Digital breast tomosynthesis – DBT – has its origins in Holland in the 1930s when the neuroradiologist and electrical engineer George Ziedses […]
Posts Tagged ‘Invention’
Mothers of Invention
We are all familiar with the proverb, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” the origins of which are attributed to Aesop’s Fables […]
Local Lad Makes Good
As South Africans, we take pride in highlighting a successful person’s links to our country when describing their accomplishments on […]
Vaccines for Breast Cancer
For the past few weeks, there has been understandable excitement that vaccines to inoculate people against the Covid-19 virus have […]
And the Winner is …
James Dyson is the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner and other consumer products, including the Airblade hand dryer, an ultrasonic humidifier […]
CapeRay Awarded a UK Patent
Cape Town, South Africa, 12 June 2020. CapeRay is pleased to announce the award of a UK Patent (GB2566942) entitled, […]
Horns of a Dilemma
Imagine you are a creative person and you invent something with significant commercial potential. Should you fulfil the legal obligation […]
Failure of the Next Big Thing
When we think of technology companies like Apple or Google that have emerged from Silicon Valley, we normally associate them […]
You’re Never Too Old
By tradition, Nobel Laureates receive their gold medals from the King of Sweden on 10 December, the day that Alfred Nobel died […]
Coming Full Circle
On Friday 6 January 1956, Allan Cormack arrived for work at Groote Schuur Hospital, having been appointed as part-time nuclear physicist, spending […]