Quest Volume 19 Number 2

Pandarum, Aradhna ; Fatti, Christina Culwick ; Khanyile, Samkelisiwe ; Mashamba, Eve ; Skosana, Amogelang ; Mambane, Mncedisi ; Mpye, Keleabetswe Lerato ; Crompton, Rod ; Young, Bruce ; Mugadza, Alois Aldridge ; Hlangwani, Edwin ; Mpofu, Kelvin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience ; Bragg, Robert ; Swart, Wanja ; McCarlie, Samantha ; Naicker, Kerishnee (2023-06-30)

Contents: South Africa’s energy transition - An overall analysis of what a just transition would (and should) mean for the country: The national power crisis - Going off the grid works for the wealthy - but could deepen injustice for the poor: Global and local energy crises?: - A look at what is meant by an energy crisis, and the shared responsibility of energy conservation: Green hydrogen - Sounds like a win for developing countries, but cost and transport are problems: Water-Energy-Food (WEF) - The challenges of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus in South Africa: From waste to watts -Leveraging agrowaste to address South Africa’s power crisis: Hello Iani! - South African sedimentologist part of team to discover new species of dinosaur in Utah: Using nanophotonic biosensors - Laser light used for advanced disease detection: The approaching storm... - ...of disinfectant resistance: ZA App Alert! - Looking at two new proudly South African apps: Winning essays - The first “Welcome to the Blue Planet” competition shows SA youth has tons of promise: Yellow jacket wasps, zoomed in - Using microscopy to see fascinating details on the bodies and wings of wasps: Apple takes on VR - The Vision Pro is billed as the first ‘spatial computer’: Deceptive daisy - Clever flower’s ability to create fake flies finally explained: ’Ghost’ imaging - SA team makes giant leap towards a 3D quantum camera: Medicinal mushroom - Matie student identifies species of medicinal mushroom endemic to Knysna forest: Book review: Subscription:

Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship: The Department of Science and Innovation: Academy of Science of South Africa
Peer review status: Non-Peer Reviewed