http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on new technologies and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/ Space programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/features/is-asian-space-science-drive-harming-development--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesThu, 16 May 2013 16:58:20 GMTKenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/kenya-goes-digital-to-report-drug-safety-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesFri, 10 May 2013 15:07:16 GMTHealth services can use new technology to save lives, but only if local people and governments back the switch, an event has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/new-tech-needs-local-buy-in-to-deliver-health-benefits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesTue, 07 May 2013 17:44:32 GMTDVD players and discs could soon be used as affordable diagnostics for diseases such as HIV, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/dvd-discs-double-as-cheap-diagnostic-kit-for-hiv.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesTue, 07 May 2013 11:59:08 GMTThe switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/vacant-tv-spectrum-targeted-for-affordable-rural-wi-fi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesMon, 06 May 2013 00:48:56 GMTNew research aims to help African policymakers understand the constraints on women entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/revealing-barriers-faced-by-africa-s-women-entrepreneurs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesSun, 05 May 2013 06:55:11 GMTThe latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/concerns-grow-over-effects-of-solar-geoengineering.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesThu, 02 May 2013 16:43:13 GMTScience may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-easing-megacity-congestion.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesMon, 29 Apr 2013 10:57:29 GMTA conference fails to address the use of chemicals to disable civilians, as indications of chemical weapons' use in Syria emerge.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/chemical-weapons-convention-fails-to-address-key-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesFri, 26 Apr 2013 16:23:03 GMTBrains Network editor Marc Mcilhone backs open sharing in the second article on how to support online science journalism in Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/opinions/open-access-is-the-future-for-africa-s-science-media.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesWed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:34 GMTA game and two other mobile apps that help citizens tackle local sanitation problems have won a World Bank-funded technology competition.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/mobile-and-web-apps-tackle-sanitation-challenges.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:20 GMTA global plan to help reach the world's 22 million unvaccinated children may not be doing enough for developing nations, MSF says.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/global-vaccination-plan-marches-ahead-amid-criticism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesFri, 19 Apr 2013 16:04:44 GMTA new online data platform hopes to improve governance in twenty African countries and provide open access to official statistics.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/online-platform-to-boost-access-to-african-stats.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesFri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:26 GMTTanzanian government funding aims to help weavers, wood carvers and furniture makers profit from science, says George Achia.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/features/using-innovation-to-assist-tanzania-s-craft-firms.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:00:38 GMTA new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/aerosols-confirmed-rising-over-india.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesThu, 18 Apr 2013 08:32:25 GMTCommitting to disability-inclusive technology transfer in the post-2015 development goals will help to cut inequality, says Sue Coe.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/opinions/focus-on-disability-transfer-technology-to-all.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesWed, 17 Apr 2013 17:46:57 GMTWireless communications are an affordable option that can help Africa's scientists, farmers and health workers, a workshop hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/low-cost-wireless-tech-can-help-african-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:42:19 GMTA how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/news/cellphone-microscopes-a-how-to-guide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologiesMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:44 GMTMobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says 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