Student scientist from KwaZulu-Natal strikes gold with nanotubes for cleaner water

06 May 2016 - 16:10

By Aarti J Narsee

Nozipho Gumbi‚ a 26-year-old aspiring scientist from KwaZulu-Natal‚ has scooped the top award in a competition dubbed “Pop Idols for scientists”.The finals of International FameLab South Africa were hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre‚ and Gumbi impressed the judges with her three-minute speech on water filtration using carbon nanotubes.

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