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Science
The ban on smartphones alone does not allow children to equip them for the healthy use of technology, experts say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Simply banning access to smartphones and social media will not prepare children for the healthy use of technology, argued by BMJ’s international group of experts. They say the focus should shift to a rights-based approach supported by age-appropriate design and education, which should protect children from harm while developing skills to help them participate in digital…
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Nanotechnology
Smartphones and nanotechnology allow rapid detection of neonatal yellowunds
Sensor fluorescence and colorimetric operation principles. Credit: Zhang Lanpeng The research team, led by Professor Jiang Langlong of the Institute of Physical Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative dual-mode sensing platform using UpConversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This platform integrates fluorescence and colorimetric methods and provides a highly sensitive and low detection limiting regime solution for the…
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