A 2019 UNICEF study found that globally, about 1 in 3 Internet users is younger than 18. Parents let preschool children use their smartphones and tablets to stream shows and play games. School-age youngsters are online more lately because of remote learning that schools began offering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have become accustomed to relying on technology, which in some cases has made teaching easier, more efficient, and more inclusive. In some schools, computers have replaced notebooks and textbooks.Some regulations…
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How Hera asteroid mission will phone home
Image: How Hera asteroid mission will phone homeSource: ESO Science & Technology
Prominent Universities Sign Open Access Agreements with IEEE
The University of California and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (a consortium of state and non-state universities known as the CRUI) each recently signed what’s known as a read-and-publish agreement with IEEE. The agreement lets the institutions’ researchers access documents behind the paywall in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, like traditional subscribers. The agreement also allows them to publish their open-access articles in IEEE periodicals without paying out of pocket.IEEE open-access articles are supported by article-processing charges instead of subscriptions….
November 2022 Monthly National Climate Report
The November contiguous U.S. average temperature was 40.95 degress Fahrenheit, 0.74 degress Fahrenheit below the 1901-2000 average. The precipitation total was 2.40 inches, 0.17 inches above average.Source: State of the Climate Report …
Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Physicists may have solved enduring mystery
The post Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen appeared first on Physics World.Source: Physics World …
NIST and AIM Photonics to co-develop high frequency O/E chips
To enable new chip designs for high-speed optical communications, military and medical applications.Source: Optics.org News…
Young ESA team prepare Ariane 6 passenger
Image: Young ESA team prepare Ariane 6 passengerSource: ESO Science & Technology
Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority
Since its launch in April 2021, the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.To identify priorities for each theme, ERVA—an initiative funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation—holds what are termed visioning events, wherein IEEE members and hundreds of other experts from academia, industry, and nonprofits can conceptualize bold ideas….
Stand-alone Data Acquisition and Flash Memory
For years, DATAQ has offered a number of different flash memory solutions for stand-alone data acquisition. Beginning with standard 2GB max capacity SD-style cards for older DI-710/718 series data loggers, progressing to the 32 GB thumb-style USB drives, included with contemporary DI-2000 and DI-4000 series instruments. With maximum sample rates on the order of 14.4 Read MoreSource: DATAQ…
Open Day 2022
Open Day 2022 Source: ESO Science & Technology