Latino Fox News reports: University students in Bolivia create chip that helps detect tuberculosis LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – Two Bolivian university students have created a chip for microscopes that automatically detects tuberculosis in sputum samples, a procedure that in Bolivia and other developing countries is normally done with not always accurate bacilloscopy. Rodrigo Loza, 22,…
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Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success
Latina Lista reports: Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success LatinaLista — In Third World countries, consistent access to electricity can be tricky, if not impossible for those remote villages and their residents. One non-profit in Bolivia has created a reliable source of electricity for people and it takes nothing more…
UCB awards a scholarship to the creator of the Bolivian Wall-E robot
Pagina Siete reports: UCB awards a scholarship to the creator of the Bolivian Wall-E robot Esteban Quispe Churata, the creator of the replica of the Bolivian Wall-E, is benefiting, starting this semester, with a scholarship in the career of Mechatronics Engineering at the Universidad Católica Boliviana. He is in first semester and already stands out…
Genetically modified crops spark controversy in Bolivia
Carlos Heras, EFE reports for FoxNews Latino: Genetically modified crops spark controversy in Bolivia Agriculture, which accounts for about 15 percent of Bolivia’s gross domestic product, is at the center of a controversy over genetically modified crops, with the government limiting the use of transgenic seeds to soybeans and farmers demanding expanded use to increase…
Oscar Avila Cusicanqui created the Hybrid Electric Reluctance Motor!
Gabriel Diez reports for Pagina Siete: Oscar Avila Cusicanqui created the Hybrid Electric Reluctance Motor The Bolivian who revolutionized engine performance After more than 40 years of work on his project, currently a German firm evaluates his technology. He patented the device in the US and India, among other countries. After more than 40 years…
A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto by the mind and will of Roberto Mayta
Gabriel Diez reports for Pagina Siete: Roberto Mayta, a student aged 24, is the creator of the project A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto The promoter said that one of his goals is to print parts requiring his fellow students for their work in the area of robotics. Aiming to…
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