’s Zhangqiu District in Shandong. It is thought to have been a political, economic and cultural centre in its time with 104 houses, 205 graves and 20 sacrificial pits being unearthed. Among the homes, graves and sacrificial pits, various amounts of pottery and jade were found as well as several artefacts from the Longshan Culture, which was renowned for its eggshell black pottery, from the Neolithic period. The archaeological dig, which began last […]

Graveyard of Giants2018-09-05T10:31:44+02:00
Making self-driving cars a reality
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Making self-driving cars a reality

2018-09-05T10:27:09+02:00

Making self-driving cars a reality

Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, predicts that by “November or December of this year, we should be able to go from a parking lot in California to a parking lot in New York, no controls touched at any point during the entire journey.”

Musk has clarified the plans and predicts that level 5 autonomy[1], is roughly two years away. Many of the other major automakers like Mercedes and Ford are giving a 2020 to 2025 timeframe for level 4 autonomous driving, but Tesla is pushing hard for the end of 2018. Currently, Tesla’s Autopilot can be classified as advanced cruise control and lane assistance, but new cars rolling out […]

Making self-driving cars a reality2018-09-05T10:27:09+02:00
The importance of coding from a young age: 
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The importance of coding from a young age: 

2018-09-05T10:17:32+02:00

The importance of coding from a young age:

By teaching your child to code from a young age you are giving them a skill for life. Even if your child does not ultimately become a programmer, you are providing your child with problem-solving skills, you’re teaching them to hone their logic, and you are boosting their confidence levels. On top of that, providing your child with these digital skills will improve their chances of being employed in the future.

Yishan Wong, CEO of Reddit says that “in the coming century, being able to command the world that will be thoroughly computerised will set apart those who can live successfully in the future from those who […]

The importance of coding from a young age: 2018-09-05T10:17:32+02:00
Students train in Namibia and Germany
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Students train in Namibia and Germany

2018-09-05T10:13:00+02:00

Students train in Namibia and Germany

Tintswalo Mabuza

The Vaal University of Technology is proudly managing the Energy and Resource Efficiency advancements project under the Skills for Green Jobs. This project started in February 2016 wherein VUT committed to building the new Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and Dual Fuel technological capability within the VUT Technology Station based on the existing institutional competence through fully utilising its staff, existing equipment and organisational structures both within the Technology Station and University.

CHP Practical Training in Namibia: 18th – 24th of April 2017

Following the training provided by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Kühl which focused on equipping the staff and interns on system modelling and simulations know how to optimise […]

Students train in Namibia and Germany2018-09-05T10:13:00+02:00
Fighting all forms of illegal gambling
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Fighting all forms of illegal gambling

2018-09-05T10:06:05+02:00

Fighting all forms of illegal gambling

Selina Rapulane
On 23 May the Vaal University of Technology Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park was honoured with a second visit as a spin-off from the Premier’s office by the Gauteng Gambling Board as arranged by Ms Anne Naidu; VUT’s Communications Practitioner at the Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park.
Mr Hugh Makhaya, from the Gauteng Gambling Board, an agency of the Department of Economic Development which is headed by MEC Maile, addressed the VUT-Sasol students who are being trained for entrepreneurship. The organisation’s mandate is to regulate gambling in the province and to protect the public from gambling industries.
As the Honourable Premier mentioned in his speech on 18 […]

Fighting all forms of illegal gambling2018-09-05T10:06:05+02:00
Taking technology to township schools
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Taking technology to township schools

2018-09-05T09:47:25+02:00

Taking technology to township schools

Anne Naidu

The Vaal University of Technology and the Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park (VUT SGSTP) wishes to extend an invitation to you to join us in launching the I2P® Labs at Lebohang Secondary School and Thuto Lore Comprehensive School on 31 May 2017.

The I2P® Lab (abbreviated from Idea 2 Product Laboratory), is a facility that provides learners with the ability to conceptualise, design, develop, fabricate and test new and innovative ideas. Using entry-level Additive Manufacturing (AM) personal 3D printer platforms, the I2P Lab aims to provide access to AM for school learners.

The lab provides assistance to encourage more effective teaching and learning experiences. It offers skills development and […]

Taking technology to township schools2018-09-05T09:47:25+02:00
Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water
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Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water

2018-09-05T09:35:38+02:00

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water

British researchers, lead by Rahul Nair, at the University of Manchester, have discovered a way of efficient desalination by creating a graphene-based sieve that is capable of removing salt from sea water. The graphene sieve has left seawater fresh to drink.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the world’s urban water supplies. With already rising temperatures and a decreased amount of rainfall – the UN predicts that by 2025, 14% of the world’s population will encounter water scarcity. At the same time, sea water will be something we have in abundance, as Greenland’s coastal ice caps are melting at a rapid rate. If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet […]

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water2018-09-05T09:35:38+02:00
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