Posts tagged Tech

Uganda celebrates its tech entrepreneurs

Three students from the Makerere University College of Computing and Information Scienceshave won the Microsoft Imagine Cup Grant worth $50,000 for their project WinSenga, a smartphone app that performs ultrasounds on pregnant women and can detect problems like ectopic pregnancies and abnormal heartbeats. The winning, Team Cipher256, consists of Aaron Tushabe, Joshua Okello, and Josiah Kavuma.

Nigerian Professor Experiments with Creating Electric Car and Power bike

With the world shifting towards greener and more efficient energy supplies, a Nigerian professor at Covenant University aims to steer Nigeria in the same direction. He has developed a prototype electric car and power bike, to help locals contribute to the gren revolution by cutting down on pollution.