2015-12-27 A Look Back at 2015: The Year in Science and Technology
Scientists and technology experts were busy in 2015. From fighting climate change, to space exploration and developing drones, here is a look back at some of the science stories we…
2014-12-13 Will Technology Benefit Very Young Children?
Technology literacy is important to the economic and educational future of the next generation. Scientists and educators in the U.S. and China say it’s important to introduce very young children…
2014-10-13 Senegal Uses Technology to Teach Reading
More and more Africans are using text messages, e-mail and social media to communicate. In Senegal, educators are using new technologies to teach women to read. The United Nations Educational…
2014-09-18 Teens Help Seniors Bridge Technology Gap
When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones. But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true. That…
2014-08-30 Will Technology Drive the Drive-In Out of Business?
More and more movie theaters around the world are replacing older equipment with modern technology. The new equipment heightens the movie-watchers’ experience. The images are sharper, the sound is clearer.…
2019-04-30 Technology Brings Change to Doctor’s Visits
Lisa Love of Twin Falls in the western American state of Idaho has not seen her doctor of 25 years since she started using a healthcare service called telemedicine. With…
2019-09-25 Study Finds Educators, Students Agree: Technology Has Value
Technology is widely available to students in classrooms across the United States, a new study shows. The study comes from the non-profit NewSchools Venture Fund and Gallup, a company best…