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Month: April 2025

Education

‘We get bucketloads of homework’: Young people speak about what it’s like to start high school

April 17, 2025 Phys Org

Starting high school is one of the most significant transitions young people make in their education. Many different changes happen at once—from making new friends to getting used to a new school environment and different […]

Education

Using ChatGPT, students might pass a course, but with a cost

April 17, 2025 Phys Org

With the assumption that students are going to use artificial intelligence and large language models such as ChatGPT to do their homework, researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering, […]

Education

Using puppets to communicate innovative enzyme science

April 17, 2025 Phys Org

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how puppetry and other creative methods can effectively make complex scientific topics, such as plastic recycling, more understandable and engaging for diverse audiences.This article was […]

Education

Children under special guardianship need greater support at school, experts urge

April 16, 2025 Phys Org

Children being looked after via special guardianship arrangements should get greater support at school due to the legacy of trauma, their early life experiences, and the complex family situation they have and may continue to […]

Education

Students are neither left nor right brained: How some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong

April 16, 2025 Phys Org

Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children’s education.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

Challenging ‘publish or perish’ culture—researchers call for overhaul of academic publishing

April 16, 2025 Phys Org

The longstanding “publish or perish” culture in academia is coming under renewed scrutiny, as a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argues that current incentives in academic publishing can hinder […]

Technology

Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month

April 16, 2025 Tech Xplore

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, show that this material—which is manufactured with living cells at […]

Technology

A step toward harnessing clean energy from falling rainwater

April 16, 2025 Tech Xplore

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain […]

Technology

Mimosa seed bio-piezoelectric device functions as self-charging supercapacitor with high efficiency

April 16, 2025 Tech Xplore

Most energy generators currently employed within the electronics industry are based on inorganic piezoelectric materials that are not bio-compatible and contribute to the pollution of the environment on Earth. In recent years, some electronics researchers […]

Education

Growing interest in Spanish language and culture in China brings new channels for learning, like translating reggaeton

April 15, 2025 Phys Org

A recent study by UPF examines an emerging informal practice among the Chinese community learning Spanish: the translation of Hispanic songs, many of them reggaeton, into Chinese through the country’s main music streaming platform, NECM […]

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