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Month: March 2025

Internet

Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge

March 19, 2025 Tech Xplore

Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used by scammers that are more available than ever thanks to artificial intelligence.This article was originally published on this website.

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Technology

3D printing approach strings together dynamic objects to assemble bionic robots, sculptures and more

March 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

It’s difficult to build devices that replicate the fluid, precise motion of humans, but that might change if we could pull a few (literal) strings. At least, that’s the idea behind “cable-driven” mechanisms in which […]

Education

Exploring the link between school exclusion and crime

March 18, 2025 Phys Org

The rate of children permanently excluded from school in England rose against last year and is higher than before the pandemic.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

Can a virtual reality residential school improve empathy toward Indigenous people?

March 18, 2025 Phys Org

Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well.This article was originally published on this website.

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Electromechanical building blocks enable rapid prototyping of large interactive structures

March 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

Prototyping large structures with integrated electronics, like a chair that can monitor someone’s sitting posture, is typically a laborious and wasteful process.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

Book bans are not what they seem: Study finds most-banned titles see 12% rise in circulation

March 18, 2025 Phys Org

Between 2021 and 2022, more than 1,600 titles were removed from U.S. schools and libraries at the behest of parents, advocacy groups, elected officials, etc. The paradox? Banning these titles often dramatically increased readership interest […]

Internet

Web search formulas offer a first step for protecting critical infrastructure

March 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

The technology behind web search engines is useful for more than tracking down your long-lost buddy or discovering a delicious new recipe. Technology based on search engine algorithms might also help keep the lights on, […]

Education

Five years after COVID, child care workforce faces new threats, study finds

March 18, 2025 Phys Org

In the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic alone, 166,000 child care jobs were lost across the nation. Significant recovery didn’t begin until the advent of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization […]

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Deep-learning system uses smartphone camera for heart rate monitoring

March 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

A team of medical researchers and engineers at Google Research has developed a way to use the front-facing camera on a smartphone to monitor a patient’s heart rate. The team has published a paper on […]

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AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language

March 17, 2025 Tech Xplore

A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously—and in real time—track fingerspelling in American Sign Language (ASL).This article was originally published on this website.

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