2012-05-28 The Historic Flight of the Dragon
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A rocket designed and built by a privately owned company has made history by bringing a supply capsule to the International Space…
2012-05-21 Using the Brain to Move a Robotic Arm
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Cathy Hutchinson is a tetraplegic. She has not been able to move her arms, legs or speak since suffering a stroke nearly…
2012-05-14 India once again delayed censorship hearings against Facebook and Google
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Recent developments in India and China have put the issue of Internet censorship back in the news. Last week, China’s largest microblogging…
2012-05-07 Event Aims to Build Interest in Science, Engineering
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Last week we reported on Microsoft Corporation’s Imagine Cup finals in the United States. Team FlashFood from Arizona State University won top…
2012-04-30 Arizona State University Team Wins Imagine Cup US Finals
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Students from Arizona State University won top honors last week at the Imagine Cup finals in the United States. Microsoft Corporation organizes…
2012-04-23 Caine’s Arcade Video Brings Creative Boy Fame
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An Internet video called “Caine’s Arcade” is one of the latest videos to go viral, or grow wildly popular. The video has…
2012-04-16 15,000 Websites That Spread Terror and Hate
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Hate groups and terrorists are increasingly using the Internet to spread their beliefs. The Simon Wiesenthal Center in California says the problem…
2012-04-09 Is Your Computer Committing Cybercrimes?
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Last week, we told you about efforts by Microsoft Corporation to stop Zeus, one of the most harmful cybercrime operations active today.…
2012-04-02 Microsoft Takes On Zeus
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Microsoft Corporation is making progress in efforts to stop one of the most harmful cybercrime operations active today. It is called…
2012-03-26 Bahrain and Belarus Added to an ‘Enemies of the Internet’ List
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A media rights group has added Bahrain and Belarus to its list of countries with the most restrictions on Internet freedom. At…
2012-03-19 Kony 2012 Becomes Most Viral Video in History
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Have you heard of Joseph Kony? Chances are you have. An American group placed a video about him on the YouTube website…
2012-03-12 Syrian ‘Citizen Journalists’ Use Social Media to Spread News Restricted by Government
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Social media networks have come to play an important part in the political unrest in Syria. The Syrian government barred most media…
2012-03-05 Taking Medicine, With a Microchip Under the Skin
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Call it medicine on a microchip. Researchers in the United States have developed the first wirelessly controlled device that can supply a…
2012-02-27 A New Privacy Bill of Rights to Protect Internet Users in the US
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Obama administration last week announced a plan to protect Internet users in the United States. The administration has proposed what it…
2012-02-20 Inspections Open at Apple Manufacturers in China
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A labor group has begun investigating working conditions at the Chinese factories where many Apple products are made. Apple officials ordered the…