Focus On Technology
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Self-healing reroutes electricity around a problem, kind of like a traffic app reroutes you around a car wreck. -
The chip is only accurate to six inches so ball measurement decisions are left up to the chain gang. There are a lot of other analytics coaches can get from the chipped ball and players who wear RFID tags.
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The green comet may be a bit of a bust, but planet pairings, shooting stars, a super Blue Moon and partial eclipse are all on the calendar for this year and next.
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A recent report from Pew Research Center, The Metaverse in 2040, finds there is both enthusiasm and concern.
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The Council on Aging is better equipping caregivers for things like medication management, incontinence, hallucinations, and end of life conversations.
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The 179th Airlift wing in Mansfield will now be part of the emerging cyberspace national defense mission.
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"Engineering Systems for the Common Good" is a new class taught by Professor Rául Ordóñez. He was inspired to help people while growing up in Ecuador where poverty was all around him.
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University of Cincinnati researchers are incorporating such technology as recording equipment and QR codes as they study the social behavior and preservation of bobwhite quails.
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Not all school superintendents and school boards understand the risk and don't take the precautions they should, one expert says.
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Students flew drones and created digital landscape models from GPS data, allowing them to zero in on new fossils.
Ann Thompson has years of journalism experience in the Greater Cincinnati market and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her reporting. She has reported for WKRC, WCKY, WHIO-TV, Metro Networks and CBS/ABC Radio. Her work has been recognized by the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2019 and 2011 A-P named her “Best Reporter” for large market radio in Ohio. She has won awards from the Association of Women in Communications and the Alliance for Women in Media. Ann reports regularly on science and technology in Focus on Technology