by Jasmine Cen | Apr 15, 2016 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — There were samples, machines and even a chicken at this year’s White House Science Fair. “I have shot a marshmallow out of a cannon directly under Lincoln’s portrait,” said President Barack Obama. More than 100 young...
by Marisa Endicott | Apr 14, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — When Boca Raton high school student Hannah Herbst found out her Ethiopian pen pal lived without electricity and running water, she knew she had to do something. So began her quest to build a small and affordable alternative energy source that could...
by Meggie Morris | Apr 13, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Cybercriminals may be able to steal the personal information taxpayers share with the IRS because the agency has failed to maintain adequate protections, U.S. senators said Tuesday. “Hackers and crooks, including many working for foreign crime...
by Xiumei Dong | Mar 31, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The 2016 Nuclear Industry Summit closed Thursday following remarks by the head of International Atomic Energy Agency, reminding industry leaders of the tragic Fukushima Daiichi meltdown in Japan in 2011. The Nuclear Industry Summit attracted more than 350...
by Carmen Lopez and Yimian Wu | Nov 25, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — The National Building Museum is full of food cans this week, part of an innovative project to show that art can be made from anything. Twenty-four architecture and design teams spent six hours building sculptures with the cans as part of the annual...
by Sara Shouhayib | Oct 26, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Andrew Gayle of Miramar, Florida was one of 20 innovation students selected from across the U.S. to present an educational video game he created to Congressmen and women at the U.S. Capitol Thursday. Gayle’s game, called “The Trash...
