Kenya Engineer

New infrared light-emitting diode (IR-LED) technology developed by Osram Opto Semiconductors aims to keep motorists alert when they’re driving. The company, a Siemens subsidiary, says the sleep alert technology incorporates a camera and CMOS sensor that would be fitted in the driver’s field of vision. Unbeknown to the driver, the sensor detects IR light at a wavelength of 850...

PreambleArticle written by Eng. Jane A. Simiyu, Irrigation and Drainage department Ministry of Water and Irrigation The Government of Kenya has recognized the role of irrigation development as a key drought mitigation measure as stipulated in the Vision 2030. Tremendous strides have been made by the government, the private sector and the donor community in the area of irrigation...

Cars could one day become biodegradable using materials under development at Sheffield University. Researchers are working with an oil palm fibre manufacturer to design a substance for building car body panels that are partly decomposable and partly recyclable, with the hope of then creating a material that could biodegrade completely. The Sheffield team hopes to combine natural...

Doctors could soon use low-cost cameras to check a patient’s pulse, respiration and blood pressure thanks to scientists in the US. Software developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) can measure a person’s heart rate using video from a webcam or a mobile phone, accurate to within three beats per minute. The non-invasive technique could be...

Tullow Oil, an Irish Company which has been exploring for oil in western Uganda for several years and with considerable success announced late May 2010 that it had made oil and gas at Nzizi 3 well. The company said in a statement posted on its website that the well located in the Katso – Yonya region was drilled to...

By: Ng’ang’a Titus, Kirira Dominic, Wango Tim, Mbui JohnThe purpose of the project was to avail route guided interactive maps to motorists and hence deploy spatially enabled location-based services as a platform for improved services in case of emergencies such as running out of petrol. This was done by showing how the analytical and visualization capabilities of GIS can...

Syniverse Technologies has been selected by Kenya’s largest mobile operator, Safaricom, to underpin its mobile roaming services, adding to a growing roster of Syniverse’s operator customers throughout Africa. In a competitive takeaway for Syniverse, Safaricom will join a list of more than 45 operators on the continent that rely on Syniverse for a range of roaming, messaging and network...

The planned 300 megawatts wind power project in Turkana, northern Kenya, will earn up to 14 million euros (Sh1.3 billion) in carbon credit sales a year, the initiative’s debt arranger said in a recent press briefing, raising hope for improvement of the livelihood of communities living around the site.“The community around Turkana has been marginalized for a long time...

Upgrading of Mombasa based oil refinery is set to begin in the first quarter of 2011, this will see the refinery produce more environment friendly products efficiently. The project will involve building of a new cracking unit and a desulphurization facility and is expected to cost $ 450 million. KBC Process Technology Ltd. has been contracted to undertake final...

Detailed designs for the construction of a second container terminal at the Mombasa port will be ready August, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has said. “These designs will pave way for actual construction works for the new terminal, west of Kipevu at a total cost of Sh16 billion,” the port operator said in a statement. The government plans...