The Newspaper - April Edition 2016

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THE NEWSPAPER

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April 2016

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Standing Strong & Caring For The Earth

INNOVATION Page 5

DESIGN & LIVING Page 7

Photo Credit: Chris Galliers

WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) celebrates its 90th birthday in 2016 and a number of special activities are planned for the year to mark this milestone event. Whilst the organisation can trace its roots back to 1883, it was officially formed in 1926 as The Wildlife Protection Society of South Africa, when a group of passionate individuals got together to campaign for the creation a National Parks Board (now known as SANParks), to ensure the proclamation of the Kruger National Park, and to advocate the formation of other national parks in South Africa. Over the years WESSA has continued to play a strong role in shaping conservation practices throughout South Africa.

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Where is the Coldest Place in Africa? The Physics Department at the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently acquired a Dilution Fridge, which is officially the coldest place in Africa with a temperature of 8.190mK (milli Kelvin), i.e. 122 times colder than the known naturally coldest place in the universe – the Boomerang Nebula.

TECHNOLOGY Page 10

The fridge had an arduous journey to the RW James building, originating in Holland, flying to Johannesburg and trucked from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Associate Professor Mark Blumenthal has been eagerly awaiting the fridge’s arrival for two years and was really frustrated when they opened it up and discovered that the R6.5 million worth of equipment had been destroyed while in transit. Spare parts were delivered to Associate Professor Blumenthal’s house, engineers came out from Holland to rebuild the fridge and the team worked throughout the night to assemble the fridge. Currently the local and international team are working to refine the working of the fridge, which is one of the largest and most powerful in the world.

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HEALTH & FITNESS Page 11


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