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Month: August 2025

Technology

Do neurotechnologies threaten our mental privacy?

August 8, 2025 Tech Xplore

Consumer devices may soon be able to directly access and interfere with the human brain—but this raises unprecedented ethical and legal questions. How can we leverage the benefits of this technology for therapeutic purposes while […]

Internet

OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting “significant” advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

Berserkers to bigfoot: Computational folklore explained in 101 seconds

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Quick: Think of “folklore.” Did images of witches, trolls, goblins or other fairytale creatures and stories populate your mind?This article was originally published on this website.

Technology

‘Smarter, faster and safer.’ Why many workplaces are embracing virtual reality

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Picture this: You work in a warehouse and need to bring a part to the other side of the building. The floor of the warehouse is marked with pedestrian pathways for safety, but you see […]

Education

Study suggests incentives are a valuable alternative to school cell phone bans

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

As schools increasingly move to ban smartphones in classrooms, new research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) suggests that there may be a more effective way to boost focus and academic engagement.This article was originally published […]

Technology

Invisible polymer film offers powerful conductivity for smart devices

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Scientists at La Trobe University have produced a new, powerful electricity-conducting material in research which could revolutionize smartphones and wearable technologies like medical devices.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events—and why are they often disputed?

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

Last Sunday, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbor Bridge in support of Gaza. But exactly how many people were there depends on whom you ask.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

How ChatGPT and other LLMs might help to dispel popular misconceptions

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

Large language models such as ChatGPT recognize widespread myths about the human brain better than many educators. However, if false assumptions are embedded into a lesson scenario, artificial intelligence (AI) does not reliably correct them.This […]

Education

Tech can tell exactly when in videos students are learning

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

A new study combines eye tracking and artificial intelligence to identify the exact moments in an educational video that matter for learning in children.This article was originally published on this website.

Technology

Self-cleaning glass uses electric field to remove dust particles within seconds

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We’re not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning glass that can remove […]

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