NCC: NIN-SIM linkage deadline for phone users still October 31

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The deadline for the mandatory NIN-SIM linkage for phone users in Nigeria remains October 31 this year, the telecoms regulator says.

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Honda sets its sights on an eVTOL, telepresence robot and space tech

The new technologies Honda plans to pursue in the coming decades include an eVTOL for inter-city transport, a robot that will act as an avatar for users to perform tasks remotely, and a renewable energy system for the Moon.

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Team CERBERUS uses copter/quadruped combo to win Subterranean Challenge

A few years ago we first heard about DARPA's Subterranean Challenge, a competition in which teams were using robots to explore underground environments. A consortium known as Team CERBERUS has recently been awarded the US$2 million top prize.

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Fairphone goes 5G for “waste-neutral” smartphone

Fairphone has announced the next chapter in its mission towards a more sustainable and, well, fair alternative to today's big brand smartphones. The Fairphone 4 comes with 5G connectivity, two 48-MP rear cameras, and a 5-year warranty.

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Epson’s latest Full HD projector designed for work and play

The current global pandemic has seen a shift in how some of us do our jobs, setting up in the spare room instead of going to the office. Epson has launched a new projector that's ready when you need to work, or when you need to grab some downtime.

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Rolls-Royce to re-engine entire US B-52 bomber fleet

Rolls-Royce North America has been tapped to build the replacement jet engines for the venerable Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress nuclear heavy bomber, with the company's F-130 turbofan engine to power the giant aircraft for the next three decades.

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Koma 1.5 can be either a buggy or a powered exoskeleton, as required

When you're carrying a heavy load, it can be pretty difficult walking across flat ground, let alone climbing stairs. The Koma 1.5 is designed to help, by alternately acting as a powered buggy or a two-legged lower-body exoskeleton.

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Ultra Bright Series projectors launched to meet high-end professional needs

If you have big-screen content to show at a daytime lecture, exhibition or conference, you're going to need a projector designed to shine bright. That's where Optoma is looking to come in with its Ultra Bright Series, which tops out at 22,000 lumens.

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C21st opens call for projects proposals on women-led climate solutions

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In a bid to mitigate these challenges, the Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) with support from BothEnds, Netherlands, hereby calls for project proposals on women-led climate solutions initiatives across Nigeria.

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Sticky-tape module designed to let robots know when floors are clean

Increasingly, robots are being used to autonomously clean floors and other surfaces in places like airports and hospitals. You have to wonder, though … how do they know when a floor is sufficiently clean? A new module could soon tell them.

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