Africa made some progress in science and technology in 2016

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Africa has made some progress in science and technology

2016 kicked off with the award of the USD $ 37,000 African Engineering Prize to Cameroon-based Cardiopad inventor Arthur Zang.

The award was presented by the British Royal Academy of Engineering for the invention of Cardiopad, which is a digital medical touch tablet that performs electrocardiogram (EKG) tests to measure heart activity and diagnose life-threatening diseases.

We met with Nigerian scientist Dr. Sam Achilefu who is the inventor of cancer imaging glasses, better known as “cancer glasses”. Spectacles help surgeons more efficiently separate cancerous tissue and reduce the need for additional surgical procedures.

Pregnant women in Nigeria are using a new mobile app to help them monitor their pregnancies. The app was created in just two weeks by a Nigerian developer based in America who wanted to help reduce infant and maternal mortality in Africa.

In Malawi, Felix Kambwiri designed and built a helicopter in his garage that piqued the curiosity of his villagers in northern Malawi. He hopes that he will fly one day.

Some of Africa’s young science and technology talents took part in the continent’s first science forum called the Forum for the New Einsteins. The event took place in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was attended by about 800 scientists from around the world.

Malawi is using unmanned aerial vehicles for health research and saving lives. The country is currently the first country in Africa and one of the first in the world to use the air corridor to test unmanned aerial vehicles for humanitarian aid.

Uganda unveiled Africa’s first solar-powered bus that can travel up to 80 kilometers. At the same time, one full charge may be enough for a trip to the country’s international airport in Entebbe and back to Kampala.

As the world advances technologically, Nigeria has also announced plans to send an astronaut into space by 2030.

The Tanzanian government has invested in a gas project to make more use of gas vehicles. It advised the public to convert their gasoline or diesel engines to natural gas in order to save costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Ghanaian scientists decided to switch to alternative fuels in order to use electricity as an alternative fuel and solve some of the problems in the automotive industry.

At the same time, in Namibia, a high school student invented a mobile phone, which does not need a SIM card or air frequency to make calls. The device also has a built-in TV, radio, light bulb, fan, including a connector for connecting other devices. Simon Petrus built the device from telephone and television parts.

Scientists at the University of Cape Town in South Africa said they have discovered a new antimalarial compound that could potentially be used to treat and prevent malaria. The new molecule is expected to be more potent against the malaria parasite.

Source: http://www.africanews.com