Welcome to iThemba Laboratories for Accelerator Based Sciences (LABS)
Africa’s leading research facility for accelerator based science that is committed to:
- advance knowledge,
- transform lives and,
- inspire a nation by:
probing fundamental structure and the origins of matter, advancing the understanding of condensed matter, and impacting the societal need through provision for the health and environmental sector.
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Latest News
Chairperson Elect for Tile Calorimeter of the ATLAS experiment at CERN
May 4, 2021
Prof Bruce Mellado has been elected as the Chairperson of the Institutional Board of the Tile Calorimeter of the ATLAS…
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The DAWN of a new era: SAIF!
May 4, 2021
Things are slowly but surely coming together as we prepare to welcome our newest member of the family; the 70-MeV…
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Freedom Day greetings from Russia
April 29, 2021
The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), in Dubna Russia, congratulates South African colleagues and partners, as…
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SAIP Webinar Series
April 9, 2021
Our very own, Lindsay Donaldson, is the guest speaker at the Webinar arranged by the South African Institute of Physics…
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Collaborating Centre of the IAEA
March 11, 2021
iThemba LABS has been certified as a Collaborating Centre of the IAEA. This will enable us to host scientists and…
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When the WORLD calls, WE respond!
March 11, 2021
The International Nuclear Target Development Society is a not-for-profit educational organization that encourages the sharing and publishing of techniques, provides…
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Advancing knowledge through computer modelling
February 1, 2021
Nanoparticles encapsulating drugs, or attaching to therapeutics, can be utilized as drug delivery systems to change drug biodistribution, decrease toxicity,…
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Probing nuclear structure through experiment
February 1, 2021
Every nucleus has a different structure or shape according to the shell model. Some nuclei possess a special number of…
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Realising SAIF in a SAFE way!
February 1, 2021
The South African Isotope Facility (SAIF): Contributing to a better world through research & development in accelerator based technologies and…
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