The Federal Government says it will support small-scale enterprises and agro-food producers in providing state-of-the-art equipment to expand their production potential. The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, said this in Abuja when he received members of the Association of Food and Agro Processors. Onu said the provision of requisite
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Incom Recycle, the developer of China’s first “smart” plastic bottle collection machines, aims to triple its capacity to turn the used containers into new ones as part of the country’s expansion of the so-called circular economy. The Beijing-based firm, a unit of Hong Kong-listed, state-backed property developer Sino-Ocean Group, owns a
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Some people don’t have credit or debit cards, so a growing number of state and local governments are requiring businesses to accept cash. Cash doesn’t have the status it used to. In fact, some state and local governments are forcing businesses like restaurants and retail shops to continue accepting cash — concerned
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As many as 400,000 Americans die each year because of medical errors, but many of these deaths could be prevented by using electronic sensors and artificial intelligence to help medical professionals monitor and treat vulnerable patients in ways that improve outcomes while respecting privacy. “We have the ability to build technologies
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Last week, Chekkit Technologies, a Nigerian startup that offers product verification, anti-counterfeiting solutions, announced that it secured a partnership to roll out its tech in Afghanistan. Founded in 2018 by Dare Odumade and Oluwatosin Adelowo, Chekkit claims to protect manufacturers and consumers against food and drug counterfeits. With Chekkit, consumers can verify
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The only way to stop load-shedding is to replace poor-performing coal-fires power stations with reliable and low-cost wind, solar PV, battery storage, and gas-to-power generation. This is the view of energy analyst Chris Yelland, who was speaking to ENCA about the recent spate of load-shedding across South Africa. South Africa is currently
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: America's power grid system is not only large but dynamic, which makes it especially challenging to manage. Human operators know how to maintain systems when conditions are static. But when conditions change quickly, due to sudden faults for
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MIT engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array of silk microneedles, that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. The sensor’s microneedles are molded from a solution of edible proteins found in silk cocoons, and are designed to draw fluid
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The majority of solar panels that are produced in ever-increasing quantities use silicon. Solar panels that usually have a service life of 25 to 30 years tend to degrade and produce less electricity over time, making silicon waste recycling a hot-button issue. Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
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Neighbouring Niger Republic, which started commercial oil production in 2011, now exports petroleum products to Nigeria, as Egypt and Algeria lead African operations with 13 refineries. Both countries (Egypt and Algeria) have combined capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. For decades, Nigeria’s three major refineries have been grounded to near-zero
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