Buildings are a big environmental headache. They account for nearly half of the world's climate changing emissions. But things may be different in the years ahead, as VOA's Rosanne Skirble discovered in a laboratory on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University created a robotic snake that can crawl, climb, swim and scale flights of stairs. These versatile robots, which are designed for reaching human inaccessible areas, could be valuable tools for disaster relief.

The Philadelphia Orchestra rehearses the "cheesesteak solo" portion of Tod Machover's new work "Philadelphia Voices." The piece received its world premiere by the Orchestra on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Verizon Hall. It wass also schedule to play in Carnegie Hall in NYC.

Take a tour of vintage jewelry designers. Chanel, Carnegie, Boucher, K J Lane, Haskell, Florenza, Hobe, Vendome, Trifari, Josef, Eisenberg, Weiss, Schiaparelli, Mazer, Hagler, Regency, Renoir.

Josephine sings "Je m`en fou " , Piel Canela ( in French : C`est toi ) and a piece of her Carnegie Hall concert ( Tea for two ).

How close are technologies to simulating or overtaking human intelligence and what are the implications for industry and society? Speakers: -Matthew Grob, Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, Qualcomm, USA. -Andrew Moore, Dean, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University...