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Month: April 2025

Technology

Deafblind people to understand live conversations thanks to e-textiles technology

April 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

Thousands of people who are born deafblind will understand live conversations for the first time thanks to new research into smart textiles being developed by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).This article was originally published on this […]

Math

2.1 kids per woman might not be enough for population survival, new research reveals

April 30, 2025 Phys Org

Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Takuya Okabe […]

Computers

‘Reborn articles’: Simple approach enables direct publication of machine-readable scientific findings

April 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

Despite significant advances in digital technologies, modern scientific results are still communicated using antiquated methods. In nearly 400 years, scientific literature has progressed from physically printed articles to PDFs, but these electronic documents are still […]

Internet

Purpose Mode browser extension helps social media users stay focused

April 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

Doom-scrolling, instinctively clicking on ad-based notifications or getting sucked into targeted content—all of these distractions can disrupt focus, increase screen time and ultimately make someone forget why they intended to log on to a social […]

Technology

Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs

April 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

For the first time, researchers can study the microstructures inside metals, ceramics and rocks with X-rays in a standard laboratory without needing to travel to a particle accelerator, according to a study led by University […]

Internet

Unequal internet: Study highlights differences between websites from developing and developed countries

April 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

The Internet may be a global phenomenon, but its often-claimed global nature is tempered by the “digital divide”—digital participation still heavily depends on economic conditions.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

Science explains how children best learn math—and yes, timed practice helps

April 29, 2025 Phys Org

What’s the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level?This article was originally published on this website.

Computers

Mapping dynamical systems: New algorithm infers hypergraph structure from time-series data without prior knowledge

April 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

In a network, pairs of individual elements, or nodes, connect to each other; those connections can represent a sprawling system with myriad individual links. A hypergraph goes deeper: It gives researchers a way to model […]

Technology

Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors

April 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

A Korean research team has developed a novel thermoelectric material and generator (TEG) that leverages sponge-like carbon nanotube (CNT) structures, improving the limitations of organic thermoelectric materials while retaining flexibility. The resulting device is expected […]

Technology

Neuromorphic system uses quantum effects to find optimal solutions to complex problems

April 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

It’s easy to solve a 3×3 Rubik’s cube, says Shantanu Chakrabartty, the Clifford W. Murphy Professor and vice dean for research and graduate education in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. […]

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