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A mechanical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin is creating robots that are not visible to the naked eye with the goal that one day they will work as an autonomous team treating tumors in the human body. Deana Mitchell has the story

The U.S. Supreme Court may overturn federal protections for abortions, according to a leaked draft of an opinion expected in the next few months. That would leave the legal status of abortions up to individual states. For VOA, Deana Mitchell reports from Texas, where women are not permitted to have abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy.

Sensor-packed robots are changing how movies and commercials are made. Deana Mitchell has the story.

As an unprecedented number of Afghan refugees are placed in U.S. cities, resettlement agencies struggle to keep up. Deana Mitchell talked to several Afghan families new to Austin, Texas who said they aren’t getting the help they need.

As an unprecedented number of Afghan refugees are placed in U.S. cities, resettlement agencies struggle to keep up. Deana Mitchell talked to several Afghan families new to Austin, Texas who said they aren’t getting the help they need.

Soldiers who experienced combat trauma have a new way of getting help — walking through a virtual reality simulation of their experience. Deana Mitchell spoke to a psychologist about how it works

As more Afghan refugees are approved to enter the US, VOA’s Deana Mitchell catches up with one family who has now been here for three months

Virtual reality has become common in online games, but it’s also being used in another realm — guided meditations. Deana Mitchell has the story.

Virtual reality has become common in online games, but it’s also being used in another realm — guided meditations. Deana Mitchell has the story

With the coronavirus pandemic easing in the U.S., discussions are underway about what people want their communities to be like post-COVID. Urban planner James Rojas is leading a workshop to explore these ideas, as Deana Mitchell reports from Oakland, California.