Technology /tags/technology Technology en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT How to save yourself – or your employees – from overwhelming ‘technostress’ at work, according to a CU researcher /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-24/how-to-save-yourself-or-your-employees-from-overwhelming-technostress-at-work-according-to-a-cu-researcher Endless work emails. Slack messages from coworkers. Virtual meetings on Zoom. If the thought of these things boosts your anxiety, you may be experiencing something called technostress. A University of Colorado researcher says he has new ideas on how to battle it. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-24/how-to-save-yourself-or-your-employees-from-overwhelming-technostress-at-work-according-to-a-cu-researcher In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner A powerful new technology could transform search and rescue in Colorado’s mountains /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-22/a-powerful-new-technology-could-transform-search-and-rescue-in-colorados-mountains When a hiker goes missing in the backcountry, every hour makes a big difference. A new technology could give search and rescue teams a powerful new tool to find people fast. Today on In The NoCo, we hear more about how this technology could help transform search and rescue. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-22/a-powerful-new-technology-could-transform-search-and-rescue-in-colorados-mountains In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner How new technology could give rescuers an edge when searching for missing hikers /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-18/how-new-technology-could-give-rescuers-an-edge-when-searching-for-missing-hikers When a hiker goes missing in the backcountry, every hour in the search to find them matters. Now, a new technology could give search and rescue teams a powerful new tool to find people fast. On In The NoCo, we hear more about how this technology can help search and rescue teams. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:21:01 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-18/how-new-technology-could-give-rescuers-an-edge-when-searching-for-missing-hikers In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Law enforcement agencies along the Front Range are getting a new recruit: drones /news/2024-07-08/law-enforcement-agencies-along-the-front-range-are-getting-a-new-recruit-drones An increasing number of law enforcement agencies along the Front Range are using drones in policing and have seen success, but the practice remains controversial for privacy and surveillance reasons. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:14:00 GMT /news/2024-07-08/law-enforcement-agencies-along-the-front-range-are-getting-a-new-recruit-drones Emma VandenEinde Greeley neighborhood to benefit from new affordable housing project /news/2024-06-06/greeley-neighborhood-to-benefit-from-new-affordable-housing-project A Greeley-based company that uses state-of-the-art 3D printing technology to build homes has partnered with Habitat for Humanity on a new affordable housing project. Hope Springs is Habitat's largest development in the West and a test of Alquist 3D's ambitious plans for Weld County. The Colorado Sun Editor David Krause spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:25:44 GMT /news/2024-06-06/greeley-neighborhood-to-benefit-from-new-affordable-housing-project Michael Lyle Could AI be the next college teaching assistant? Some Colorado professors believe so /news/2024-05-16/could-ai-be-the-next-college-teaching-assistant-some-colorado-professors-believe-so Artificial Intelligence has been used to edit photos, enhance home appliances and more. Now it’s being widely introduced in the classroom. Some are skeptical, but others see promise. Thu, 16 May 2024 11:53:00 GMT /news/2024-05-16/could-ai-be-the-next-college-teaching-assistant-some-colorado-professors-believe-so Emma VandenEinde Thousands of Colorado residents with poor internet may have been overlooked in federal data /news/2024-04-02/thousands-of-colorado-residents-with-poor-internet-may-have-been-overlooked-in-federal-data A recent study by researchers at Broadband Now found federal data on access to internet service could be underestimating the number of people who lack reliable access. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 21:16:01 GMT /news/2024-04-02/thousands-of-colorado-residents-with-poor-internet-may-have-been-overlooked-in-federal-data Michael Lyle Longmont wins CHIPS zone designation as federal government pushes domestic semiconductor production /news/2024-03-12/longmont-wins-chips-zone-designation-as-federal-government-pushes-domestic-semiconductor-production The city of Longmont recently won designation for a CHIPS Zone, providing tax incentives for companies engaged in semiconductor design and production. Longmont became the second Colorado city after Fort Collins to receive such a designation. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:04:44 GMT /news/2024-03-12/longmont-wins-chips-zone-designation-as-federal-government-pushes-domestic-semiconductor-production Nikole Robinson Carroll Colorado is competing for federal funding to aid local advancement of quantum technology /news/2024-01-30/colorado-is-competing-for-federal-funding-to-aid-local-advancement-of-quantum-technology Local business and government officials recently met in Denver to discuss how quantum technology uses aspects of computer science and physics to solve complex problems faster than typical computers. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:54:20 GMT /news/2024-01-30/colorado-is-competing-for-federal-funding-to-aid-local-advancement-of-quantum-technology Michael Lyle Idaho experiments with new way to boost snowfall in warming world /2024-01-30/idaho-power-cloud-seeding-liquid-propane Silver iodide has been the dominant ingredient for cloud seeding in the West, but it doesn't work so well in warm temperatures. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:00 GMT /2024-01-30/idaho-power-cloud-seeding-liquid-propane Rachel Cohen