New research emerging from California high schools discovered that more emphasis on computer science education did not improve or harm students’ math, English or art skills, as anticipated. However, an effect of the greater enrollment in computing courses may be…
New Genetic Database to Detect Missing Persons in El Salvador
Recently, a team of researchers from the Genomics Service at UPF and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) developed a genetic database of 400 Salvadoran individuals which will help accurately identify the remains of missing persons in El Salvador and…
New Sony AI Drives Race Car
Takuma Miyazono began his racing career at age 4 when his father brought home the motorsport game Gran Turismo 4. In 2020, sixteen years later, Miyazono became the Gran Turismo world champion, winning a ‘triple crown’ of esports motor racing…
Computer Simulations Reveal New Information about Magma below the Earth’s Surface
Thanks to the latest advances in computer modelling, an international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol shed new light on the properties of magma found hundreds of kilometers within the Earth. The study showed water-rich magmas formed…
Virtual Reality Tech Could Help Detect Cognitive Decline in Adults
Recent research emerging from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London suggests that a virtual reality test where participants ‘go to the shops’ could offer an effective and promising way of observing functional cognition— processing…
Facebook Notifications Increased Blood Donations
University of Maryland Machine Learning researchers developed a predictive algorithm to enhance Facebook’s notification system for blood donations. This algorithm prompted 5% more people to take blood tests in the last year, which could mean 140 million more potential donations…