Category: Science & Technology (科学与科技)

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Since the nineteen seventies, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface, or BCI, technology could…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread.…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh. Japan’s Meteorological Agency released…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Tens of thousands of people travel to Austin, Texas each year to attend the South by Southwest festival. The festival is most…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online. The…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An IBM super computer named Watson has won the latest battle of man versus machine. Watson won the first ever “Jeopardy!” quiz…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A five-day Internet shutdown in Egypt failed to stop the protests that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign. But it raised a…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A shortwave radio might seem like ancient technology these days. But for some people, it remains their only link to the wider…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Silicon Valley in Northern California is home to many of the world’s largest technology companies. These include Apple, Google, Oracle, Intel, Cisco…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Dogs are known for a strong sense of smell. Their noses can be trained to identify different odors. Dogs are often used…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new Internet training center in Togo will give young people in that part of West Africa a chance to improve their…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Tablet computers were the stars of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The international gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the world’s biggest…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An organization called the World Future Society publishes a yearly report about how technology, the economy and society are influencing the world.…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. As the year comes to an end, we talk about some of the top technology developments of the last ten years. The…

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A report by the Consumer Electronics Association says electronics are among the most popular gifts being bought this holiday season. It also…