Norway’s "U-turn" on screen-based learning holds lessons for American readers.
Do the computer-based exams that are increasingly prevalent in K-12 education measure skills and knowledge as accurately as traditional paper-based tests? With news that millions of students who took ...
Paper is a hydrophilic material meaning that its affinity with water allows solutions to flow through the porous structure. This simple capillary action does not require added mechanical constructions ...
A team from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, led by associate professor Dr. Zachary Gagnon and graduate student Md Nazibul Islam, has developed a novel ...
A foldable, biodegradable battery based on paper and bacteria opens a new opportunity in electronics. Seokheun Choi/Binghamton University, CC BY-ND It seems like every few months there’s a new ...
Betalain, a natural pigment found in red dragon fruit, has been proposed as a natural reagent for metal detection. In the present study, this pigment was extracted and used as a colorimetric reagent ...
News that millions of students who took the PARCC exams on computers tended to score worse than those who took the tests on paper raises an important question: Do the computer-based exams that are ...
Smart fluid manipulation with automatically controlled paper valves will enable automated and multi-step immunoassays on paper-based microfluidic devices. In this work, we present an integrated ...
Packaging can make or break a product. From the primary packaging that wraps your product to the secondary packaging that keeps it safe in shipping, quality paper-based packaging can both entice and ...
There's good news for printers and paper companies. Despite the enormous migration to electronic media, neuroscience research shows that paper-based content and ads offer special advantages in ...
Pernod Ricard’s vodka brand Absolut has trialled a paper-based cap and bottle, reportedly marking an industry first as part of its vision to create a fully biobased bottle. The cap was developed in ...