Technology

Jack Travis reports on how Bentonville Public Schools and other Arkansas districts are using the Kansas-based company Transportant to bring GPS, live cameras and more on school buses.

On today's show, using technology to make school buses safer for everyone, and a new cultural center is helping our community celebrate the Year of the Horse.

Startup Junkie’s Fuel Accelerator returns this spring with its equity-free health tech program focused on enterprise sales and commercialization. Alumna Lexi Applequist of Humimic Biosystems shares how the program helped position her organ-on-a-chip company for growth.

The University of Arkansas Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will host its annual high school programming contest on Friday, March 7, bringing student teams together to solve algorithm-based challenges.

Firebird blends light, sound and recycled technology in an immersive space at the Momentary. Built from more than 500 salvaged car taillights, the installation syncs with Igor Stravinsky’s music.

Aranyak Goswami, an assistant professor with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, explains how bioinformatics and machine learning are advancing crop science, animal health and genetics research in this segment from "Short Talks from the Hill."

A new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation study shows Arkansas teachers are using AI to plan lessons, save time and support students.

On today's show, we learn that roughly 70% of teachers in Arkansas are using artificial intelligence to prepare their work. We also hear a conversation with this year’s Scholars at Risk speaker at the University of Arkansas about defending international human rights. Plus, local music news for your area.

The University of Arkansas opened an 11,000-square-foot silicon carbide research facility in Fayetteville, aiming to advance prototyping, innovation and national security through next-generation chip technology.

On today's show, we learn about a new semiconductor fabrication facility at the University of Arkansas. We also hear about local sports. Plus, we remember how the world’s attention turned to Little Rock 21 years ago this week for the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.