Building a resilient innovative Africa
Entitled Building a Resilient Innovative Africa, the report is a result of a survey of over 1,000 pan-African innovators, entrepreneurs, and start-ups from both Djembe’s and AfriLabs’ vast innovation and
Innovation
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Nations pledge more for R&D in green tech
PARIS: Seeking to take the innovation route to solve the crisis of climate change, a coalition of countries including India came together with private investors to pledge an increase in investment in R&D
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Engineers develop rocket engine that could convert space debris to fuel
Scientists in China have designed a revolutionary engine that converts space debris into fuel to move itself as it cleans up junk. According to engineers at Tsinghua University in Beijing, space debris
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Innovations reflecting their concern for environment
The science fair venue of the Kerala State Schools Sasthrolsavam 2015-16 at St. Aloysius High School here de facto turned out to be a mine of innovative designs from the minds of students reflecting their
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IIT partners with Pfizer to support healthcare innovation
To give unencumbered grant of up to Rs.50 lakh to each innovator, who will own the patent Drug firm Pfizer has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to launch an initiative to
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Waterless toilet based on sawdust gains recognition worldwide
ASAHIKAWA, HOKKAIDO – The inventor of a new kind of toilet based on sawdust calls it a hygienic solution for whenever there is no water or drainage, such as after natural disasters. The Bio-Lux toilet
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3-D Printing Paves Way For Rebuilding Human Heart
Researchers have taken 3-D printing to another level, where they are rebuilding the human heart through 3-D printing, as well as replicas of arteries, bones and brains - all being printed out of biological
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Synthetic Batteries: Redox-Flow Battery Key To The Energy Revolution
A team of researchers have created a type of new redox-flow battery that can withstand up to 10,000 charging cycles without losing a crucial amount of capacity. The synthetic batteries were created based
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AU researcher working on new age solar cells
A young researcher from the Allahabad University's (AU) department of physics has come up with breakthrough research in new age solar cells that could revolutionize the photovoltaic technology that harnesses
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From hearing aids to farming, solar energy powers climate innovation
Set against the might of climate change, can small measures like solar-powered batteries or drip irrigation make a difference? Innovations involving both are among 10 finalists in the 2015 Sustainia
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Kirigami Paper-Cutting Art Inspires a Wild Solar Energy Idea
Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, researchers at the University of Michigan have created a lattice-like cell that can stretch like an accordion, allowing it to tilt along the sun's trajectory and