African Scientific Institute

05/05/2023

Meet Valerie L. Thomas, the Mother of Modern television.

Valerie L. Thomas (born February 8, 1943) is an American data scientist and inventor.

She invented the illusion transmitter( 3D motion pictures), for which she received a patent in 1980.

She was responsible for developing the digital media formats image processing systems used in the early years of NASA's Landsat program.

Valerie Thomas, is also responsible for the longest-running satellite program imaging Earth’s surface.
During Thomas’s three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet.

She made her Mark 👑🙌🏿

05/05/2023

Amazing!

Meet Valerie L. Thomas, the Mother of Modern television.

Valerie L. Thomas (born February 8, 1943) is an American data scientist and inventor.

She invented the illusion transmitter( 3D motion pictures), for which she received a patent in 1980.

She was responsible for developing the digital media formats image processing systems used in the early years of NASA's Landsat program.

Valerie Thomas, is also responsible for the longest-running satellite program imaging Earth’s surface.
During Thomas’s three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet.

She made her Mark 👑🙌🏿

12/07/2021

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Gladys West (right) with her husband Ira West/Photo credit: Mike Morones/Free Lance-Star When 87-year-old dedicated member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Gladys West, put together a short biography for herself to be recognized as one of her chapter’s beloved senior members, she had n...

03/15/2021

At 12 years old, Alena Wicker is well on her way to achieving her dreams at Arizona State University

The 12-year-old will be double majoring in astronomical and planetary science and chemistry. If all goes well, she’ll be done with college at 16.

02/27/2021

Celebrating the work of Mary W. Jackson

NASA honored Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first Black female engineer, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Friday by naming its headquarters building after her.

02/07/2021

African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.

01/01/2021

Congratulations to 17-year-old Maryam Tsegaye!

How many adults can even explain what quantum tunneling is, let alone a teenager? Well, 17-year-old Maryam Tsegaye just won $400,000 for describing the concept in the annual Breakthrough Junior Science Challenge, according to BOTWC. The challenge is an annual competition for students between ages 13...

12/26/2020

Science and Technology Trends Over The Next Five Years

What can you add?

Transportation

• Autonomous driving
Communication
• Global Information Sharing to solve difficult problems

Energy

• Alternative energy developments, usages and cost reductions to continue

Healthcare

• Telehealth offerings such as doctor-patient video chats, A.I. avatar-based diagnostics, and no-contact-based medication delivery
• Medicines
• BioMedical Engineering
• DNA specific health solutions and DNA storage (genetic diagnosis and treatment)
• CRISPR technology
• Further mapping of the human brain
• Bio Technology (Bionic body parts)
• 3D printing drugs
• Team-based healthcare
• Wearable technology and Remote monitoring

Employment

• Automation, with the help of A.I., robotics, and the internet of things, will be a key alternative solution to operate manufacturing.
• Remote working and videoconferencing

Environment

• Biodegradable plastics
• AI-optimal manufacturing
• Minimizing carbon footprint to continue
• The future of construction

Computing

• Higher-speed internet and a shift toward well-connected homes, smart cities, and autonomous mobility
• Augmented reality and virtual reality
• Internet for everyone
• Further developments in Quantum Computing
• Augmented Reality
• Data Science
• Cybersecurity advancements
• Blockchains
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Synthetic biologists
• Continued facial recognition technologies

Agriculture

• Environmentally friendly fertilizers
• Better food tracking and packaging
• Artificial food
• Farms Consolidation continues
• High-tech solutions like robotics to be further utilized
• Crops gene editing
• Climate changes impacts
• Water availability
• Indoor Vertical farming
• Modernized greenhouse farms

Education

• Online education and e-learning as part of the educational system
• Deeper Learning: classroom to experts and experiences beyond school
• Blended Learning (use of technology alongside in-person instruction from a teacher)
• Personalized Learning & Teacher's Roles
• Adaptive Learning: (software that adjusts to students’ learning needs)
• Learning Outside the Classroom Environment
• Social Media in Learning
• Data Management & Analytics
• Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) into the education system

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06/14/2020

These six Black scientists and scholars have made indelible marks on the journey to climate justice.

03/02/2020

Thanks to Mathematically Gifted and Black for this post!

Where are you from? I was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I double majored in mathematics and sociology. I then moved to New...

02/28/2020

Congratulations Dr Hall

Dr. Yava Jones-Hall is the only veterinarian on CrossTalk's list of 100 black scientists in America who are making significant contributions to the field.

02/27/2020

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green has become the first person to successfully cure cancer in mice using laser-activated nanoparticles, according to Black Culture