In Compliance News

Lenovo has recalled over 35,000 battery backs for their ThinkPad notebook computers due to the possibility that the packs can overheat, causing a fire hazard. There have been two reports of the battery packs overheating damaging the computer and nearby property.

A team of researchers from Purdue University and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed a new method of coating carbon nanotubes that reduce the amount of voltage required, sharpens the signal and was able to capture more delicate molecules than previous methods.

A team of Stanford University researchers have found wind energy can produce grid-scale storage up to three days of uninterrupted power more cost-effectively than storing solar power. This is solving a problem faced when using renewable energy sources especially when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow.

South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, revealed the first antenna of the MeerKAT radio telescope on Thursday, March 27^th. The Karoo Array Processor Building was also introduced as the facility that will contain the data-processing equipment and electrical power equipment for the MeerKAT.