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NANOAFRICA 2020 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

THE DST/MINTEK NIC

is a national facility that is geographically spread across the country and was established at Mintek in 2007 by the Department of Science and Technology. The Mintek NIC activities are aimed at addressing national priorities highlighted by both the national nanotechnology strategy and national research and development (R&D) strategy. 

NEWS AND EVENTS

Learn more about where and how the NIC is involved in projects, conferences, workshops and exhibitions throughout the world.


Welcome to the 8th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Africa!

19 - 22 April 2020

Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

INTERVIEWS WITH OUR RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS

Each  month,  our  internal  "journalist",  Sinazo  Cobongela,  interviews a member of  the NIC  staff,  a resident NIC student and gets comments from our students at the three nodes. 


This month, she interviewed the Head of the DST/Mintek NIC, Dr. Lucky Sikhwivhilu and our sensors intern, Ms. Ntsako Chauke who has sinced moved on.