Cogs mesh for girls at science weekend

12 January 2016 - 09:31
By PHILANI NOMBEMBE

A group of Cape Town schoolgirls wowed scientists yesterday as they explained how they measured the temperature of the atmosphere 5km above the ground. Using miniature satellites, helium balloons and antennae, the 14 girls from different schools took part in a seven-day boot camp hosted by the Meta Economic Development Organisation in Worcester last week.

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