Friday November 21 2014 Rebecca Northfield, assistant features editor Electronic shark-repelling cable installed in South Africa Glencairn Beach near Cape Town is trying out a new, big-fish-friendly deterrent. By using a cable fixed to the seafloor, vertical ‘risers’ supporting electrodes produce a harmless electronic field that should keep the sharks away from the bay. It’s called SharkShield (a very inventive name), created by researchers KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board. Previously, the South African coastline has been using nylon nets to repel the big guys, which on occasion is lethal to them. So it’s great news they’re taking the sharks into account and … Continue reading E&T news weekly #27 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week