Skip Navigation

New Technologies

News

Here is a list of the latest articles

SALT140x140_Flickr_FrancoisMalan.jpg

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 22 October–4 November 2009

Tanzanian farmers to receive training, new tool improves antimalarial dosage, South Africa's top satellite unable to send data, and more.

4 November 2009 | EN

internet_zanzibar_Flickr_abbesses.jpg

Developing countries falling into 'broadband gap'

Businesses in poorer countries are stifled by a lack of broadband Internet access, says a report, leading many to look to mobile phones.

29 October 2009 | EN

weather_station_Flickr_rusty-one

Weather station network to serve South Asia

A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.

26 October 2009 | EN

Vazquez laptop Uruguay

Uruguay provides every primary school pupil with laptop

Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.

26 October 2009 | ES

ugandan_cattle_Flickr_MBoy68

Sub-Saharan Africa News in brief: 8–21 October 2009

Vaccine to tackle fatal livestock disease, farmers to benefit from agricultural radio shows, Kenya researcher wins top prize, and more.

21 October 2009 | EN

kenyankidnet_Flickr_Vestergaard-Frandsen.jpg

Model points to promise of combined malaria control

Bednets and biopesticides show promise as a winning combination against malaria, according to a new research model.

15 October 2009 | EN

Cuban scientist

Cuba gives green light for countrywide Internet access

Cuba has authorised Internet access for all citizens but US trade embargo and economic limitations will restrict its use.

7 October 2009 | ES

sleeping sickness bug

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 24 September–7 October 2009

Africa defeating sleeping sickness, Kenyan research gets financial boost, African leaders plan alliance for malaria control, and more.

7 October 2009 | EN

computer keyboard_Flickr_prasan.naik

Lack of Internet access and interest in Lima

A survey in Peru shows that half of Lima's population has no access to the Internet and little interest in using it.

6 October 2009 | ES

focusspec_BerberRouwe.jpg

Smart lenses make spectacles accessible to millions

Glasses with adjustable lenses could put millions of people with poor eyesight back in control of their lives.

6 October 2009 | EN

smartphone_Flickr_Ushahidi

'Smart' phone software helps remote scientists

New software allows scientists in the field to send complex data to a central database — but not everyone can benefit from this service yet.

1 October 2009 | EN

srilankafarmer_Flickr_HumanityAshorebyDushiyanthiniK.jpg

South Asia News in brief: 17 September–1 October 2009

Sri Lankan agriculture gets Indian upgrade, Himalayan fault fully mapped, India launches second ocean satellite, and more.

1 October 2009 | EN

nanoparticles_Lawrence-Berkeley-National-Laboratory

Scientists use nanotech to 'upgrade' TB drugs

A TB medication that harnesses nanotechnology to cut treatment time and eliminate side effects has won a prestigious award.

29 September 2009 | EN

Indian researchers

Indian innovation stands to improve, says report

India is ranked behind Brazil and China for growth in innovative capacity, says a new report, but its tech readiness is praiseworthy.

21 September 2009 | EN | 中文

glass of drinking water

South Asia News in brief: 3–16 September 2009

Solar pumps created from locally-available materials, India to provide Afghanistan with safe drinking water, world's hardiest nanocomposite, and more.

16 September 2009 | EN

mosquito_Flickr_Javier-Diaz.jpg

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 27 August–9 September 2009

Malaria nets for houses, new impetus for neglected diseases research, antibiotic reduces death rates in children, and more.

9 September 2009 | EN

Stock out map1_kiwanja.netUshahidiStock.jpg

Software allows public to map medicine shortages

National maps revealing drug shortages have been created by getting locals to text their discoveries to an online mapping system.

1 September 2009 | EN

nanoparticles_Lawrence-Berkeley-National-Laboratory

Nanoparticles killed women, study claims

A disease outbreak at a Chinese factory has been ascribed to nanoparticle exposure but critics say there were many possible causes.

Source: Nature

26 August 2009 | EN | 中文

urban_poor_Flickr_Paul Evans-RG&B

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 13–26 August 2009

Boost to neglected disease research, urban poor to bear brunt of climate change, disease-resistant cassava, and more.

26 August 2009 | EN

flyingfrog_Totul_Bortamuli_WWF_Nepal.jpg

South Asia News in brief: 6–19 August 2009

Hundreds of new species found in the Himalayas, Bangladesh on the brink of disaster, new insights into drug-resistant leishmaniasis, and more.

19 August 2009 | EN