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Ann Thompson reports on the latest trends in technology and their effects on medicine, safety, the environment or entertainment.... more
FAQs about Focus On Technology:How many episodes does Focus On Technology have?The podcast currently has 311 episodes available.
September 10, 2018Would You Like A Robot To Serve You A Drink?Cincinnati karaoke bar Tokyo Kitty and The Brooklyn Barge in New York City are beta testing high-tech ways to order and deliver drinks. For Tokyo Kitty, on Race near Fifth Street, your cocktail is delivered by a robot....more4minPlay
August 27, 2018How Fish Skin Helps Heal Burns In Animals And PeopleOnce badly burned bears from previous California wildfires are back in their habitat thanks to the healing power of fish skins. It was a University of California at Davis veterinarian who first tried bandages made from sterlized tilapia skins on the bears, the first-ever use on animals....more4minPlay
August 20, 2018At UC Health, A Magical Medical Probe Locates Hard To Find Cancer For RemovalSome lung cancer nodules are very small and undetectable until they grow larger, and that can signal a poor prognosis for the patient. Even if they are discovered at an early stage, finding them during surgery can be challening. But UC Health is seeing success detecting and marking the nodules with a procedure using radioactive material and a special probe that acts as a Geiger counter ....more4minPlay
August 20, 2018At UC Health, A Magical Medical Probe Locates Hard To Find CancerSome lung cancer nodules are very small and undetectable until they grow larger, and that can signal a poor prognosis for the patient. UC Health is seeing success detecting nodules earlier with a proceedure using radioactive material and a special probe that acts as a Geiger counter ....more4minPlay
August 13, 2018Smart Cities Vulnerable To Hacks, Report SaysSmart Cities around the world are at risk of getting hacked in everything from traffic control to flood prevention even as they spend $81 billion globally this year on data sensors to collect and integrate information. That's according to researchers from IBM Security and the data security firm Threatcare ....more5minPlay
August 13, 2018Smart Cities Are Vulnerable To Hacks, Report SaysSmart Cities around the world are at risk of getting hacked in everything from traffic control to flood prevention even as they spend $81 billion globally this year on data sensors to collect and integrate information. That's according to researchers from IBM Security and the data security firm Threatcare ....more5minPlay
August 06, 2018Local Couple Develops Technology To Save Kids In The BackseatA Tri-State emergency room nurse and her engineer husband are in the final stages of producing a potentially life-saving sensor and app. It would remind parents and caregivers there is a child in the backseat of a car, helping to prevent that child from potentially suffocating in the heat....more4minPlay
July 30, 2018Seismometers May Reveal Hidden Clues Around Hawaii's Kilauea VolcanoThe Kilauea volcano has been erupting since May, after a 6.9 eruption caused an earthquake that swallowed roads and homes and sent ash spewing 30,000 feet into the air. Researchers hope to determine the stability of the ocean floor near the erupting volcano in Hawaii, and so they've put a dozen seismometers on the ocean bottom this summer, with plans to retreive them in September....more4minPlay
July 23, 2018Procter & Gamble To Increase Use Of RoboticsProcter & Gamble says it plans to ramp up the number of robots it has to a total of 5,000 in the next five years. It now has 3,000, up from 1,000 in 2013. Managers say the reason for the robotic increase is due to advances in vision and gripping, as well as robots that can work alongside people....more4minPlay
July 16, 2018Bitcoin-Only Real Estate Deals On The RiseUsing only bitcoin, 20 homes have been sold worldwide, and that number looks to get bigger. In fact, the Miami, Fla., real estate agent that brokered two of those deals, Stephan Burke , says cryptocurrency will make up 25-30 percent of real estate sales in five years....more4minPlay
FAQs about Focus On Technology:How many episodes does Focus On Technology have?The podcast currently has 311 episodes available.