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March 20, 2015
Ceramic Guitar Good for Rockin’ Too

Spanish rock guitarist Luis Martin is now attracting audiences not only with his music but also with his unique clay instrument
March 20, 2015
Ceramic Guitar Good for Rockin’ Too

Musicians have been using ceramic wind and percussion instruments for a long time, but a versatile potter can make any shape out of clay. A rock guitarist in Spain is now attracting audiences not only with his music but also with his unique ceramic guitar. VOA’s George Putic has more.
March 19, 2015
Scientists Remotely Control Flying Insects

Scientists say insects could carry tiny cameras to serve in search and rescue operations after earthquakes and other disasters
March 18, 2015
Sound Imaging Used to Find Hidden Cracks in Infrastructure

Finding hidden cracks in large structures, such as bridges and airplanes, can mean difference between life and death
March 18, 2015
Sound Imaging Used to Find Hidden Cracks in Infrastructure

Finding hidden cracks in large structures, such as bridges and airplanes, can be the difference between life and death, if the flaw leads to a catastrophic collapse. Scientists at Bristol University in Britain say they have discovered a new way of looking inside crucial metal parts to identify cracks before they fail, using sound imaging. VOA’s George Putic reports.
March 17, 2015
Drones Help Scientists Spot Australia's Endangered Koalas

Scientists say drones, fitted with infrared cameras, have helped them with census, species protection
March 17, 2015
Drones Help Scientists Spot Australia's Endangered Koalas

Small endangered animals are often hard to find in their natural habitats, making it difficult for scientists to monitor them and develop conservation plans. But new technologies can help. As George Putic reports, Australian researchers have equipped flying drones with infrared cameras so they can spot koalas hiding high in trees.
March 13, 2015
Scientists Aim to Boost Efficiency of Wind Farms

Air turbulence turbines currently create decreases their overall efficiency by an average of 50 percent, also negatively affecting their longevity
March 13, 2015
Scientists Aim to Boost Efficiency of Wind Farms

Modern wind turbines usually operate in groups or so-called "wind farms," some of them with more than 100 turbines. But the air turbulences they create decrease their overall efficiency. VOA’s George Putic tells us how scientists at Vanderbilt University are trying to solve this problem.
March 12, 2015
Indian Doctors Warn of Gadget Addiction Consequences

Doctors say children who spend long hours playing video games, using smartphones and tablets increasingly showing signs of postural deformities
March 11, 2015
Graphene Manufacturing Picks Up in US

A version of the mineral graphite, called graphene, is often called 'The Material of the 21st Century' because of its special properties. Some U.S. companies are already using graphene for advanced technology products. VOA’s George Putic visited one such company, close to Washington D.C.
March 10, 2015
UN-Led Partnership Spurs Health Gains for Poor Women, Kids

Every Woman Every Child program improves health in all 49 targeted countries, report finds
March 10, 2015
UN-Led Partnership Spurs Health Gains for Poor Women, Kids

More than 300 governments, foundations and businesses around the world have joined the U.N.-led initiative to improve health care for millions of poor women and children. The so-called Every Woman Every Child movement reports that, as a result, maternal and child death rates have fallen in all targeted countries. VOA’s George Putic reports.
March 06, 2015
Crime Scenes Re-Created in 3-D Visualization

Swiss institute says advanced virtual reality technology can be used to depict crime details, even perform virtual autopsies
March 06, 2015
Crime Scenes Re-Created in 3-D Visualization

Police and prosecutors sometimes resort to re-creations of crime scenes in order to better understand the interaction of all participants in complicated cases. A Swiss institute says advanced virtual reality technology can be used for quality re-creations of events at the moment of the crime. VOA’s George Putic reports.
March 04, 2015
NASA Spacecraft Approaches a Dwarf Planet

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will make history on Friday, March 6, when it becomes the first man-made object to orbit a dwarf planet named Ceres. It is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, almost 500 million kilometers from Earth. Among other objectives, Dawn will try to examine two mysterious bright white spots detected on the planet’s surface. VOA’s George Putic has more.
February 27, 2015
Solar Plane Prepares for Global Circumnavigation

Solar Impulse 2 completed two successful test flights Thursday in United Arab Emirates, and weather permitting, may start its journey as soon as March 3
February 27, 2015
Solar Plane Prepares for Global Circumnavigation

Pilots of the sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 completed two successful test flights Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, in preparation for the first attempt to fly around the world. Officials say the plane performed flawlessly and that, weather permitting, it may start its journey as soon as March 3. VOA’s George Putic has more.
February 26, 2015
New Tool Maps Buildings' Energy Efficiency

Instead of sending team of technicians with equipment, it will soon suffice to dispatch one person with a new backpack-mounted device
February 26, 2015
New Tool Maps Buildings' Energy Efficiency

Architects, engineers and building managers will soon be able to quickly collect data about building interiors that once took weeks to measure and process. A backpack-mounted device, developed by a group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, will require just one pass through the building to create not only a 3D model but gather other valuable information related to the building’s energy efficiency. VOA’s George Putic reports.

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