Ismail Akwei Correspondent—
Africa made some progress within the science and know-how field and Africanews did not fail to cowl that point of lifestyles.
The 12 months 2016 begun with a US$$37 000 African Engineering Award offered to Cameroon's Cardiopad inventor, Arthur Zang.
The award become offered by using the united kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering for the Cardiopad, which is a digital clinical touchscreen pill that performs electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to determine the coronary heart's undertaking in addition to diagnose life-threatening illnesses.
technology met faith when Ghanaian developers developed a Christian social community, a substitute for facebook which could be freed from "un-Christian" content.
We met with Nigerian scientist Dr Sam Achilefu, who is the inventor behind melanoma-visualiSing glasses enhanced referred to as "melanoma goggles". The glasses aid surgeons to more appropriately cut away cancerous tissues and in the reduction of the want for additional surgical procedures.
Pregnant women in Nigeria are having fun with a new cellular application that helps video display their pregnancy. The app was created in only two weeks via a Nigerian developer based in the us who desires to help in the reduction of newborn and maternal mortality in Africa.
We had a chat with some feminine students and their lecturer intending to enhance the number of women international pursuing careers within the sciences. still in Ghana, a excessive school science and maths quiz despatched the nation into a frenzy.
In Malawi, Felix Kambwiri built a helicopter designed in his garage which has aroused the curiosity of the inhabitants of his village in northern Malawi. He hopes it'll fly some day.
some of Africa's younger science and know-how knowledge participated within the continent's first science discussion board dubbed the next Einstein discussion board. The adventure held within the Senegalese capital Dakar, became attended by some 800 scientists from internationally.
Malawi is using drones for fitness analysis and saving lives. The country is now the first country in Africa and one of the crucial first in the world to have an air corridor, to verify drones for humanitarian and developmental use.
Uganda unveiled Africa's first photo voltaic-powered bus that can trip a distance of as much as eighty kilometres and can finished a visit to the country's overseas airport in Entebbe and again to Kampala when completely charged.
because the world is advancing technologically, Nigeria also introduced plans to ship an Astronaut to house via 2030. In neighbouring Cameroon, games developing business Kiro'o video games has gained over the hearts of video game fanatics with its video game, Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan.
young women drawn from about six African countries met in Cape town, South Africa in the middle of the year as the next technology of space researchers to support send the continent's first privately owned satellite into house.
They labored on programming and constructing rovers as a part of an initiative to get college girls throughout Africa concerned in the sciences.
The Tanzanian govt has invested in a gasoline mission to induce using fuel-powered automobiles. They informed the public to convert their petrol or diesel-fueled cars to natural gas in an effort to store charge and cut back carbon emissions.
On alternative fuels, a Ghanaian polytechnic has converted automobiles to make use of electrical energy as choice gasoline to solve one of the crucial challenges within the vehicle business.
in the meantime in Namibia, a high school scholar has invented a cellphone that wants no sim nor airtime to make calls. It additionally has an in-built tv set, a radio, a light bulb, a fan, together with sockets to can charge different contraptions. Simon Petrus developed the gadget from mobile and tv components.
Scientists at UCT in South Africa noted they have got found out a brand new anti-malaria compound with potential for both treatment and prevention of malaria. The newer molecule is anticipated to be stronger in opposition t the malaria parasite.
Africa became host to facebook's Mark Zuckerberg who visited Lagos and Nairobi on his first Africa travel. His seek advice from was to give him an insight on how Africa is embracing expertise. The technological boom became felt in Egypt where a young institution student is establishing a new classification of bullet-proof vest it's each lightweight and comparatively low cost to supply.
Uganda's government introduced that it's going to give free WiFi within the capital, Kampala and ingredients of Entebbe while in South Africa, George airport is the use of photo voltaic to vigour its amenities.
Rwanda, like Malawi, also inaugurated a drone operation that's anticipated to kick start a revolution in the supply of scientific care in rural ingredients of Africa. - africanews.com
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