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    • Quest Volume 19 Number 4 

      de Wit, Christo; Lerm, Rion; Mngwengwe, Luleka; Lungongolo, Masixole; Jansen van Rensburg, Johnny; Namawejje, Hellen; Seetharam, Yudhvir; Hansson, Johan; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023-12-14)
      Money 101:Going from pocket money to a salary, a budget and life savings; The basics of the economy – and you: From inflation to interest rates to tax...; The not-so-stoic investor: Your personality and emotions play a ...

    • Quest Volume 2 Number 1 

      Comins, Darrell; Rubidge, Bruce; Tobias, Phillip; Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya; Sewell, Trevor; Aronson, James; Blignaut, James; Milton, Sue (2005)
      Contents: Getting to grips with strong materials - Cutting-edge research advances South African industry now and for the future: Exploring fossils The Karoo - a fossil mecca - Earth's richest fossil deposits: Catastrophism ...

    • Quest Volume 2 Number 2 

      Buckley, David; Feast, Michael; Charles, Phil; O'Donoghue, Darragh; Whitelock, Patricia; Carinae, Eta; Neumann, Helmut; Laney, David; Block, David; Glass, Ian; Kotze, Pieter; Sutcliffe, Peter; de Jager, Okkie; de Boer, Kim; Meiklejohn, Ian; Meiring, Kobus; Woudt, Patrick (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2005)
      Contents: SALT "gigantic African eye" - How the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere was built: Observing the Universe - Revelations from spectacular skies over southern Africa -The distance scale ...

    • Quest Volume 2 Number 3 

      Kemp, Alan & Meg; Matlala, Tsholo; Frost, Philip; Vosloo, Hein; Engelbrecht, Chris; Alberts, Vivian; Greben, Jan; Pickford, Martin; Wilson, Doug; Rijsdijk, Case; Jansen, Jonathan; Reason, Chris; Tennant, Warren (2006)
      Contents: Save the hornbills - Global threats - and solutions that work: Power to the nation - Making power go further - Getting the most out of what we've got: Protecting transmission - New ways to track fires under power ...

    • Quest Volume 2 Number 4 

      Crowe, Tim; Baker, Nigel; Herbert, Dai; Chimimba, Chris; Hamer, Michelle; Lurie, Jos; Muller, Nikite; Villet, Martin; Menzies, John; Balmer, Marlett; Ramsay, Michele; Ouko, Lillian; Froneman, William; Vorwerk, Paul; Khotseng, Benito; Ferrar, Sandy; Engelbrecht, Chris; Kemp, Alan (2006)
      Contents: Discovering our biodiversity Members of the South African Biosystematics Initiative - Getting to know the living species of South Africa What's new?: A new football for South Africa - A super-symmetrical ball for ...

    • Quest Volume 3 Number 2 

      Dubula, Kholiwe; Myall, Nomtha; Ellis, Peter; Clarke, Craig; Skelton, Paul; May, Peter; Saunders, Hilary; Mwale, Monica; Swartz, Ernst; Coetzer, Willem; Gon, Ofer; Morris, Alan; Rijsdijk, Case; Gess, Sarah; Strydom, Nadine; Skelton, Paul; Nel, Michelle; Dyson, Liesl (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2007)
      Contents: Treasury of fishes - What it takes to set up a fish collection facility and make it accessible to all: Building the new SAIAB Collection Facility - Client, architect, and engineers construct a store for the ...

    • Quest Volume 3 Number 3 

      Henley, Steve and Michelle; Elof, Corne; Morris, Alan; Aanen, Duur; de Beer, Wilhelm; Fourie, Bokkie; van Aarde, Rudi; Jackson, Tim; Kerley, Graham (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2007)
      Contents: Tracking elephants: the path to the satellite era - Remarkable ways of following animals in the wild: Mosaic of satellite data New nationwide hi-res views of - South Africa's land surface: A KhoeSan survival story ...

    • Quest Volume 3 Number 4 

      Tiley-Nel, Sian; Kraan-Korteweg, Renee; Woudt, Patrick; Pretorius, Rudi; Mwale, Monica; James, Nikki; Gwaze, Patience; Eason, Jason; Chemaly, Susan; Magugumela, Danai; Povey, Althea; Combrink, Annette; van Wilgen, Brian (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2007)
      Contents: Ancient artifacts, adornment, and archaeology - Mapungubwe's precious beads and figurines reveal Africa's distant past: Hidden worlds behind the Milky Way - The Zone of Avoidance, where galaxies have hidden since ...

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 1 

      Levieux, Candice; Walker -, A.D.M; Ansorge, Isabelle; Rouault, Mathieu; Reason, Chris; Lategan, Bernard; Cilliers, Paul; Hofmeyr, Jannie; Strever, Albert; Charles, Phil; Gillman, Mark; Kotze, Victor; Gevers, Wieland (2007)
      Contents: International Polar Year - The South African National Antarctic Programme - Addressing the global issues: The 730-day International Polar Year - The history behind IPY: Southern Ocean hotspots - Underwater ...

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 2 

      Eckardt, Frank; Compton, John; Cooper, Antony; du Plessis, Chrisna; de Wit, Maarten; Mccourt, Steve; Durrheim, Ray; Ansorge, Isabelle; de Villiers, Stephanie; Li, Xin; Goodier, Sarah; Cotterill, Woody; Nhleko, Lebogang; Strachan, Leslie; Frost-Killian, Susan; Haldorsen, Sylvi; Grosch, Eugene; Gevers, Wieland; Anderson, John; Mashua, Tebogo; Langerman, Fritha; Vorster, Este; Vorster, Este (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2007)
      Contents: IYPE Out of Africa - South African National Committee for the International Year of Planet Earth - The world celebrates and the Earth sciences get down to business Features: African landscapes from remote sensing ...

