Technology and innovation report 2021
Recent developments in frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology, have shown tremendous potential for sustainable development. Yet, they also risk increasing
Innovation
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Exhibition on wheels: Science Express to cover around 70 stations across India
KOLKATA: The Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II), an innovative mobile science exhibition on a 16-coach AC train, will stop at 68 stations across the country in its current phase tour till
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Kenyan Entrepreneur Turns Invasive Weed Into Profit
An innovator at Kenya’s Lake Victoria has turned an invasion of water hyacinth into a business opportunity, making paper from the weed that he sells in local shops. The initiative is creating jobs and
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Morocco Leads in Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa: Report
Rabat – Morocco leads in science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa, according to the Africa Capacity Report issued Tuesday, March 28 by the Africa Capacity Building Foundation. Morocco scored
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Ghanaian invents cheaper way of building houses
In an attempt to fight the menace of plastic waste and also bridge the housing deficit gap in Ghana, a young man in his thirties has come out with an innovation to build houses using plastic bottles. The
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As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up
NZIU, Kenya, Feb 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with
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It's a bird...It's a plane...It's an edible aid drone!
Edible drones filled with food, water or medicine could soon become indispensable in humanitarian emergencies by delivering live-saving supplies to remote areas hit by natural disasters or conflict, their
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Engineering students invent pollution-control device
Students explain how their device works when connected to the engine of a vehicle Four mechanical engineering students from Nashik have invented a device which is an indicator for the vehicle driver
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PEC to create pollution profile of city
PEC University of Technology will develop air and sound quality friendly route recommendation system for the city. The university has bagged a research project entitled 'City Probe: A city-scale pervasive
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Fabric creates energy for power dressing
Scientists in the US and China have fashioned the ultimate in power dressing: a fabric that recovers energy from movement, and at the same time turns sunlight into electricity. It may be a while before
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'Smart’ umbrella to keep Hajj pilgrims cool and connected
Born in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Kamel Badawi has served Hajj pilgrims as a volunteer every season since he was a young boy. More recently, he turned his attention to innovation, cooperating with a Palestinian