Technology transfer is a process in which the research institutes or organisations transfer their hardworks and findings to commercial entities. The technology transfer process needs a transparent step by step knowledge. Today the companies are spending heavily on research and development in order to be competitive in the global market. Technology transfer is not that […]
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Written on July 28, 2008 | Posted in
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One can enjoy peaceful slip with ceiling fans and if you ever asked yourself why you can reverse the ceiling fans direction you will need to understand a few basic principles of physics and thermodynamics. No don’t be scared it is actually pretty simple and you probably already know that even if you don’t realize […]
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The earliest programmable machine (that is a machine whose behavior can be controlled by changes to a “program”) was Al-Jazari’s programmable humanoid robot in 1206. Al-Jazari’s robot was originally a boat with four automatic musicians that floated on a lake to entertain guests at royal drinking parties. His mechanism had a programmable drum machine with […]
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I have been browsing on internet for the last 10 years. During this period i came through tons of information in the shape of text, videos, audios and pictures. I love to read listen view and comment but always choosy. My choice to do above actions is limited to only professional websites which have neat […]
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Fans are being used sine long time. Egyptians pharaohs were fanned by their slaves with huge lotus leaves; ancient Greeks and Romans used their own versions, often trimming their fans with peacock feathers. The folding or pleated fan is thought to have been invented by the Japanese in about a.d. 700 and may have been […]
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The Kenyan Blogs Webring is 3 years old. Daudi Were looks back on its 3 years of existence: “This past year has also been marked by KBW and KBW bloggers being recognised outside our own community and emerging as leaders in some of the most interesting projects that use web 2.0.”
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Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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A reader at Whiteafrica.com leaves a thought provoking comment about development in Africa: “… White African’s point … We can no-longer continue blaming corrupt African government and “evil †multinationals for Africa’s woes without doing anything about it.
Now, at an individual level, we have the very real potential to cause significant positive social- economic changes […]
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A Kenyan man builds a model airplane from scratch: “Phillip Isohe is a metal fabricator in the jua kali, non-traditional industrial sector, in Kenya. In his spare time he builds models of airplanes and buses. This seems to be an extension of what many of us did while growing up in Africa - building wire, […]
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Oro announces the launching of Nigeria’s Internet for Jobs Initiative: “Today was another major milestone in my quest for support for young Nigerians in the area of ICT Entrepreneurship. It was the launchig of the Nigeria Internet Group’s Internet for Jobs (I4J) Initiative, and also the announcement of the Youth ICT Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable (YIER).”
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Rob comes across a website designed to build community and to preserve the history of Oranjemund, a town in Namibia: “Mike has created the site to preserve the history of Oranjemund and also to allow present day and ex-Oranjemunders to take advantage of a fully functional forum and allow old friendships to be rekindled and […]
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Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
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Who knew that when the people behind Naijalive.net decided to set up an aggregator (or an “aggregator” of a different kind, as they put it), their efforts would lead to a discussion about aggregation, copyright and professionalism?
What is an aggregator? Is copying and pasting a form of aggregation? Must owners of aggregators seek permission from […]
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An Information Technology project will offer Haiti’s coffee cooperatives more traceability and therefore greater leveraging power with their products. The Fair Tracing Project gives details.
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Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
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