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Dec 6, 2024

Can Printed Electronics Prevent Spoiled Food?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, education, food

Migraine is often misunderstood, with many people facing stigma due to the invisible nature of the illness. Effective treatment is essential for managing migraine attacks, but education and support from the public and medical community are also crucial for validating the experiences of those affected.

Dec 6, 2024

Learn Quantum Physics More Easily With This Breakthrough Approach

Posted by in categories: education, quantum physics

A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, and Germany is pioneering a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom methods have typically emphasized the history and origins of quantum physics, which can often create challenges for learners.

The researchers, including physics education specialist Professor Philipp Bitzenbauer from Leipzig University, focus on qubits—two-state systems that are both the simplest and most crucial quantum systems, capable of describing many situations. Mastering the control and manipulation of these qubits is fundamental to advancing modern quantum technologies.

According to Bitzenbauer, until now there have been no empirical studies of the effectiveness of these approaches using two-state systems in developing conceptual understanding in learners. There is also a lack of scientific research on the specific advantages and disadvantages for learning of different teaching approaches based on two-state systems.

Dec 6, 2024

What it’s like to live in the world’s most innovative countries

Posted by in categories: economics, education, internet, robotics/AI

The BBC speaks to residents and travellers in some of the top-ranked countries on the 2024 Global Innovation Index to find out how cutting-edge technology benefits day-to-day life.

With the rise of AI, self-driving cars and wi-fi connected appliances, it can feel like innovation is everywhere these days. But certain countries are known for developing cutting-edge technologies that benefit residents and visitors alike.

To dive into those countries making the most impact in these areas, the World Intellectual Property Organisation recently released its 2024 Global Innovation Index, ranking 130 economies based on measures like their education system, technology infrastructure and knowledge creation (like patents filed or mobile apps created).

Dec 3, 2024

Cheerios effect inspires novel robot design

Posted by in categories: education, physics, robotics/AI

There’s a common popular science demonstration involving “soap boats,” in which liquid soap poured onto the surface of water creates a propulsive flow driven by gradients in surface tension. But it doesn’t last very long since the soapy surfactants rapidly saturate the water surface, eliminating that surface tension. Using ethanol to create similar “cocktail boats” can significantly extend the effect because the alcohol evaporates rather than saturating the water.

That simple classroom demonstration could also be used to propel tiny robotic devices across liquid surfaces to carry out various environmental or industrial tasks, according to a preprint posted to the physics arXiv. The authors also exploited the so-called “Cheerios effect” as a means of self-assembly to create clusters of tiny ethanol-powered robots.

As previously reported, those who love their Cheerios for breakfast are well acquainted with how those last few tasty little “O” s tend to clump together in the bowl: either drifting to the center or to the outer edges. The “Cheerios effect is found throughout nature, such as in grains of pollen (or, alternatively, mosquito eggs or beetles) floating on top of a pond; small coins floating in a bowl of water; or fire ants clumping together to form life-saving rafts during floods. A 2005 paper in the American Journal of Physics outlined the underlying physics, identifying the culprit as a combination of buoyancy, surface tension, and the so-called ” meniscus effect.”

Dec 3, 2024

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses the future of generative AI

Posted by in categories: education, robotics/AI

On September 12 2024, Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, participated in a fireside chat for University of Michigans students, faculty and staff. The ChatGPT developer head spoke about the future of AI and its implications for education, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid technological advancements. Altman also shared insights into OpenAI’s new reasoning model, Strawberry, a model he describes as capable of complex reasoning and problem-solving.

“You all are going to create things that astonish us. The story of human history is that we build better tools, and then people do even more amazing stuff with them, and they themselves, you know, add their layer of scaffolding. And we’re on this steadily increasing curve of possibility.”

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Dec 2, 2024

Michael Burton & Prof. Matthias von Herrath — Diabetes Research Inst — Biologically Curing Diabetes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, education, government

Cure-Focused Diabetes Research — Michael Burton & Prof. Matthias von Herrath — Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.


Michael J. Burton is the CEO of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (https://diabetesresearch.org/), a philanthropic organization which funds the Diabetes Research Institute, one of the largest and most comprehensive research centers dedicated to curing diabetes.

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Dec 2, 2024

Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology

Posted by in categories: biological, education

Video games get microscopic in an educational science outreach project.

Dec 2, 2024

Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

Posted by in categories: climatology, education, law, robotics/AI

DEADLINE APPROACHING! The NEH program is accepting applications through Dec. 11, 2024. For more information, visit.


For organizations in areas affected by Hurricane Helene in FL, GA, SC, NC, VA and TN, optional prospectuses will be accepted until Oct 16th. The prospectus must use the Prospectus Template.

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Dec 2, 2024

Study: 94% Of AI-Generated College Writing Is Undetected By Teachers

Posted by in categories: education, robotics/AI

It’s been two years since ChatGTP made its public debut, and in no sector has its impact been more dramatic and detrimental than in education.

Nov 29, 2024

The AI classroom is already here: here’s what’s coming next

Posted by in categories: education, robotics/AI

How AI is shaping the future of education.

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