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Month: February 2026

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 […]

Technology

Hot cities, safer buildings: A cooling coating that can also reduce fire risk

February 19, 2026 Tech Xplore

An international research team has demonstrated how conventional radiative cooling coatings can be optimized to further reduce building surface temperatures, cutting energy consumption, while also improving fire safety.This article was originally published on this website.

Computers

Exposing biases, moods, personalities and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

February 19, 2026 Tech Xplore

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they’re far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods. […]

Computers

Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

February 19, 2026 Tech Xplore

It happens every day—a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time […]

Computers

‘Learn-to-Steer’ method improves AI’s ability to understand spatial instructions

February 19, 2026 Tech Xplore

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University and from NVIDIA’s AI research center in Israel have developed a new method that significantly improves how artificial intelligence models understand spatial instructions when generating […]

Education

Getting hands-on with LEDs and logic to make science tangible in the classroom

February 19, 2026 Phys Org

How do you make the complex reality of chips and electronics accessible to a broad audience? TU/e researcher Elles Raaijmakers believes an educational game can do just that. In the game I.C. Tycoon (working title), […]

Math

Why some tunes stick: Mathematical symmetry helps explain catchy melodies

February 19, 2026 Phys Org

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity is at play.This article […]

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