by Susan NJANJI Agence France-Presse SUTHERLAND, South Africa (AFP) — Scientists in South Africa on Friday launched the world’s first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope, combining “eyes and ears” to try to unravel the secrets of the universe. The device forms part of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project in the remote Karoo desert, which will be the world’s most powerful radio telescope system. The latest move combines the new optical telescope MeerLITCH […]
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Look: Virtual reality gives users bird’s eye view of Paris
PARIS, France (AFP) — For a bird’s eye view of Paris on solid ground, Parisians and tourists visit FlyView, a VR experience which gives users a virtual jet-pack to soar over the French capital. https://youtu.be/acqdzJCN8KE
Ugandans invent ‘smart jacket’ to diagnose pneumonia
by Grace Matsiko Agence France-Presse KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) — A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other. The idea came to Olivia Koburongo, 26, after her grandmother fell ill, and was moved from hospital to hospital before being properly diagnosed with pneumonia. “It was now too late to save her,” said Koburongo. “It was […]





