From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. On May 20th, a tornado brought death and destruction to the American community of Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado had wind speeds of up to 400 kilometers an hour. Twenty-four people died when the storm cut through the city. People had only 15 minutes to react to warnings. Some fled Moore or took […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The Internet company Google is testing its newest device, Google Glass. Most of the technologies for Google Glass are already available on smartphones. What is different is that Google has taken those technologies and added them to eyeglass frames. Chris Dale is the senior manager of communications for Google Glass. He says the […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. People are finding new ways to use aerial vehicles, commonly called drones. An organization called DIY Drones says it has more than 40,000 members who build and fly such aircraft. Rescue teams, police and others are developing new uses and technology for drones. But, what seems like a good […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Africa has become a growing market for high technology products. It may soon become a base for many more high tech companies as well. Experts predict growing competition in Africa as technology companies and others attempt to meet the needs of young and middle class populations. DHL calls itself […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel,Maryland, have designed a new humanoid or human-like robot. Its name is Robo Sally. The machine can be controlled from a distance and can be used to do work that is dangerous for human beings. Robo Sally has two long arms […]
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 movement of these huge storm systems is of crucial importance. Thanks to new supercomputers, meteorologists for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, are getting better at predicting […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan will soon begin another clean-up effort. More than 1,500 nuclear fuel rods are to be removed from a damaged storage pool 30 meters above ground, inside the Reactor 4 building. TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, owns the nuclear […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. 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 is called outsourcing, and it has brought jobs to India. Other countries have seen the economic gains from outsourcing and are […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Getting a taxi ride in most cities is as easy as raising your hand high in the air. In Johannesburg, getting a taxi ride just got even easier, thanks to a new computer software product for mobile phones. The new SnappCab app lets users call a taxi simply by touching the […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. When a building collapses, every minute is important for people buried under the wreckage. That is why two American government agencies worked together to develop a high-tech tool to find those trapped. The Department of Homeland Security and NASA, the American space agency, took part in the project. […]