There are approximately 1 million upper limb amputees across South Africa, with an estimate of another 5 million in the rest of Africa. Amputees find available prostheses too expensive, uncomfortable...
Monitoring location and activities of miners underground, as well as environmental information, is essential to ensure miner safety. Information transmission systems currently used in underground...
The UWC Kraalbos Biostimulant (UKB) is a proudly South African, cost-effective, safe, natural and organic botanical fertiliser and pesticide with promising commercial applications in the agriculture...
Almost 1 million South African Deaf people use South African Sign Language (SASL) as their primary means of communication as often they cannot speak, read nor read lips in any of the eleven official...
Baobab LIMS is an African-led innovation that was developed as part of the B3Africa consortium. It is an affordable sample and laboratory management tool for biobanking that has been implemented in...
NeuHand is a low-cost, hand-wearable robotic device for supplementing rehabilitation therapy for stroke patients. The device provides a series of hand movement exercises which can be tailored to suit...
A telescopic mechanism is a movement of one part sliding out from another, usually for lengthening or shortening purposes of an object from its rest state, while, the pins lock system is mainly used...
The invention includes designing, manufacturing and testing of pneumatic actuated prosthetic foot. This prosthetic foot will assist the users in pushing off during locomotion, by utilizing pressurised...
Omega Canine emulsion combines the benefits of omega-3, Carotene and vitamin e for the benefit of man’s best friend. This product has been approved by the RSA Department of Agriculture, forestry and...
slowRedT is an innovation of Cape Peninsula University of Technology that involves a modified release delivery system of rooibos extract (Aspalathus linearis) to be used as a nutraceutical or dietary...
A number of casting and manufacturing methods have been studied across the globe, ranging from curving of wood to using of Plaster of Paris. In recent years new development have surfaced which include...
BamFibre is a natural, gluten-, lactose- and cholesterol- free soluble and insoluble fibre developed at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. BamFibre acts as a stabiliser and cryoprotectant...
