2013-12-23 Solar Plant Raises Environment Concerns
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The world’s largest solar thermal plant is set to begin producing power in the United States by the end of the…
2013-12-16 Activists Call for International Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. An international coalition is calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons known as “killer robots.” The 45-member coalition proposed the…
2013-12-09 Vietnam’s Digital Dreams Held Back by Malware Epidemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Vietnam’s information, communications and technology industries have grown quickly over the past 10 years. The Vietnamese government has high hopes for…
2013-12-02 Burmese Government Goes Digital
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The government in Burma carries out much of its business the same way it has for years. It uses large books…
2013-11-18 American Agencies Test Radar for Locating Trapped People
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. When a building collapses, every minute is important for victims buried under the wreckage, that is why two American government agencies…
2013-11-11 An Taxi-Hailing Apps Launches In Johannesburg
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Getting a taxi ride in New York city is as easy as standing along a street and raising your hand high…
2013-11-04 Uganda Looks to Outsourcing to Creat Jobs
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. For years, many western companies have sent important business services to India, where they can be done at lower cost. This…
2013-10-28 License Plate Readers Raise Privacy Concerns
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Law enforcement agencies across the United States are using cameras to take pictures of automobile license plates. The idea is to…
2013-10-21 TEPCO Prepares for Critical Periods of Fukushima Clean-up
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan will soon begin one of the most important periods of the…
2013-10-14 Despite Advances, South Africa Still Lags in Internet Usage
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. South Africa is the richest countries in Africa, it is also one of the most modern and technologically advanced. It has…
2013-10-07 Voyager 1 Headed Into Interstellar Space
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Space scientists recently announced that Voyager 1 is the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space – the space between stars. The…
2013-09-30 3D Printers Arrive in US Stores
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into a physical object.…
2013-09-16 Human-like Robot Could Tackle Dangerous Situations
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Researches at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland have designed a new humanoid or human-like robot. Its name…
2013-09-23 Meteorologists Use Supercomputers To Help Predict The Weather
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Many Americans start to closely follow weather reports in the early fall. During the Atlantic hurricane season, predicting the strength and…
2013-09-09 Africa Attracting Hi-Tech Companies
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Africa has become a growing market for high technology products, and it may soon be a base for a lot more…