Tech that just got out.Explained so a 12-year-old gets it, checked against the original paper, then turned into business ideas you can test this week.
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From Africa/Climate & energy tech/Nigeria · South Africa
We downloaded the code behind a solar forecasting paper and ran it again. All nine published figures matched. Then we measured the one thing the paper does not.
Business Ideas/Edge computing/China · Nigeria · Singapore · South Africa · United Kingdom
A chip design claims 19 times the AI work per watt of an H100, and it draws as little as 122 milliwatts. Power, not speed, is the limit for AI on small devices, and that is a business.
Business Ideas/Climate & energy tech/Nigeria · South Africa
Ordinary weather records forecast hourly sunlight in Ibadan with a yearly error of 0.19, using free public code. The buyer is the operator deciding tonight about the generator.
From Africa/Climate & energy tech/Nigeria · South Africa
A Random Forest model turned ordinary weather records into hourly sunlight forecasts for one site in Ibadan, Nigeria. Its yearly error on total sunlight was 0.19.
Explainer/Biotech & health tech/Nigeria
CRISPR is a cheap, accurate way to cut DNA at a chosen spot. This page explains the guide, the cutting protein, what gene editing can and cannot do, and where it has reached patients.
Explainer/Climate & energy tech/Kenya · Nigeria
A smart grid is an electricity network that can see itself. Here is what the sensors and smart meters really do, what they fix, what they cannot fix, and how to judge your own supply.
Explainer/Drones & autonomous vehicles/Ghana · Kenya · Nigeria · Rwanda
A drone is an aircraft with nobody on board. This guide explains how one stays in the air, the main types, the jobs drones do well, and the rules you have to follow before you fly.
