A low-power system for use in bionic eyes, has been jointly developed by academics from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and Northumbria University. Working in partnership with a research group led by Professor PingAn Hu from the Harbin Institute, Northumbria’s Professor Richard Fu described their newly developed method for
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Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on governments and citizens, countries across the African continent are looking at e-government with renewed interest and urgency. In its latest E-Government Survey, the UN notes that governments around the world are looking at new e-government initiatives in their pursuit of digital government transformation. These
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French president Emmanuel Macron has recently announced that France will invest €1 billion into nuclear power, and build more reactors by 2030 to help stave off Europe's energy crisis. But even in France, where nuclear provides more than 70% of the country's energy mix, the issue is controversial. The debate is particularly
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Dogs have a sense of the basic way objects should behave, according to scientists, who say they stare longer if a computer animation breaks the laws of physics. Humans use a process known as 'contact causality' from an early age to make sense of the physical environment, but little is known
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeled a new record of national peak electricity generation of 5,801.40 megawatts (MW) and created the Kano Transmission Region this year, said the Acting Managing Director, Engr. hmed Abdulaziz. The TCN head who stated this in his end-of-the-year message, said: “In the course of the
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Rack Centre, leading carrier neutral data centre colocation provider in West Africa, has emerged the winner at the Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) global award, the first for the Middle East and Africa Data Centre Development award category. The recognition was accorded to its LGS1 data centre doubling expansion project at its
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The management of Arik Air has sacked 40 of its Nigerian pilots after they downed tools on Tuesday after their demand to meet the company’s Receiver Manager, Mr. Kamilu Omokide, to discuss their welfare and salary increase was allegedly rebuffed. But Omokide who spoke, described their action as illegal, unfair and
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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA) have agreed to work together for the development of Nigeria’s space resources, local content, design and fabrication of space technologies for overall socio-economic growth and development of the country. Deputy director of Information
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Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a low-to-zero emission car subscription platform based in Nigeria, has raised US$31 million in the first close of a Series B funding round, with more closes planned in the coming weeks. MAX previously raised nearly US$40 million in institutional debt for driver financing, which was followed by
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Boeing and Airbus executives are urging the Biden administration to postpone the 5G wireless service rollout, warning it could harm aviation safety. Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and Airbus CEO Jeffrey Knittel drafted a joint letter asking US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to support postponing AT&T and Verizon's January 5 deployment
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