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BIOGRIP Node for Soil and Water Analysis fully operational
The BIOGRIP Node for Soil and Water Analysis at Stellenbosch University is now fully operational. The node focuses on enabling the interdisciplinary study of the chemical, physical, geological and biological processes that influence the...
The world according to electrons - an overview of what can be achieved through Scanning Electron Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool for topological, morphological and chemical analysis of a broad range of samples. Few analytical instruments rival the breadth of application in the study of solid-state materials...
Scanning Electron Microscopy - applications in Chemistry and Material Science
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool for topological, morphological, and chemical analysis of a broad range of samples. Applications in chemistry and material science are looked at more closely in this article. Figure 1...
Scanning Electron Microscopy applications in Earth Sciences
Many geological samples contain a variety of phases. Some of these phases are not easily distinguishable using a backscattering electron detector (BSD). In this case, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and/or Wave dispersive analysis...
SU reaches out to schools
During the month of May, Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the Centre for Student Recruitment and Career Advice (CSR), hosted Bloemfontein, Kimberly, Oudtshoorn and George...
SEM applications in Biology
SEM has been a reliable research tool in biological research for decades, and as such has been applied to various disciplines including botany, zoology, microbiology and physiology. Our different SEM platforms allow for the analysis of...
Inge Lotz Foundation donates R1 million to SU's bioethics unit
The Inge Lotz Foundation, which was established by her father Prof Jan Lotz after the 22-year old Stellenbosch University (SU) student was tragically murdered in her Welgevonden flat in Stellenbosch, has donated R1 million to the Unit...
SEM industrial applications like asbestos identification
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) offers a comprehensive range of analyses for various industries, which commonly include engineering, automotive, glass manufacturing, pharmaceutical, dentistry, wine, food, chemical and medical industries...
#SUyouthday: 'Collaborate, don't compete'
Final year BCom Mathematical Sciences student Tré Delange feels strongly that the youth should collaborate more and not compete with each other. “The choir is a personified testimony that we are better TOGETHER." During Youth Month, we...
SU spinout company ensures school receives first ever energy efficient certificate in SA
Stellenbosch University (SU) spinout company GreenX Engineering's initiatives to help equip Cloetesville Primary School in Stellenbosch with energy-saving technology ensured that it became the first school in South Africa to receive an...