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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence offers new opportunities to improve university education. This is demonstrated by the Learning Intelligent System (LIS) project, which has been developed by researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) with backing from the eLearning Innovation Center. The system was created by a transdisciplinary research team at the UOC and has already produced excellent…

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It goes without saying that surgeons require a very delicate, precise touch. A new set of surgical training gloves were designed with that fact in mind, as they monitor their wearer's hand movements, and provide feedback on their technique.The electronically augmented latex gloves were designed by a team at Australia's Western Sydney University. A third-generation prototype version is currently being trialled by trainee surgeons at Britain's Liverpool Hospital.Each glove incorporates a flexible flat electrical cable…

Asus has today launched the Asus BR1100 series laptops for student’s needs. The Windows 11-ready laptop series is available in 11.6-inch clamshell form (BR1100CKA) and a convertible design that flips to become a 11.6-inch multi-touch tablet (BR1100FKA) with a claimed 10 hour battery life. The new Asus BR1100 laptops feature Intel N4500 dual-core processor along with 128GB NVMe SSD that’s user upgradable up to 2TB. The Asus BR1100 series laptops are also built to the latest…

Whether your students are in elementary school or getting ready to head off to college, a Chromebook is an excellent choice for a laptop. The streamlined Chrome OS makes it easy to navigate to popular apps like Google Docs, Google Drive, and email so students can stay on-task and in-touch with teachers and classmates. Chromebooks also have tons of security features like mic mute, camera shutters, and data encryption to keep students safe…

Laptops have become an essential tool for learning. Whether you're attending classes from home or just getting your homework done, a laptop can be an ideal partner for a student of any age. Buying the right laptop that fits your budget and requirements is a major challenge; considering how the market is flooded with options. To help you out, we've selected some of the finest budget laptops that you can buy. We'll also tell you about a payment method that can help break down your purchase into smaller, easy-to-manage…

Two Harvard University freshmen have launched a website designed to connect people fleeing Ukraine to those in safer countries willing to take them in — and it's generating offers of help and housing worldwide.Moved by the plight of Ukrainian refugees desperate to escape Russian bombardment across the former Soviet republic, Marco Burstein, 18, of Los Angeles, and Avi Schiffman, 19, of Seattle, used their coding skills to create UkraineTakeShelter.com over three frenzied days in early March.Since then, more than 18,000…

Zoom has unveiled new features for its Education users in response to requests from teachers and administrators. These features span Zoom's chat and meeting offerings, including Virtual Background and Blur for Chromebooks, Anywhere Polls, and Breakout Room enhancements. The new features are designed to engage students in submitting homework assignments, as per the company, and are available in the latest update. Some of the new features will be rolled out later this year. Here's a look at the new features on ZoomVirtual…