A scientific study published yesterday (Wednesday 24) concludes that Gilead Sciences' antiretroviral lenacapavir has an overall efficacy of 100% in preventing HIV-1 infection, which is responsible for almost all HIV infections in the world. The data was published in the scientific journal "New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)" and presented at the 25th conference...
Mozambican João Filipe Papel has become, for the first time, the first African researcher to sit on the World Scientific Assessment Technical Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). With a PhD in Technological Sciences Engineering from the University of Tokai in Japan, João Papel received a scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) between 2020-2024...
Meta technology is testing audio message transcriptions in the WhatsApp application, with the aim of facilitating conversations. It's already available to some beta testers and is expected to become available to more users in the coming weeks. This feature aims to harmonize conversations when you're in a place where you can't hear...
A 17-year-old Nigerian has developed a tool to help people with vision difficulties. It involves glasses with sensors capable of detecting movements and obstacles using infrared waves, according to the publication "Planeta", consulted by MZNews. With these glasses, the visually impaired can get around without needing a cane....
A group of researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder seems to have discovered a new technique that allows electronic devices to be charged (almost) instantly. According to a report in Notícias ao Minuto, the study was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and indicates that a cell phone (for example) would take...
An innovative solution that promises to help visually impaired people get around is brought to you by Yone Saranga, a computer engineering student at the Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique (ISCTEM) in Maputo. She invented a sensory bracelet capable of detecting obstacles where users are walking. She designed the bracelet...
Toivo Samuel Mabote, a member of the Mozambican Astronomy Association (AMAS) took part in the AFAS Hackathon 2024 held in Morocco and was part of the winning group. The initiative takes place in the search for progress in the dissemination and use of data science and development skills, using various machine learning techniques to solve problems...
WhatsApp announced yesterday, Tuesday (16), the introduction of a new feature to help users quickly find the most important messages. These are conversation filters, which ensure that priority messages are highlighted without the need to scroll through the entire inbox. According to a publication by Sapo Teck, users can now...
Instagram has announced that social media users will be able to edit private messages already sent to other contacts. According to a note from the company, quoted by Notícias ao Minuto, this editing should take place within 15 minutes of sending. Simply press the message you want to edit for a few moments to...
Lenovo has unveiled a laptop with a transparent screen at the Mobile World Congress, an event taking place this week in Barcelona, Spain. The Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept is a prototype laptop that stands out for having a 17.3-inch microLED transparent panel. The transparent screen has no bezels. According to...