Breadcrumb Home Faculties and Schools Engineering Research Research for Impact Research for Impact Read about the innovative work that our engineers pursue, not only for the sakeof knowledge production in their respective fields but also to make a real difference in society. Visit SU's Research for Impact Website Machine learning: one field giving voice to many “Most machine learning researchers would still say that we don’t really have anything substantial to say about consciousness, though. It’s poorly defined, and we don’t really know what the definition is, but the fact that many people are thinking about it is true. It’s really a fascinating question... Studying neurodegenerative diseases on cellular level, and in 3D Long-term cross-disciplinary collaboration between researchers in the fields of cell physiology and electronic engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) is leading to new insights into cellular processes, specifically within the context of neurodegenerative diseases. Demo waste plant set to improve the sustainability of SA’s paper industry To help South Africa’s paper, packaging and tissue industry secure a more sustainable future — that is the mission of a new demonstration plant at a papermill in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Driven by the ingenuity of Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) chemical engineers, it was put into operation in... SU fire engineers explore risks for humans and dwellings “As a society, we need to understand how fires spread if we are to prevent them from becoming total disasters,” says Prof Richard Walls, who heads up the fire engineering team, FireSUN, at Stellenbosch University (SU). “Urban fires can be incredibly dangerous, particularly in informal settlements.”... SU vibration scientists help make sense of mechanical shudders on polar vessel Prof Anriëtte (Annie) Bekker, a vibration science expert at Stellenbosch University (SU), is willing to brave harsh conditions in pursuit of new knowledge. Her interest lies in how data from mechanical sensors and engineering models on board a polar vessel can help seafarers make more informed... REACH-ing beyond the stars Stellenbosch University and Cambridge University are leading the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of the Cosmic Hydrogen (REACH) project.It is to be put into operation in 2023 in the Northern Cape's Karoo Radio Astronomy Reserve. The project aims to help determine how the first luminous objects in... The computer conservationist Dr Emmanuel Dufourq has never seen one of the last 30 remaining Hainan gibbons on Earth, but he knows very well what their calls sound like, or at least what a spectrogram image of the highs and lows of their chatter looks like. He uses his computational skills to make it easier for conservation...
