This International Space Station VR experience lets you explore the ISS… and it’s as amazing as it sounds
“One thing that the vast majority of people will never get the chance to do, but that a significant percentage of those same people would […]
MIT Invents AI To Decipher Ancient Languages
“A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created an AI that’s capable of automatically deciphering long lost languages, […]
A virtual reality game that integrates tactile experiences using biometric feedback
“Researchers at Nagoya University’s School of Informatics in Japan have recently created a new VR game that integrates immersive audiovisual experiences with tactile perception. This game, […]
[VIDEO] This AI Creates Detailed 3D Renderings from Thousands of Tourist Photos
“A team of researchers at Google have come up with a technique that can combine thousands of tourist photos into detailed 3D renderings that take you inside […]
How virtual reality is tackling racism in the workplace
“If you were at work and one of your colleagues made a racist remark, would you challenge it or let it pass?This scenario is one […]
Effective new tool created for discerning fake news
“We hear a lot about fake news, but do we know it when we see it? Research from The University of Texas at Austin has […]
Here’s what the future of classrooms looks like
“With the onset of the pandemic, students, and teachers across the globe suddenly found themselves struggling to adapt to online learning experiences, from dealing with Zoombombing to […]
University of Auckland Engineers Build 3D Printed Robotic Airship for Education and Research
“A duo of engineers from the University of Auckland’s New Dexterity research group have published an academic paper detailing the design and construction of a partly 3D […]
CRISPR gene-editing corrects muscular dystrophy in pigs
“Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common and most devastating muscular diseases, greatly reducing patients’ quality of life and life expectancy. Now, […]
Decoding the Brain Goes Global With the International Brain Initiative
“Few times in history has mankind ever united to solve a single goal. Even the ultimate moonshot in history—putting a man on the moon—was driven […]
A New Children’s Book Uses VR And AR To Create Immersive Storytelling
A new children’s book, The Case of the Missing Cleopatra, aims to combine traditional storytelling methods with mobile AR and VR technologies, giving children new […]
Artificial Intelligence System Learns the Fundamental Laws of Quantum Mechanics
“Artificial Intelligence can be used to predict molecular wave functions and the electronic properties of molecules. This innovative AI method developed by a team of […]
Scientists Have Successfully Built a Particle Accelerator Onto a Silicon Chip
“Particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are incredibly useful – and usually incredibly huge – instruments for studying some of the fundamentals of particle physics. […]
Scientists used artificial intelligence to discover a 2,000 year-old stick figure in Peru’s mysterious Nazca Lines
A research team from Yamagata University recently announced it had discovered 142 new Nazca formations, including images of birds, monkeys, fish, snakes, and foxes. The team partnered […]
Madison College first to hold virtual reality classroom
“Madison College will be the first in the nation to hold a class virtually. Students are testing out games on the school’s virtual reality headsets […]
Augmented reality app adds interactive enhancements to scientific posters, presentations
“USC scientists have launched a smartphone application that uses augmented reality to add 3-D models, fly-throughs and other data to enrich science communication materials such […]
A social robot to enhance children’s handwriting skills
” Researchers at CHILI Lab (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland and GAIPS Lab (University of Lisbon) in Portugal have recently developed an autonomous system designed to assist […]
This 8-Minute Galactic Primer Is the Future of AR Education
“I swear I learned this once in school. Something about fusion and explosions. Yet for the life of me, aside from a few Lady Gaga […]
Top 6 trends in higher education
“Around the world, tuition at universities is rising at a much faster rate than inflation and challenging students’ return on investment. Reduced government funding and […]
Exploring the Future of 3D Technology & Virtual Reality in the Academic Library
“Authors Zack Lischer-Katz, Kristina Golubiewski-Davis, Jennifer Grayburn, and Veronica Ikeshoji-Orlati discuss the future of 3D printing and virtual reality in libraries around the world, outlining […]
A Harvard Professor Says Half of All Colleges Won’t Exist in 10 Years (and Why a New Model Might Provide a Better Path to Career Success)
“Sound far-fetched? Clayton Christensen’s argument is based on a premise familiar to successful entrepreneurs. Similar to the prediction made by Futurist Thomas Frey in 2013, many […]
Awaiting the Advent of a Sleeping Giant in Edtech
“Online learning taught by robots could be widespread by 2030. Thirty years ago, it was a big deal when schools got their first computers. Today, […]
Neuroeducation Will Lead to Big Breakthroughs in Learning
Neuroeducation Will Lead to Big Breakthroughs in Learning