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IBM unveils fastest chip

IBM has unveiled what it calls the world's fastest computer chip, the microprocessor in a new version of its mainframe.

IBM sê hulle het die wêreld se vinnigste mikroproseseerder vervaardig; 5.2GHz met 1.4 miljard transistor.

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Electronic ink could change devices

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have used nanotechnology to create printable semiconductors, which can be applied to flexible surfaces at a low cost.

Navorsers van die Universiteit van Kaapstad het nuwe tegnologie ontwikkel om semi-geleiers op buigbare oppervlaktes te druk.

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World reaching a threshold

The world is close to reaching temperature thresholds that can unleash devastating environmental, social and economic changes.

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Hubble shows the birth of stars

This new Hubble photo is but a small portion of one of the largest seen star-birth regions in the galaxy, the Carina Nebula.

Die foto van ‘n deel van die Carina Nebula is nuut van die Hubble ruimteteleskoop.

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Mummies had heart disease

You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3 500-year-old mummies.

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Spring has sprung on Mars

Spring has sprung on Mars, bring with it the disappearance of carbon dioxide ice (dry ice) that covers the north polar sand dunes.

Dit is lente op Mars en daarmeesaam smelt die droë ys wat die planeet se noordpool bedek.

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New SA dino named

A dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land.

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Antarctic oollision spawns new iceberg

An oblong iceberg roughly as big as Rhode Island called B-09B collided with the edge of the Mertz Glacier in eastern Antarctica.

‘n Ysberg so groot soos Rhode Island in New York bots met Mertz Gletser in die Suidpool.

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Species continue decline

The latest update of the Red List of Threatened Species should cause alarm over the continuing loss of species, WWF says.

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Jupiter's moons in view

On Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei's improvements to the telescope enabled humanity to see Jupiter's four largest moons for the first time.

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SA wins HIV award

A South African doctor has won the Royal Society Award for HIV and TB co-infection research.

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