Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Andrew Forbes |Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

Photonics is regarded as the science of the future and students and academics on the continent are making great strides in finding applications to address Africa’s needs. Light is all around us, essential for one of our primary senses (sight) as well as life on Earth itself. It underpins many technologies that affect our daily lives, including energy harvesting with solar cells, light-emitting diode (LED) displays and telecommunications through fibre optic networks.

3 weeks ago | insideeducation.co.za | Andrew Forbes |Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

By Andrew Forbes and Patience Mthunzi-KufaLight is all around us, essential for one of our primary senses (sight) as well as life on Earth itself. It underpins many technologies that affect our daily lives, including energy harvesting with solar cells, light-emitting-diode (LED) displays and telecommunications through fibre optic networks. The smartphone is a great example of the power of light. Inside the box, its electronic functionality works because of quantum mechanics.