Plastic-Eating Enzyme
Plastic-Eating Enzyme: A Promising and Powerful Pollution Problem Solver Plastic is one of the largest pollutants in the world, with over a billion tonnes of plastic products subsisting in all environments including large parts of the ocean. Through the rise in the popularity of disposable plastic products, scientists estimate that over 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic based products have been created in the past six decades. As plastic takes more than 400 years to degrade, the vast majority of all plastic products ever produced, still exist in some form or another. The prediction that has been quoted time and time again that in the next half-century, the ocean will contain more plastic (ton for ton) than fish is sadly becoming less of [...]
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity – Wi-Fi at its worst
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity – Wi-Fi at its worst Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity is a largely contested condition that has raised more than a few eyebrows in the medical community as of late. It is a condition that most people have never heard of, and is often referred to as the ‘Wi-Fi allergy’ as it is associated with a negative reaction to an ‘over-exposure’ to Wi-Fi. Despite the ‘legitimacy’ controversy and pseudoscience accusations surrounding Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), it is slowly but surely being recognised by various medical experts worldwide as a legitimate and soon-to-be established medical condition. So what does Electromagnetic Sensitivity actually mean, and how does it occur? EHS is defined as a medical condition in which a person is allergic to Wi-Fi. It is associated [...]
What is office management and technology?
What is office management and technology, and is it offered at VUT? The Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences at the Vaal University of Technology enables students to engage in research-centric courses in multiple specialised fields. Each course is designed with optimum results in mind, and are aimed at giving graduates the competitive edge and the best opportunity at being employed after the completion of their studies. The Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences offers students a range of postgraduate courses at both a Masters and Doctorate level with a predominant focus on innovative research directed at dynamic societal change at a micro and macro level including a Masters’ degree in Office Management and Technology. So, now that it’s been established that VUT [...]
What is business management all about?
What is business management all about, and how do I study it? The Vaal University of Technology strives to offer its students a diverse range of postgraduate courses and degrees that encourage, nurture and stimulate intellectual engagement and personal growth, with a strong focus on research and community service. The Faculty of Management Sciences specialises in equipping students with the necessary skills to work within businesses effectively and allows them to ask the pertinent questions, namely: ‘What is business management all about and how can I apply it to my chosen work environment?’ VUT’s postgraduate degrees in management sciences all encompass aspects of business management that are adaptive across multiple fields of study and work. What is business management all about, and how [...]
Mining Safety Robots
Mining Safety Robots The interest in mining automation and robotics in South Africa has been up and down over the past few years, but according to Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Materials Science and Manufacturing Operational Unit Mechatronics and Micro Manufacturing (MMM) Competency area research group leader, Peter Bosscha, the interest is now “ramping up again”. The return of the active interest in mining robotics comes from two main drivers- the industry and the public institutions and government. While each sector has different factors to consider when it comes to robotics in mining, they both share the concern of increasing the safety of the mines in South Africa. While there is still much research to be done, the interest in incorporating automation and robots into mining is one that [...]
What’s love got to do with it?
What's love got to do with it? Love is often defined as an emotive sensory experience and feeling. It is one that is frequently sensationalised by the media, television, movies and even science. It is an emotion that takes many shapes and forms. Love can be romantic, companionate, maternal and paternal. It can be ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’, logical and sensible, or entirely irrational and unpredictable. Love is an emotion most commonly associated with the heart, and it’s no wonder when it’s deemed the cause of heart-fluttering palpitations and thudding, sweaty palms, stammering, stuttering, and even clumsiness. However, as science will indicate it’s not the heart that’s to blame but rather the brain. Dr. Helen Fisher; biological anthropologist, author of The Anatomy of Love and well-known [...]
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