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Month: February 2026

Education

A rethink is needed on zero-tolerance school behavior policies

February 20, 2026 Phys Org

Persistent concerns about poor behavior in UK secondary schools have led to the widespread implementation of disciplinary behavior management strategies. These include the use of isolation rooms, where children are sent to work alone.This article […]

Ecology

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be

February 20, 2026 Phys Org

Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk, alongside turtles, seals, whales and dolphins, many of which […]

Computers

New chip-fabrication method creates ‘twin’ fingerprints for direct authentication

February 20, 2026 Tech Xplore

Just like each person has unique fingerprints, every CMOS chip has a distinctive “fingerprint” caused by tiny, random manufacturing variations. Engineers can leverage this unforgeable ID for authentication, to safeguard a device from attackers trying […]

Math

How choices made by crowds in a train station are guided by strangers

February 20, 2026 Phys Org

In crowds, most people are strangers to you, and everyone else for that matter. However, until now, the effect of stranger-to-stranger interactions on the choices people make in crowds has not been properly examined. Ziqi […]

Technology

Shipping damage, measured in real time: How wireless origami cushioning could improve logistics

February 20, 2026 Tech Xplore

Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, has received considerable attention in engineering. By applying paper-folding principles, researchers have created compact structures that are flexible, lightweight, and reconfigurable across aerospace, medicine, and robotics.This article […]

Education

Letting children play can support development

February 20, 2026 Phys Org

Preschool-age children are most engaged in pretend play 10–15 minutes after playing begins. In addition, girls exhibit higher organizational skills, according to a study conducted by researchers from SWPS University and Istanbul University. The paper […]

Computers

Pinpointing direction in noisy 2D data: New algorithm could improve imaging, AI, particle research and more

February 20, 2026 Tech Xplore

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-led team has developed a new algorithm to help scientists determine direction in complex two-dimensional (2D) data, with potential applications ranging from particle physics to machine learning. The research […]

Computers

3D vision technology powers factory automation

February 20, 2026 Tech Xplore

One night in 2010, Mohit Gupta decided to try something before leaving the lab. Then a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, Gupta was in the final days of an internship at a manufacturing company […]

Education

Q&A: How the ‘science of reading’ is reshaping literacy education

February 19, 2026 Phys Org

Stanford Professor Rebecca Silverman discusses a transformative movement backed by research that is changing literacy instruction in schools nationwide. After decades of debate over the most effective way to teach literacy, educators are coalescing around […]

Ecology

Helping beekeepers fight mites through more effective treatments

February 19, 2026 Phys Org

Researchers from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of California, Davis, are helping beekeepers protect their colonies from destructive varroa mites. In a new study, the researchers investigate the effectiveness of combining […]

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