Higgs boson machine-learning challenge

Last week, CERN was among several organizations to announce the Higgs boson machine-learning challengeExternal Links icon – your chance to develop machine-learning techniques to improve analysis of Higgs data.

Weather balloon takes solar cell experiment toward sun

(Phys.org) —How do solar cells behave at high altitudes? Do they perform better the closer they get to the sun? Those simple questions propelled four undergraduate students from Northwestern University's McCormick School ...

The tech divide between teachers and students

New research by a Massey University PhD student has found that many educators feel out of their depth when adopting new technology for use in the classroom.

Butterflies for your phone

Fluttering onto a smartphone near you soon, a field guide to the butterflies of Northern California, created by UC Davis students.

Stereoscopic 3-D for professional training of football referees

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are applying stereoscopic 3-D to record exercises on offside position for the FIFA to use as teaching material in professional training courses for assistant referees.

Plugged into learning: Computers help students advance

Technology has grown by leaps and bounds, yet are computers helping students progress in their learning? Absolutely, says a 40-year retrospective on the impact of technology in classrooms.

Mystery of Ohio's Fort Recovery solved by students

Obscured for more than two centuries lost under several feet of dirt and clay, the original site of historically important Fort Recovery was recently discovered following months of sleuthing by a team from Ball State University.

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