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Why “learn-from-anywhere” technology can help solve chronic school absence

Megan Gilmour, Churchill Policy and Deakin University Honorary Fellow, Australia, calls for legislation, technology, and policy to address complex school absence during medical or mental health challenges.
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Gender stereotypes in technology startups

Professors Tonoyan, Strohmeyer, and Jennings explore how gender stereotypes shape job application intentions in emerging technology startups.
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The future of green tech: Self-powered IoT sensors

Discover the future of green technology and self-powered IoT sensors, as explained by Henrik Staaf from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
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Accelerating the development of secure and reliable photonic and electronic systems

George Papadimitriou and Dimitris Gizopoulos from the University of Athens discuss the value of simulation frameworks in optimizing the development and integration of photonic and electronic systems.
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Understanding electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: Michael Bevington, Chair of Trustees at Electrosensitivity UK, explains the health risks associated with exposure to radiofrequency radiation and electromagnetic fields and why more robust action is needed to protect public health.
Figure 1. photo of a peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation. The crescent-shaped atrophic area (red star), at the border of the optic nerve head (black star), called myopic conus, is alone in (A). It presents a circumscribed, yellow-orange lesion (white star) at its outer border in (B), corresponding to the peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation. Note: Figures 1 and 2 are reprinted from Peripapillary Intrachoroidal Cavitation. Adèle Ehongo et al. ‘J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 4712’ Originally published by and used with permission from MDPI.

Spotting peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation using OCT

Adèle Ehongo explores the potential of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation in myopic eyes.
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Predictive analytics in the era of big data

Jacob Zahavi, from The Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, discusses the components of predictive analytics (PA) and the increasing complexity of PA problems in the world of Big Data.
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The role of digital twins in driving sustainability

As the pharmaceutical sector endeavours to become more sustainable, we hear how digital twins – virtual replicas of systems or products that can help predict performance – are supporting the industry in its efforts.
Figure 1. The value chain of crystalline silicon photovoltaic module manufacture, from silicon to wafers to cells and modules, shows the share of production in different countries (comparing the years 2010 and 2021). Recycling and recovery of materials from PV modules at the end-of-life is an industry at its initial stages.

Can Europe recover its photovoltaic manufacturing capacity?

Antonio Urbina, from the Department of Sciences and Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (INAMAT2), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), based at Pamplona in...

A novel route to secure and low-power accelerators for edge computing

Dr. Fabio Pavanello, Researcher at CNRS/CROMA Laboratory, guides us through a novel route to secure and low-power accelerators for edge computing, or in other words, the NEUROPULS approach.
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A traditional ecological knowledge summit

The Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary Waters (GCTW) cohosts a Traditional Ecological Knowledge Summit (1), as Gail Krantzberg (2), Peter Czajkowski, Dawn Martin-Hill, Rohini Patel, Hiliary Monteith, and Drew Gronewold explain.
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Intra-operative imaging solutions for surgeons

Birgitta Dresp from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) discusses the challenges associated with intra-operative imaging technology and the quest for gold standards of surgical skill.
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Stakeholder engagement, governance analysis, and co-creation for more effective WEFE Nexus management

Dr Janez Sušnik, from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and Coordinator of NEXOGENESIS, provides insights on stakeholder engagement, governance analysis, and co-creation to enhance WEFE Nexus management.
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Floreon technology, redefining polylactic acid

Dr Andrew Gill, CTO, and Dr Sandrine Garnier, CEO of Floreon Technology Ltd., explain how the company is redefining Polylactic Acid, starting with who they are and what they offer.
Figure 1: Box plots of performance measures showing all data points of 250 patients at three months across AzBio in Quiet, AzBio in Background Noise, and CNC in Quiet. All measurements were made with the CI-only condition. There was substantial variability across all speech recognition measures among CI recipients.

Predicting cochlear implant performance: Impact of demographic, audiologic, surgical factors, and cochlear health

Amit Walia, Matt Shew and Craig A. Buchman from Washington University School of Medicine, explain the challenges of understanding variables or factors informing CI performance and how this can be addressed.
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How do we prepare our youth for a world of big data?

Nancy Butler Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education at the University of Utah, considers the importance of developing primary and secondary school programs in STEM fields that support students in developing the competencies with big data.
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Confronting digital ageism: Towards a better aging future

Kim Sawchuk, Professor of Communication Studies at Concordia University, explores tackling digital ageism to build a better future for aging.
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A portable quantum simulator on a silicon chip

Mher Ghulinyan, Senior researcher at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler’s Centre for Sensors and Devices, tells us about the EPIQUS project and the creation of a cost-effective, user-friendly, and high-performance quantum simulator based on full integration of silicon nitride photonics with silicon electronics.

Towards digitalisation with zero-energy consumption sensor system

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, a leading research and innovation partner, describes its journey toward digitalisation with a zero-energy consumption sensor system.
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Wrestling with the deepfakes: Detection and beyond

Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, delves into detection and beyond in the realm of DeepFakes, starting with a look at what they are.

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