Focus On Technology
Mondays at 6:44 a.m.; 8:44 a.m. during Morning Edition and 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered
Focus on Technology—reported and hosted by WVXU’s Ann Thompson—looks at important scientific advancements and tech news trends, as well as their many intersections with other areas and issues in our society today like medicine, politics, entertainment and the environment.
Airing weekly on 91.7 FM, Focus on Technology takes on a range of fascinating topics, from archaeology to alternative fuels, every Monday in Thompson’s engaging, in-depth style, and covers the cutting edge of research and development as well as forecasts from experts about where we’ll be in a few years with the future technology of tomorrow.
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A German church even enabled an avatar to deliver the message. Other churches have utilized ChatGPT to write sermons. -
Hybrid electric and sustainable fuel are just a few programs the partnership has taken on. -
A device the size of a cell phone could help make a sky full of flying cars, drones and planes saferAs the skies become more crowded, a device developed by a Cincinnati-based company could eventually keep the people flying in them safer. -
The ACLU of Ohio has concerns about how the program works. -
Solvita, formerly the Community Blood Center, harvested donated skull and hip bones and made it flexible to cover the boys heads. -
Could places like Cincinnati be refuge? -
The Foundation Pain Index, developed by Ethos Labs, uncovers the biochemical origins of pain. -
The Georgian government has sanctioned a cybersecurity master's degree program between St. Andrews Georgian University and Northern Kentucky University -
Their fast and accurate decisions, like deciding which flowers to visit for nectar, could aid robots and self-driving vehicles. -
The state is already testing self-driving vans in Southeast Ohio and partnering with East Logistics to deliver goods with automated trucks on interstates.
Ann Thompson has decades of journalism experience in the Greater Cincinnati market and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her reporting.