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 3 

      Beaumont, Peter; Vogel, John; Berjak, Pat; Vorster, Este; Jerling, Johann; Wright, Hattie; Kruger, Salome; Pieters, Marlien; Maree, Kobus; Pauw, Johan; Tshingana, Dumile; Laurie, Henri; Bourdillon, Michael; Nweeia, Martin; Thackeray, Francis; Nam, Tom; Nicolson, Sue; Kana, Bavesh; Warner, Digby; Williams, Brian; Hargrove, John; de Wit, Maarten; Charles, Phil; Annegarn, Harold; Bradfield, Megan (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2008)
      Contents: Discovering the deep African past at Wonderwerk Cave - Archaeological dating points to the birth of human technology and culture right here in southern Africa: Storing and restoring plant-life from seeds - How ...

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 4 

      Myer, Landon; Orrell, Catherine; Roux, Surita; Le Roux, Jaco; Hedding, David; Collier, Andrew; Lee, Jeniffer; Kuyper, Brett; van Wilgen, Nicola; Motsi, Alexio; Minicka, Mary; Marvey, Bassie (2008)
      Contents: HIV in South Africa - 2008 - The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is a key research facility in South Africa. Members of the Foundation discuss the epidemic in South Africa: Taking the pain out of testing -The Tutu ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 1 

      Govender, Kevin; Ellis, George; Basset, Bruce; Hlozek, Renee; Menzies, John; Kuhn, Rudi; Kotze, Marissa; Charles, Phil; Vaisenen, Petri; Oliver, Enrico; Whitelock, Patricia; Buckley, David; Medupe, Thebe; Matamela, Themba; Cruse, Lisa; Loaring, Nicola; Gulbis, Amanda and Eric; Warner, Brian (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      Contents: Astronomy for Africa - The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is important to Africa, celebrating the continent's long history of astronomy and our world-class research facilities: The history of the Universe: ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 2 

      Pickering, Travis; Heaton, Jason; Sutton, Morris; Brain, Bob; de Jager, Okkie; Venter, Louis; Meincken, Martina; Samways, Michael; Pryke, James; Attwood, Claire; Tweddle, Denis; Govender, Catherine; Branch, George; Friedling, Jacqui (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      Contents: Roots, bugs and venison: Prehistoric cuisine at Swartkrans Cave - How did diet shape human evolution? The rich assemblage of early hominin fossils at Swartkrans has helped to uncover this important aspect of our ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 3 

      James, Wilmot; Bruton, Mike; Keynes, Randal; Rogers, John; Howerda, Benne; Wright, Caradee; Brand, Mariette; Loader, Lacea; Ansorge, Isabelle; Attwood, Claire; Branch, George; Backwell, Lucinda (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2009)
      Charles Darwin at the Cape: On his voyage around the world in the Beagle Darwin singled out the Cape in his notebooks; Charles Darwin: Reluctant hero of science?: Charles Darwin was a modest, self-taught biologist living ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 4 

      Sithole, Happy; Lynn, Morris; Southwood, Patricia; Bighnaught, James; van der Elst, Leandri; Kuhn, Rudi (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      The Centre for High Performance Computing: The future of computing in South Africa; Green computing at the CHPC: Green computing was an integral part of the planning of the Centre for High Performance Computing in Cape ...

    • Quest Volume 6 Number 1 

      Kearsly, Elsabe; Mokonyama, Mathetha; Mpondo, Bongi; Sherman, Steve; Nowell, Megan; Blignaut, James; Gotheil, Sarah; Attwood, Claire; Cedras, Riaan; Naran, Daksha; Matooane, Mamopeli (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010)
      Maths, engineering and soccer stadiums; Why do you need to understand maths and science to build soccer stadia? An examination of the way in which geometry, trigonometry and mathematics are used in the building of these ...

    • Quest Volume 6 Number 2 

      Steenkamp, Yolande; Braschler, Brigitte; du Plessis, Dorette; Spear, Dian; le Roux, Jaco; Wilson, John; Gaertner, Marijam; van der Walt, Retha; Measey, John; Willoughby, Selwyn; Altwegg, Res; Erni, Birgit; Underhill, Les; Mantlana, Brian; Jacobs, Shayne; Turnbull, March; de Vos, Alta; Mangwana, Phindile; Noffka, Mandy; Lucas, Mike; Patel, Shirona; Mirza, Abdul; Petruccione, Francesco; Little, Rob (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010)
      Collecting and recording life: the role of natural science collections in biodiversity research and conservation: An understanding of how we collect and classify species is essential to an understanding of biodiversity; ...

    • Quest Volume 6 Number 3 

      Smal, Charl; Burger, Herman; Forbes, Andrew; Long, Craig; Loveday, Philip; Mthunzi, Patience; Armstrong, Gillian; Klopper, Ronell; Mamer, Michelle; Steenkamp, Yolande; Smith, Gideon; Crouch, Neil; Mohamed, Reyhana; Voster, Juan; Michaud, Dominique; Kiggundu, Andrew; Kunert, Karl; Lucas, Mike; Schroder, Anja; Stewart, Ian; Rosenberg, Eureta (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010)
      Laser processing: the world of advanced manufacturing technologies: Lasers have changed the way we use materials and so the face of manufacturing, providing impetus for a new generation of engineers and technologists; ...

    • Quest Volume 6 Number 4 

      Arendse, Gillian; Whiting, Steven; Marean, Curtis; Crause, Lisa; Gotz, Albrecht; Kerwath, Sven; Samaai, Toufiek; Lucas, Mike; Nxele, Beka (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010)
      A day in the life of a proton: the iThemba tale: At iThemba LABS, protons spend their day whooshing around accelerators, being separated into many of the different components that are used in the nuclear industry in South ...