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Spinning solar sail: Solar Sailing Missions

4 September 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Our blog series on solar sail technology commenced with a brief overview and introduction to solar sailing as well as the controlling mechanisms of sailcrafts followed by an investigation of …

An overview: Virtual Reality Assisted Fluorescence Microscopy Data Visualisation and Analysis for Improved Understanding of Molecular Structures Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease

27 August 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

1. Introduction – What is confocal microscopy and how does it work? Confocal microscopy is a leading imaging tool used in molecular life sciences with which to render detailed high-resolution …

Spinning solar sail: The deployment and control of a spinning solar sail satelite

21 August 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

The notion of using the photons emitted from the sun for propulsion in space is not novel. In fact, as early as 1610, Johannes Kepler noticed the potential of this …

Electric vehicles could reduce carbon emissions without straining electricity grid using solar photovoltaic charging systems

27 July 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Increased Global emissions resulted in stronger efforts to reduce emissions in order to stabilise the global warming benchmark at 1.5°C. This means that in order to meet the 2030 emissions …

An overview: The deployment of a spinning solar sail

15 July 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Interest in solar sailing – a revolutionary way to propel spacecraft through space – has piqued in recent years which lead to significant research and resources being contributed to developing …

An overview: Virtual reality assisted microscopy data visualisation and colocalization analysis

6 July 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newscolocalization analysis, hand tracking, virtual reality

Traditionally, biological visualisation was limited to two-dimensional displays only. Until recently, using three-dimensional displays for quantitative signal assessment, including precise signal selection, processing of multiple signals and determining their spatial …

Developing a continuous flow sterilisation system using microwaves

24 June 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newscontinuous flow sterilisation system, microwaves, sterilisation

The Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering recently developed a system to sterilise a fluid using only microwaves. This continuous flow system was designed to be used for the sterilisation …

Staff at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering rises to the challenge during COVID-19 pandemic

18 June 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newslockdown, register for 2021, teaching and learning

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many teaching and learning challenges in higher education. As the lockdown took root, and new rules were ushered in on social distancing, it …

Faculty of Electric and Electronic Engineering partners with the Kavli Foundation on REACH experiment

27 May 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newsbig bang, karoo, Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen

REACH is a joint venture between the University of Cambridge and Stellenbosch University in South Africa. With primary funding for hardware and logistics from the Kavli Foundation (through the Kavli Institute for …

Water surface modelling for floating photovoltaic systems

6 May 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newsfloating PV, reflected radiation, water surface albedo

The global demand for energy is rapidly increasing each year. In fact, BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy indicates that “[p]rimary energy consumption grew at a rate of 2.9% … …

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