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• Virtual reality helps journals to catch attentions, but credibility is at stake

  

  13 December 2017

  The use of virtual reality technology seems to be effective in helping journalists to pull their audience into their stories. However, the story should not be too flashy, as an exaggeration of details may lead to a loss of credibility, according to a new study.

• 5G has the potential to reinvent communications and to revolutionise the industry

  

  11 December 2017

  The innovation of 5G mobile networks is shaping the future of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector, representing a true technological revolution that will deliver the Internet of Things driven by R&D+i efforts such as ‘5TONIC’, Spain’s leading 5G innovation laboratory.

• The better you perform in multiplayer games, the more intelligent you are, study suggests.

  

  06 December 2017

  A new study noted a relationship between capacity of doing well in two popular online games and elevate level of intelligence in players. The study has been carried out by University of York researchers, at York’s Digital Creativity Labs (DC Labs), and have been published in the journal PLOS ONE.

• Improving student engagement with robot learning

  

  04 December 2017

  A new study of Michigan State University’s pioneering robot-learning course found out that online students who use innovative robots feel more engaged and connected to the instructor and students in the classroom.

• Addicted to your smartphone? Your brain is getting affected

  

  29 November 2017

  Researchers noted that young people’s addictions to smartphones and internet affect their balance of brain chemistry, influencing behaviour and mental health.

• Losing weight with the help of social media? Yes, it’s possible.

  

  27 November 2017

  Losing weight can be challenging. Especially if you are trying to forbid yourself to eat specific aliments while your friends are enjoying them in front of you. Support is an important motivator to achieve goals.

• Teams of friends perform better than strangers in the working environment.

  

  22 November 2017

  Studies demonstrate that when friends work together they tend to perform better than acquaintances or strangers. The analysis of 26 different studies showed that teams with friends tend to perform better when the groups are large and the focus is on maximising the output.

• Stop smoking using social networks? Now it’s possible.

  

  20 November 2017

  A new study discovered that social networks designed to help people kicking the smoking habit are actually effective, especially if the users decide to take actively part in the process. The study was carried out by the University of Iowa and the nonprofit anti-tobacco organization Truth Initiative.

• Russian mineral, the perovskite, could be the next step to ultra-high-speed communications and computing.

  

  13 November 2017

  Researchers from the University of Utah have found out that a special type of perovskite can be layered on a silicon wafer to create a vital component for the communications system of the future, enabling ultra-high-speed communications and connectivity.

• Reducing data security risks with ghost payments. No more traces left behind, to protect your information.

  

  09 November 2017

  Every form of electronic payment, may it be to book an online ticket or bill payment online, inevitable leaves some kind of traces that define potential threats for data security. However, users are often not aware of such risks and, therefore, researchers worked on solving the issue.