Jun 09 Watch Cities Struggle With Access to Green Energy Sources In cities across the country, officials are faced with the task of getting renewable energy from the outskirts of town to the urban centers where demand is greatest. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Los Angeles. Continue watching
Jun 05 How Publishers Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the E-Book To "e-read," or not to e-read? That was the question on the minds of publishers, authors and librarians gathered in New York City this weekend for the industry's massive annual trade show, BookExpo America. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Military Expanding Role of Robots on the Battlefield The military has increasingly utilized robot technology in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, where the machines search for IEDs and conduct aerial surveillance. Tom Bearden reports on robots on the battlefield. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Young Engineers Envision Cities Of The Future Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on a competition of young engineers designing eco-friendly urban centers of the future. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch High-tech India Contrasts With Rural Ways India has benefited from supplying other countries with outsourcing services from computer help to legal document analysis, while in other parts of the country poor farmers are struggling to make a living. NewsHour special correspondent Simon Marks reports on the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Obama Takes New Approach to Rallying Public Support President Barack Obama took part in an online town hall meeting Thursday, the latest in a blitz of public appearances aimed at boosting support for his economic policies. Analysts and historians offer insight on the president's outreach tactics. Continue watching
Mar 09 Text Messages Are New Tool for AIDS Education in South Africa By Admin, PBS News Hour A mobile health project in South Africa is using cell phone text messages to reach people in even the most remote areas of the country to encourage them to get information and counseling on HIV/AIDS. Continue reading
Feb 18 At What Point Does Increasing Productivity Damage a Consumption-Based Economy? Question/Comment: At what point does increasing Productivity damage a consumption-based economy? Can this be discussed with respect to the recent historically high levels of productivity in “modern industrialized” economies with relatively inelastic labor pools? Paul Solman: Most economists will tell… Continue reading
Feb 10 Amazon Unveils the Kindle 2 On Monday, Amazon introduced the latest version of its electronic book reader, the Kindle 2, which is thinner and lighter than the original, has an added joystick, more battery life and a function that reads books aloud. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch NOVA Explores the Role of Technology in Espionage An excerpt of Tuesday's NOVA program sheds light on the role of technology in espionage, focusing on the National Security Agency's surveillance of Osama bin Laden. Continue watching