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An interactive website accompanying the quarterly Quest science magazine, providing accessible and up-to-date information about international and South African scientific research and achievements while supporting the science curriculum and encouraging interest in science.
- Who it is for:
- Learners, secondary school students and the general public
- How to act on it:
- Use the QuestInteractive website when it is launched; the document does not provide a website link.
CSIR has released a scientific report assessing the most likely sequence of events that led to the Elandskraal fire in June 2017, including the likely role of strong bergwind conditions, dry vegetation and a lightning-induced smouldering fire.
- Who it is for:
- People seeking scientific information about the Elandskraal fire
- How to act on it:
- Read or use the released report; no separate access instructions are stated.
The 7th State of Logistics survey has been released and provides findings about South Africa’s logistics costs, infrastructure investment and the performance of the logistics sector.
- Who it is for:
- people interested in South Africa’s logistics sector
- How to act on it:
- Read the survey announcement on the CSIR webpage at the stated link.
The shared high-temperature materials laboratory makes testing and characterisation available to the refractories and ceramics industry, including refractories used in primary aluminium production, ceramics and heavy clays. The laboratory tests and characterises materials to international standards.
- Who it is for:
- The refractories and ceramics industry, primary aluminium producers, and users of ceramics and heavy clays
More than 30 terabytes of free data from NASA's MISR instrument on the Terra satellite are being made broadly accessible through a distribution centre in Africa for African users, including data on vegetation, pollution particles, cloud heights and winds.
- Who it is for:
- African users, including South African researchers
- How to act on it:
- Use the distribution center in Africa to access the transferred data; the document does not provide a separate application process or access link.
Users can access fire-information products through the upgraded AFIS II interface or viewer, which provides active-fire information based on satellite data available within 10 minutes after a satellite passes overhead.
- Who it is for:
- Users, including government departments
- How to act on it:
- Use the AFIS II user interface or viewer to access the products.
The CSIR has compiled a technical guide explaining why potholes form, how to curb and prevent them, and how to properly repair seven identified categories of potholes.
- Who it is for:
- motorists and organisations responsible for road maintenance and pothole repair
- How to act on it:
- The text does not state how to obtain or access the guideline document.
CSIR researchers are showcasing optimised technologies to rural learners, including additive manufacturing, laser hardening, laser welding, computer simulations on Lengau, and agroprocessing products and technologies.
- Who it is for:
- rural learners and science festival attendees
- How to act on it:
- Visit the CSIR displays and exhibitions at Scifest Africa in Makhanda.
The annual national science festival in Makhanda is underway and offers exhibitions, workshops, lectures and science talks led by researchers from South Africa and abroad.
- Who it is for:
- science festival attendees and learners
- How to act on it:
- Attend Scifest Africa in Makhanda and take part in its exhibitions, workshops, lectures and science talks.
Learners can use the Dr Math mobile mathematics tutoring programme to request mathematics help from registered tutors through MXit and receive responses through the same service.
- Who it is for:
- Learners seeking mathematics help
- How to act on it:
- Submit a request using MXit and receive the tutor's response via MXit.
People can access regularly updated numeric information about the capacity of the Vaal Dam through Facebook and Twitter, including the Twitter account @vaal_dam.
- Who it is for:
- People interested in Vaal Dam and water-related information
- How to act on it:
- Follow @vaal_dam on Twitter or access the information through Facebook.
The atlas provides mapped river, wetland and estuary priorities for South Africa to support sustainable development of water resources and decisions about which freshwater ecosystems should be maintained in natural condition.
- Who it is for:
- Water-resource planners, development decision-makers and freshwater biodiversity conservation stakeholders
- How to act on it:
- The text says the atlas was launched, but it does not provide instructions for obtaining or using it.