The “Trick or Trash” campaign offers teachers a free lesson plan and a recycling kit.

When pointed at a picture in a book, the wand says words out loud or plays music.

CogniABle has developed a new, inexpensive way to help diagnose children with autism at an early age.

A charter school for low-income students in Washington, DC, is assigning grades in non-academic categories, such as organisation and accountability.

MIT’s route-planning algorithm saved the city of Boston more than €4 million.

DESKIT aims to improve learning conditions in underprivileged areas by offering children a safer way to study.

Klazz matches international students wanting to learn a new language with domestic teachers.

Combining machine learning, VR and traditional driver training methods, the course can improve driver reaction time by 20 percent.

Feles One is a user-friendly lab kit that allows people to do paternity tests, gene editing and bio-hacks from home.

A German-Mexican collaboration hopes to help preserve Apis Mellifera, the most important bee species in the world for human food.

Museum visitors will be able to experience a deeper history of exhibits, which otherwise would remain hidden.

The Drops app makes an endangered New Zealand language accessible to the world.

Traditional universities are finding creative ways to compete against online challengers.

A company called Ducky is inspiring people to take action on climate change.

The Royal Mint embraces the wonders of AR to celebrate a coin.

A scaled-down Bauhaus building has been turned into a mobile exhibition and learning space, partnering with artists across the globe to share ideas.

A new interactive speaker uses AI to help users practice conversational Chinese.

An innovative platform allows almost anyone to build their own IoT network.

Researchers have developed a VR map of a tumour to allow scientists to observe cells from all angles and for greater diagnostics.

A Chinese online language company uses tech in innovative ways to build a global teaching portal.

3D printing could help kids simultaneously learn more about technology and expand their creative skills.

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