Building a brighter future for Africa with the African Light Source

Marcus C. Newton; Simon H. Connell; Edward P. Mitchell; Sekazi K. Mtingwa; Prosper Ngabonziza; Lawrence Norris; Tshepo Ntsoane; Daouda A.K. Traore

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Building a brighter future for Africa with the African Light Source

Marcus C. Newton, Simon H. Connell, Edward P. Mitchell, Sekazi K. Mtingwa, Prosper Ngabonziza, Lawrence Norris, Tshepo Ntsoane, Daouda A.K. Traore

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Africa is the only habitable continent that is not yet host to a light source — an important tool across disciplines. Scientists from the Executive Committee of the African Light Source Foundation discuss work towards building an advanced light source in Africa, and what remains to be done.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	74-75
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Physics
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-022-00534-3
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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