. independently developing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in liquids and in solids. See

Science-related quote: ‘To see the world for a moment as something rich and strange is the private reward of many a discovery.’ – Edward Mills Purcell (born 30 Aug 1912), American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics with Felix Bloch for (more. )

Blazing-fast image creation – using just your voice. Try Grok Imagine.

Science snippet: ‘ "Nichole Ayers caught a rare and spectacular form of a Transient Luminous Event (TLE) from the International Space Station — a gigantic jet," said Dr. Burcu Kosar, Principal Investigator of the Spritacular project.’ Read more here:

. ‘their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system’.

Science history: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1956 was awarded jointly to Werner Forssmann (born 29 Aug1904), André F. Cournand (b. 24 Sept 1895), & Dickinson W. Richards (b. 30 Oct 1895) for (more. )

Quick quote: ‘The great art of learning is to undertake but little at a time.’ — John Locke, born 29 Aug 1632.’ English physician and important philosopher during the Age of Reason.

SAYAS Panel Discussion: ‘Navigating the Quantum World: Understanding the Next Computing Era’ with panelists Francesco Petruccione (NITheCS, SU), Maria Schuld (Xanadu) & Nyameko Lisa (CHPC). Attend online - Mon, 1 Sep @ 13h00 .#Quantum #Technology #IYQ2025

Reminder: Watch fundamano 3, a FutureMath production – live at Drostdy Theatre, Stellenbosch, or via streaming - tonight @ 20h00 SAST #mathematics #theatreproduction #drostdytheatre

The NITheCS Colloquium ‘Philosophy of language: what we have learned in the last 120 years’ by Prof JP Smit (Stellenbosch University) is available to view at our YouTube channel:

Reminder: Watch 'fundamano 3' – Live at Drostdy Theatre or via Streaming | Thurs, 28 Aug @ 20h00 SAST -

The UKZN & NITheCS Webinar ‘Mckinsey-Tarski Algebras’ by Dr Ranjitha Raviprakash (University of KwaZulu-Natal) may be viewed at our YouTube channel:

Women’s Month: NITheCS enthusiastically supports publications like Science Spaza. Read the latest edition, which features the women changing quantum physics, at

The NITheCS Quantum Seminar ‘From Atoms to Surfaces: DFT Insights into Catalytic and Reactive Surfaces & Interfaces’ led by NITheCS Associate Dr David Tshwane is available to view on our YouTube channel at

NITheCS Mini-school: '2-Dimensional Categories: Survival Guide' by Dr Elena Caviglia (Stellenbosch University). Attend four online lectures: Wed 3, 10 & 17 Sept & Tue, 23 Sept @ 14h00-15h00 SAST. .#Mathematics #CategoryTheory #2DCategories #Algebra

NITheCS Mini-school: '2-Dimensional Categories: Survival Guide' - Dr Elena Caviglia (SU) – Wed 3, 10 & 17 Sept & Tue, 23 Sept @ 14h00-15h00 SAST -

Thank you to everyone who joined us online and in person for today’s NITheCS Colloquium. Special thanks to Prof JP Smit for his insightful talk on the philosophy of language.

The NITheCS channel on YouTube has hundreds of videos on subjects relevant to those people interested in material related to the theoretical, computational, or interdisciplinary fields aligned with the NITheCS themes. Visit the channel here:

. ‘The spacecraft’s primary mission was to photograph nine potential Apollo landing sites, seven secondary areas, and the Surveyor 1 landing site.’ More at

Today in history: Lunar Orbiter 1, the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon, took the first photograph of the Earth from close to the Moon on 23 August 1966. The 1960s technology allowed only a grainy black and white image that does not show great detail. (More. )

‘The secret of science is to ask the right question, and it is the choice of problem more than anything else that marks the man of genius in the scientific world.’ - Sir Henry Tizard (born 23 August 1885), English chemist, inventor and administrator. Photograph: Ps_ Studio21