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Quest Volume 7 Number 1 2011
Authors : Welker-Nieuwoudt, Cathrin | Booth, Mike | Maharaj, Vinesh | Joubert, Lize | Samways, Michael | Lucas, Mike | Mammimo, Lilian | Sigamoney, Rovani | Drewes, Siegfried | Becker, Allistair | Glass, Ian | Charles, Phil | Smit, Jan
Year of Publication : 2011
Keywords : International year of Chemistry Global ExperimentUNESCOIUPACIYCNew technologyAquatic biodiversityNatural productsRed survey facilityEstuarine fishAstronomical facilityQueen of scienceChemistryPeriodic tableFischer tropschInnovationEcological networkMiningStock diseasesLocal chemistry industry
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Abstract (English) : The 'queen of sciences': QUEST looks at Marie Curie's contribution to chemistry in particular and science in general; The Periodic Table of the elements: Without understanding the Periodic Table. chemistry can remain a mystery; QUEST explains; The Fischer-Tropsch Process: generating synthetic fuels: SASOL has a history of innovation in the field of synthetic fuels; Chemistry in South Africa - a long established industry: Mining and stock diseases were major forces in the development of the local chemical industry; From plant to production: the Hoodia story: Indigenous knowledge and biotechnology team up; Ecological networks: the key to biodiversity conservation: Industry can be part of biodiversity conservation; Scorched, frozen or flooded! What's happening to the weather?: Are extreme events a sign of climate change?; Green chemistry: from the chemical industry to everyday life: Chemistry is no longer a 'dirty industry'; The International Year of Chemistry Global Experiment: UNESCO and IUPAC launch the IYC in Cape Town in March 2011; Natural products in South Africa: a brief history: The history of natural product production in South Africa started a long time ago; Cameras and sound: new approached in the study of estuarine fish; New technology aids in the understanding of aquatic biodiversity; Ten years of the infra Red Survey Facility: An update of this important astronomical facility in South Africa; Elephants and waves: Seeing physics in everyday life.
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship : Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovation
ISSN : 1729-830X
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