Cape Town - The last time Lenoducia Claasen saw her daughter Jordan-Leigh Kannemeyer alive was when the 14-year-old went to the shop in Eerste River. A few moments later she was lying on the ...

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One of the most important acronyms in nanotechnology is AFM – Atomic Force Microscopy. This instrument has become the most widely used tool for imaging, measuring and manipulating matter at the ...

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WE DEPEND ON RIVER DOLPHINS Where freshwater dolphin populations are thriving, it is likely that the overall river systems will be flourishing too – as well as all of the communities, companies and ...

It is also used in measurements of surface and adhesion forces. The Veeco Dimension 3000 atomic force microscope (AFM) is used to analyze a variety of sample sizes and types. It can function in air or ...

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A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Where a river begins Features of a river's upper course How waterfalls, gorges and other physical features are formed Wildlife you might find near or in the upper course This resource is suitable ...

A river is divided up into three sections called courses. There is the upper, middle and a lower course. A river starts in the upper course, usually an elevated section of land such as a mountain ...