Announcements

The structure of polymer materials can be described at different length scales, from sub-nm up to macroscopic length scales.  It can be divided into two types: microstructure morphology and macrostructure morphology. The microstructure of a polymer is related to the physical arrangement of monomer residues along the backbone of the chain and it determines its macroscopic physical and mechanical properties, such as the crystallinity, the glass transition temperature, or microphase separation phenomenon.

The culture of food safety in Senegal leaped forward recently with the announcement of the winners of the youth competition on “Smart Food Safety.” The competition solicited innovation smart phone applications to assist small business owners to adopt safer food handling practices. “Samba the Fisherman from Soumbédioune” took first place at $10,000 and second and third-place winners claimed $5,000 and $3,000 respectively.

 Through this Request for Applications (RFA), the Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Southern Africa Agricultural Trade & Investment Activity, managed by DAI on behalf of USAID/South Africa, is offering opportunities for co-investment with private sector businesses in southern Africa in strengthening agricult