Posted on July 25, 2024
A new app reimagines the future of radiography by allowing pregnant radiographers to connect with their patients without exposing themselves and their foetuses to unsafe levels of radiation.
Posted on April 30, 2024
Scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) are leading a study of natural hydrogen gas discovered under the Earth’s surface in Mpumalanga – a source of renewable energy that could contribute to the national energy budget and help address the energy shortage in South Africa.
Posted on October 19, 2023
A study conducted during 2019 to 2020, by a team of experts at the University of Pretoria (UP) into the prevalence of foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in beef and beef products at some abattoirs and retailers in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North-West provinces, has produced some interesting...
Posted on July 19, 2023
What do you do when a vulture with a crushed beak needs a new beak and two attempts to fit an acrylic beak fail? You improvise and use the beak of a deceased vulture, successfully enabling the injured bird to feed again.
Posted on October 20, 2022
UP researchers boost nutritive benefits of sweet potato with novel drying technology
Posted on October 20, 2022
‘Having this sort of recognition makes me want to work harder and inspire other young people,’ says Dr Gopolang Mohlabeng.
Posted on October 25, 2021
Scientists at UP’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering have substituted the sun’s rays for those of the moon to test a solar power-generating system.
Posted on October 07, 2021
Pangolins are highly sought after and used regularly in traditional medicine and divination in SA, which makes the study of their place within SA law particularly important, says prize-winner UP alumna Nicola Irving.
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