Life on Mars, robot housekeepers and jetpacks to school - kids predict the future
By Staff Writer 12 April 2022New survey findings reveal what the future will hold in the next ten to fifty years, according to children. The future, as children aged 5-11 see it, brings exciting, wacky technological advancements but some... FULL STORY >
Vodacom and what3words team up to make medical rescue services find you more easily
By Ryan Noik 28 May 2020This week Vodacom and what3words, explained how together they are enabling people without physical addresses to be able to access emergency medical rescue services when needed from their smartphone, without... FULL STORY >
Artificial Intelligence joins the war on cancer
By Ryan Noik 27 August 2018Forget for a moment, the doomsday scenario of artificial intelligence (AI) stomping out human life as we know it. Rather, it’s cancerous tumours that should be fearing for their existence. FULL STORY >
VR demo shows a new way of understanding feline biology
By Ryan Noik 5 July 2018A demo from Leap Motion shows how biology students can be given a tour of a cat’s anatomy using Virtual Reality. FULL STORY >
Sanofi accelerating innovation in Africa
By Press Release 8 February 2018From May 24th to May 26th 2018, Viva Technology will bring together 6,000 startups with top worldwide investors, companies & tech leaders in Paris, France FULL STORY >
Lancet partners with medical form-filling app LogBox
By Press Release 14 November 2017Nationwide integration of web and mobile app is the next step towards a ‘digital lab’ for Lancet. FULL STORY >
Innovative initiative to strengthen primary healthcare in underserved communities
By Press Release 30 October 2017Urologist, Dr. Raymond Campbell has created a mobile medical solution which includes a bus that can be used to not only reach underserved communities through the country, but also to help government determine... FULL STORY >
Harvard and MIT develop smart tattoo for health tracking
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 2 October 2017Taking wearables a step further? FULL STORY >
Creating an ecosystem for improved medical decision-making
By Press Release 21 July 2017Yaseen Khan, CEO at EMGuidance talks about creating an ecosystem for improved medical decision-making by introducing a digital clinical support platform connecting medical professionals with locally relevant medicines information. FULL STORY >
The future of selfies: no longer just a picture
By Press Release 27 January 2017New research finds consumers are ready to embrace selfies as a tool for banking, shopping, healthcare and more. FULL STORY >
Canon Inc. to acquire Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation shares and make it a subsidiary
By Press Release 22 December 2016Canon Inc. announced today that a resolution was passed at a Board of Directors meeting to acquire the shares of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation and make the company a subsidiary, as the necessary... FULL STORY >
Gaming technology offers a faster way to view medical images
By Press Release 15 November 2016Bidvest Medical has launched an advanced medical imaging solution that draws on advances in 3D gaming technology to significantly reduce imaging processing times of high-resolution digital X-ray images. It does so by “streaming”... FULL STORY >
Groundbreaking innovation in hearing aids heralds an Internet of Things that matters
By Press Release 29 September 2016It is now possible to program hearing aids to talk directly with door bells, smoke detectors and baby alarms. Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon introduces the first hearing aid that connects to and interacts with... FULL STORY >
Ultra HD - A case for 4K for medical application
By Press Release 25 July 2016The brilliance and sheer detail that come with Ultra HD 4K go beyond perceived traditional usage and today benefit users such as surgical practices and radiologists. In South Africa, a radiology practice based in the North West Province recently... FULL STORY >
Motorola Solutions unveils its Safer Cities offerings
By Ryan Noik 12 February 2014Motorola Solutions’ Safer Cities event in Cape Town highlighted the importance of more efficient use of technology to ensure that the cities in which people live are both more smartly managed and safer. FULL STORY >
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