In the slums of Kenya's capital, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money. Irene Okoth and her five children have been living on 50 cents a day in Nairobi's Korogocho settlement. That is what she earns recycling gar...
Afghan Taliban Evolves With Technology Since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan 10 years ago, the Taliban has kept pace with changing technology - using the latest forms of communication to spread their message. Some analysts say the insurgents are...
NASA Contractor Shows New Technology Despite the daunting debt problems faced by the U.S. government, many federal operations, including the Defense Department and the space agency, NASA, need the latest technology to carry out their missions. That t...
US Port Security Technology Evolving Millions of containers from around the world enter ports throughout the United States every year. The threat to U.S. national security at these ports have grown in the last decade and so has security. At a recent...
Technology Report - How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from st...
Model Home Shows off Renewable Energy Technology in Senegal In Senegal, a model green house is showcasing renewable energy technologies as part of efforts between the Israeli and Senegalese government to improve food production and reduce dependence...
SatelliteTechnology Helps Human Rights Monitors AU.N. panel of experts is expected to release a report soon citing evidence of war crimes in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war. Among the evidence the panel reviewed was satellite imagery from t...
Many of us have been watching on TV the amazing rescue of the 33 Chilean miners. However, we may be surprised to learn that a New Zealand inventor designed a medical belt that the miners have all been wearing. They wear the belt around their waist an...
[00:04.83]Last month, delegates from more than one-hundred nations approved the first international treaty [00:12.54]about trade in products made by processes of genetic engineering. [00:18.00]Genetic engineering involves changing the genes of living...
Hey Mom, technology is amazing! Advanced. The other day when I picked my children up from school, my oldest boys handed me their school pictures. Once a year, as in most schools, the children have their photographs taken. It adds some importance to t...
