2014-09-26 Smartphone App Gives ‘Sight’ to the Blind
A new computer program is being praised as a life-changer for blind people. The new program is known as the…
2014-09-22 Researchers at Virginia Tech Test Drones for FAA Rules
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, has chosen a university town…
2014-09-17 NASA Chooses Boeing, SpaceX to Fly Austronauts
Three years after the United States ended the space shuttle program, the American space agency today announced the return of…
2014-09-15 Brain Imaging Comes to Children in Africa
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Brain imaging was once thought to be too costly and difficult…
2014-09-14 Groups Call for Law to Protect Internet Privacy
The Internet Governance Forum took place last week in Istanbul, Turkey. The United Nations provided support to the yearly conference.…
2014-09-08 IBM Takes A Big Step Forward in Artificial Intelligence Research
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The American computer company IBM says it has developed a microprocessor…
2014-09-07 Rubber May Soon Come from Weed
People have been using products made with synthetic rubber for more than a century. But high-quality tires for cars, trucks…
2014-09-01 Scientists Develop a Robot That Can Assemble Itself
Origami is the Japanese art of shaping paper to look like animals, flowers and other objects. Now, Harvard University scientists…
2014-09-01 Could Dinosaurs Have Survived?
Dinosaurs last lived on Earth about 65 million years ago. For many years, scientists have debated how and why dinosaurs…
2014-09-01 America’s Public Transit Ridership Hits Highest Level in Decades
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. A record number of Americans are moving into cities. When they…
2014-08-30 No Way to Know When Earthquake Will Hit
Last Sunday, an earthquake struck the Napa Valley area of northern California. Some roads bent, while underground pipes burst. It…
2014-08-28 Knowledge Does Not Lead to Action on Environment
Monty Hempel is a professor of environmental sciences at Redlands University in California. He studies ecological literacy — or ecoliteracy,…
2014-08-25 Airbus Adds Metal 3-D-Printed Parts to A350 XWB
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. European airplane maker Airbus plans to have new passenger airplanes by…
2014-08-18 War in Gaza Also Waged on the Internet
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The war in the Gaza Strip is being fought as much…
2014-08-11 Tiny Fly May Hold Key to New Generation of Hearing Aids
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. A fly with an extremely unusual ability to hear is the…