Technology

With DonorsChoose.org, teachers have an alternative to dipping into their own pockets to pay for classroom supplies.

Fundraising Site For Teachers Illuminates Classroom Disparities

6:26pm March 23, 2015

by Owen Phillips

Since DonorsChoose.org launched in 2000, teachers have been able to crowdfund rather than use their own money to pay for supplies. A broader look at the site's data shows who needs what.

Satellite separation during the Falcon 1 ABS/Eutelsat launch.

A Side Of SpaceX You May Not Have Seen Before

4:18pm March 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

CEO Elon Musk's decision to put photos in the public domain was spurred by a Twitter follower who asked: What is there to lose?

National

Census Bureau Tests New Online Survey In Small Towns Ahead Of 2020

10:08am March 23, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The year 2020 will be the first time the Census will be available online. But the Census Bureau must persuade hard-to-reach groups to take the survey. So they're doing a practice run in Savannah, Ga.

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Premera Blue Cross Cyberattack Exposed Millions Of Customer Records

2:30pm March 22, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The health insurance provider has revealed that a cyberattack discovered in January may have made the medical and financial information of 11 million people vulnerable to thieves.

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Apple Planning To Offer 'Skinny' TV Service, Reports Say

10:22pm March 21, 2015

NPR's Don Gonyea interviews Meg James, a corporate media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, about reports that say Apple plans to offer a "skinny" package of channels for cable cord cutters.

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Continuous Liquid Interface Production, or CLIP, uses liquid resin with ultraviolet light and oxygen projected through it to create more complex structures than those of existing 3-D printers.

National

A New 3-D Printing Method Is Rising Out Of The Ooze

9:58am March 21, 2015

by Nina Gregory

Remember how the T-1000 in Terminator 2 re-formed out of molten metal? The folks at Carbon3D figured out how to do that in real life, and what they created may be the next iteration of 3-D printing.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#NPRreads: From Supreme Court Justice To The Notorious R.B.G.

2:29pm March 20, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

For your weekend, here are four recommendations: How Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an Internet meme, how The Great Wave went viral, a profile of Hugh Hewitt and why 4Chan's founder walked away.

The Secret Service released this photo of a "quad copter" that crashed on the White House grounds Jan. 26.

National

No Charges For Operator Of Drone That Crashed At White House

5:53am March 19, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The U.S. Attorney's Office said the decision followed a Secret Service investigation into the Jan. 26 incident. The FAA is conducting its own review.

Made of cardboard, BlabDroid asks tough, personal questions that many people are apparently willing to answer.

SXSW Debuts Robot Petting Zoo For A Personal Peek Into The Future

6:43pm March 18, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Robots are coming — in fact they're already here. One exhibit at the South by Southwest interactive festival lets visitors get up close and personal to our future overlords.

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A New Smartphone App Expands The Reach Of StoryCorps

12:23pm March 18, 2015

Dave Isay founded StoryCorps with the goal of giving everyone a chance to be heard. Now a new smartphone app lets anyone record an interview that will be archived at the Library of Congress.

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