On this week's Under the Microscope, we look at a UV light emitting, germ-killing robot and the art of wool-making.
When cleaning your house do you ever wish a robot was there to do it for you? Well, the University of Missouri health care system has that luxury. In addition to traditional housekeeping, a UV robot is used to
disinfect certain areas. This robot can kill germs, including from the Ebola virus, if it had to. I spoke with the health care system Chief Quality officer Kristin Hahn-Cover about what this robot can do. To hear the full interview, click here.
Ranchers in the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains have a rich heritage of raising sheep – either for their meat or for wool. Colorado is number 3 in wool production nationwide despite the fact that the overall sheep herd
has been slipping for decades. But as Luke Runyon reports, one entrepreneur is hoping to reinvigorate an old sheep-raising region’s wool economy.