KNUST Launches First ‘Engineering Leadership Skills Lecture Series’

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched the first ‘Engineering Leadership Skills Lecture Series’, at a ceremony, in Kumasi, as part of efforts by the College of Engineering to train engineers who are ready to lead the industrial revolution. Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, Provost of the College, in an address, said the College … Read more

KNUST Develops World’s First Open-Space Fire Detector

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has developed two fire detection devices in a bid to enhance the nation’s pursuit to bringing down the incidence of fire outbreaks. They include ‘PySpy’, open-space intelligent fire detection and alert system, the world’s first of such technology to be invented, and ‘Laser Smoke Detector’, an … Read more

KNUST To Develop ‘kayayei Machine’

An Engineering Professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has hinted of plans to develop a trolley aimed at assisting head porters popularly known as ‘kayayei’ transport goods. Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah said his outfit is in talks with government to make the vehicle, when produced, available to all head-porters in the … Read more

Suame Artisans Found With High Concentration of Heavy Metals In Organs

A study conducted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) shows that artisans at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi – reputed to be Africa’s largest metal fabrication enclave, are predisposed to serious health hazards. Many of them have been found to have high concentration of heavy metals including lead, iron and copper … Read more

This Is How Far Kwame Nkrumah University Students Have Gone In Building Drones

The most interesting part of the story is that the KNUST drones would serve multiple purposes! Engineering students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have amazed Ghanaians and the entire world with their being up to date with modern technology. The students in recent times have been making waves in scientific and technological … Read more

KNUST Makes Progress In Building Drones

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is making strong progress in the use of the flying robot technology to aid the growth of the nation’s agriculture. Its College of Engineering (CoE) has developed a home-made drone, which could be deployed to pick weather data, monitor farming activities and environmental degradation. The device … Read more