Innovate Africa - Laser Tech - Al Jazeera

Produced by Briteside Television for Al Jazeera.

Camera - Giampiero Gandolfo
Editor - Daniel Rutland Manners

Dr Patience Mthuzi is Africa's only doctor of biophotonics. Her research entails using light to manipulate cells. The aim is to create ground-breaking diagnostics tools for serious diseases. She is also working on ways to deliver drugs directly to cells to treat life-threatening diseases.
Dr Sandile Ngcobo has found a way of controlling the shape of the light coming out of a laser - something previously thought to be impossible. With his discovery, laser beams can be digitally controlled from inside the laser device itself. His work is talked about as a "disruptive innovation", something which turns previous scientific ideas upside down. Scientists liken his invention to the actual discovery of the laser 50 years ago. Now that it is possible to manipulate the light in this way, scientists believe that applications will be found in areas like medicine and manufacturing.

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