Officials hope new traffic light technology will reduce congestion on Bell Road
SCOTTSDALE – Fifty thousand vehicles drive on Bell Road every day, making it one of the busiest roads in the Valley. The road spans about 34 miles and crosses through several cities, from Surprise to Scottsdale.
Senators say feds leave local officials on their own on cybersecurity
WASHINGTON - An empty chair fielded question after question from an angry Senate panel Thursday, after a White House cybersecurity coordinator invoked executive privilege and skipped the hearing.
New device checks for traumatic brain injuries
PHOENIX – A new device can check for brain injuries like concussions and bleeds in less than an hour, according to Arizona medical leaders who are using the technology.
Arizona astronomer among first to see kilonova, a cosmic ‘train wreck’
WASHINGTON - It was what one scientist described as "a giant explosive train wreck that makes gold" in the cosmos, and a University of Arizona astronomer was one of the first to get a look - even though the actual event was more than 130 million years old.
Adults with autism will get a new housing community in Phoenix
PHOENIX – Denise Resnik carefully places the blueprints on a shelf because she wants them on display. They illustrate Resnik’s nearly 20-year journey to create an inclusive community housing project for her son and other adults with autism.
Want a chef to prepare dinner at your house? There’s a Phoenix app for that
PHOENIX – Roza Ferdowsmakan has loved food since she was 13 and spotted a strange-looking pie at a dinner party.
Earth Day founder Denis Hayes has new quest: use the Valley’s sun to power ‘living buildings’
TEMPE – Denis Hayes, a co-founder of Earth Day in 1970, is working toward a greener future that focuses on developing “living buildings” that rely on nature, the sun and the rain, to operate.
Valley tech startups struggle to secure capital, organizations try to fill gap
MESA – Spencer Thomason’s startup beat out 63 others at this year’s Venture Madness competition.
New ASU dorm features Amazon Echo Dots, other new tech to create ‘engineering mindset’
TEMPE – The typical college dorm doesn't have 3-D printers, laser cutters and Bluetooth-enabled washers and dryers on-site. But the new Tooker House on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus touts the kind of technology and innovation the students living there hope to one day create.
Valley Fever researchers use $4.8 million grant to speed development of vaccine for dogs
TUCSON – Researchers at the University of Arizona say they’ve made progress in developing a vaccine that could protect dogs from Valley Fever, a potentially deadly respiratory disease common in the Southwest.
Would you drink beer made from wastewater?
PHOENIX – Wastewater. We use it to irrigate fields, to flush toilets and to make one of America’s favorite beverages – beer.
Senate eyes bill on online sex trafficking; critics say it goes too far
WASHINGTON - When prosecutors tried to bring criminal charges against backpage.com in connection with alleged sex trafficking, a California judge dismissed the case last month saying the website enjoyed immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
