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Phys.org / Assessment tool LLMentor supports lecturers in providing feedback on academic texts

Academic writing is one of the skills that students find most difficult to learn on the side. Particularly in bachelor's programs, precise and specific feedback is needed to turn initial drafts into robust exposés for final ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Report recommends 'net neutrality for AI'

Innovation in artificial intelligence applications, including the rising tide of AI agents, is based on startups accessing AI foundation models offered by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. Each of these companies also competes ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / The developing Down syndrome brain: Scientists create most detailed molecular map to date

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, working with collaborators at Imperial College London and partners in Europe and the United States, have uncovered new insights into how an additional copy of chromosome 21 alters ...

Medical Xpress / South Australian children at risk of permanent vision loss, study finds

There is a significant gap in South Australia's approach to children's vision screening, with hundreds of children at risk of permanent, preventable vision loss each year, new Flinders University research has found. Led by ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Metabolic dysfunction is main driver of chronic kidney disease risk

Metabolic dysfunction, rather than steatotic liver disease (SLD), seems to be the main driver of chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, according to research published online Feb. 23 in Nutrition & Diabetes.

Phys.org / Scent vs. brand image: What an EEG study reveals about luxury marketing

Sungkyunkwan University announced that a research team has identified, through EEG (electroencephalogram) analysis, the impact of "fragrance" on consumers' emotions, memory, and deep emotional bonds with luxury brands. Going ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Water is bed bugs' kryptonite: The parasites avoid wet surfaces at all costs

Humans tend to fear bed bugs, and rightly so. The bloodsuckers are tough to get rid of once they've entered a home. But new research has, for the first time, identified one thing the bugs seem to fear—water and wet surfaces.

Feb 21, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Iron nanoparticle eliminates tuberculosis in mice and may pave the way for new treatments

An iron-based compound encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles completely eliminated tuberculosis in the lungs of mice after 30 days of treatment, according to a study by the Tuberculosis Research Laboratory at the Araraquara ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Can smart cameras improve evacuations? A new approach to smarter crowd mapping

Emergency evacuations during natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis increasingly rely on advanced technology to effectively assess real-time crowd movement and points of congestion. Disaster-preparedness involves ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / A world first at the microscopic scale: Metamaterials that can shrink and expand on their own

Leiden physicists Daniela Kraft and Julio Melio have created soft structures that can take on different shapes without any external drive in their lab. They present their research on microscale metamaterials in Nature—a ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Prove it or lose her: The new rules for advertising to women

From sportswear to cosmetics, brands love telling women they are strong and empowered. But women can spot inauthentic, performative messaging a mile away. New research by Macquarie University Ph.D. student Vu Phuong Uyen ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Oxytocin reverses anxiety-like behavior after three months of isolation in mice

Periods of prolonged social isolation have long been associated with difficult emotions and, in some cases, with the emergence of psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and difficulties connecting with others. ...

Feb 21, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry