Technology

As Renewables Boom, Companies Explore Energy Storage Technology

4:28pm April 04, 2016

Renewable energy has a problem — the wind doesn't always blow and the sun doesn't always shine when we use electricity the most. Batteries can store energy for later, but companies are looking for cheaper alternatives. Three reporters examine technologies that employ air, salt and ice.

Children with special needs often feel targeted by peers at school. Social media can be a powerful tool to fight back.

Education

What Happens When The Online Bully Is A Child With Special Needs

2:09pm April 04, 2016

by Kortney Peagram

A bullying counselor argues that too often, adults expect kids to navigate the Web with wisdom but without much guidance. For a child with special needs, it can be a powerful yet frightening space.

Create Prosthetics' 3-D printers give anyone in the world access to a design operation in Lake Placid, N.Y., that, for $500, creates a personalized cover for a prosthetic device.

Fashionable Prosthetics Trade Realistic Color For Personal Pizzazz

9:16am April 02, 2016

by David Sommerstein

A firm in New York is making brightly colored, personalized covers for prosthetic legs that each wearer helps design — sort of like a tattoo.

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#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Spring Into This Weekend

8:27am April 02, 2016

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and The Two-Way. Correspondents, editors and producers share the pieces that have kept them reading. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

World News

Upon Reclaiming Palmyra, The Controversial Side Of Digital Reconstruction

8:15am April 02, 2016

A group of researchers is recreating monuments damaged in Syria using digital models and 3-D printers. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Roger Michel, director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology.

National

After Apple Case, Encryption Vs. National Security Dilemma Has Just Begun

8:15am April 02, 2016

by Scott Horsley

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Ted Lieu about his bill to look at something pressing and still unresolved, despite the week's news: encryption and security.

The drivers for Metro Africa Xpress get a good salary — and a cool uniform. People say the outfits make the drivers look like "RoboCop on the street."

Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor Lack Of Address Will Stop These Deliverymen

6:34pm April 01, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Lots of houses in Nigeria have no numbers, so deliveries are often late. But two techies have devised a solution. And they're creating new jobs in the process.

Hackers crippled computer systems at several MedStar hospitals, including the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Malware Attacks On Hospitals Put Patients At Risk

5:12pm April 01, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

A computer virus that may be an inconvenience for another business leaves hospitals unable to effectively care for patients. Cyberattacks have left 14 U.S. hospitals without access to critical data.

Customers lined up at a Tesla store on Thursday to put in down payments for the new Tesla Model 3 in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Tysons Corner, Va.

A Tesla For The Masses? Orders For Model 3 Top 100K In First Hours

1:41pm April 01, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Before the Model 3 was even unveiled, people lined up at Tesla stores to put down a deposit. With a base price of $35,000, the car will go on sale late next year at the earliest.

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"The beautiful thing about Crisis Text Line is that these are strangers counseling other strangers on the most intimate issues." — Nancy Lublin

How Can Text Messaging Save Lives?

8:55am April 01, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Activist Nancy Lublin explains how Crisis Text Line, the first 24/7 text line of its kind, has helped millions of people by providing direct support as well as anonymous data about people in crisis.

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