Mobile phones could soon be helping re-assure Nigerians and Ghanaians they are getting genuine medicine.
Category: Science and Technology
Technology & Technology news that impact the African people and continent
Africa has potential to solve own problems, Canadian Researchers say
In spite of a global perception as being “dependent, pestilence-ridden and suffering,” Africa has the ingenuity and conviction to solve its own health problems, Canadian researchers say in a sweeping new look at the continent.
The Wrath of Global Warming
Vicious hate-mailers which frequent my inbox on the subject of global warming seem also to be in denial, yet a recent survey published in July 2010 in The Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences found that of 1,372 scientists involved in climate research 97 to 98 percent supported anthropogenic (or human-induced) climate change (ACC).
Aliens May Be Living Among Us
Never mind Mars, alien life may be thriving right here on Earth, a major science conference has been told.
Africa to Make a “Quantum Leap” Ahead in Forecasting Climate Change
Africa has struggled to make accurate and detailed predictions of the impact of climate change on its countries, but the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) which began earlier in 2010, will see the continent take a “quantum leap” in climate change projection, says Bruce Hewitson, the project’s Africa coordinator. CORDEX, an initiative by the… Continue reading Africa to Make a “Quantum Leap” Ahead in Forecasting Climate Change
As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap
Who is spending on R&D; who is watching?
Using Africa as a Test-Bed for Sustainable Technology
By using African countries as a test bed for sustainable technologies, we can both help bring sustainability to the forefront and aid developing countries.
Imagine all you needed at the ATM was your face, no card
Dr Waweru Mwangi at Jomo Kenyatta University (Kenya), says it is closer than you think.