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Month: December 2024

Technology

Investors swoop in to save German flying taxi startup

December 24, 2024 Tech Xplore

A German flying taxi firm was Tuesday saved from collapse after investors swooped in to take it over, in a case that has fired debate about support for the country’s startup scene.This article was originally […]

Education

‘Glass fences’ hinder Japanese female faculty in international research, study finds

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

Glass ceilings comprising gender norms and practices can prevent women from advancing in organizational hierarchies, but glass fences may also be limiting—especially to Japanese female faculty who must navigate strong cultural gender expectations, according to […]

Math

Algebraic geometry offers fresh solution to data center energy inefficiency

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

The manic pace of sharing, storing, securing, and serving data has a manic price—power consumption. To counter this, Virginia Tech mathematicians are leveraging algebraic geometry to target the inefficiencies of data centers.This article was originally […]

Education

Potential-based goals may hold key to struggling college students’ academic success

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

A quantitative economist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has attempted to test what he describes as the underappreciated role of potential-based goals in college students. In his study, published in the British Journal of […]

Education

How to prepare for your bilingual baby

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

Expecting a baby, especially a first baby, is a lot for any new parent. There are so many unknowns and so much to plan for: where your baby will sleep, how you will organize feeding, […]

Education

Get outside: How schools can incorporate outdoor time

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

Despite clear benefits to children’s physical and mental health, focus, academic success, and encouraging sustainability behaviors, integrating consistent outdoor time into school activities can be challenging. In a research project following 17 teachers from upstate […]

Internet

The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?

December 23, 2024 Tech Xplore

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and […]

Education

Transforming education with virtual reality and artificial intelligence

December 23, 2024 Phys Org

Dr. Donggil Song, an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, is creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications and AI-based virtual reality (VR) platforms to provide dynamic and immersive educational experiences.This article […]

Technology

Nondestructive microwave radar finds moisture hiding inside a building’s walls

December 23, 2024 Tech Xplore

For homeowners, moisture buildup can cause the biggest headaches. Mold grows on drywall and wood-based materials, creeping along walls, floors and ceilings. Building materials begin to erode and rot. As insulation becomes damaged, the home’s […]

Computers

Fake credentials offer novel solution to e-voting challenges

December 20, 2024 Tech Xplore

As we come to the end of a year in which half the world’s population went to the polls, EPFL researchers developed and field-tested a groundbreaking new technology to protect remote electronic voting or e-voting […]

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