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CORRESPONDENCE 17 February 2026 By Xiaoming Li0 Xiaoming Li Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. View author publications Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe The widespread use of smartphones by university students in China shows a conflict between conventional teaching methods and the realities of learners who grew up using digital technologies. Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Additional access options: Log in Learn about institutional subscriptions Read our FAQs Contact customer support Nature 650, 792 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00497-w Competing Interests The author declares no competing interests. Related Articles Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists Do social-media bans benefit young people? These data could offer clues Social-media bans won’t work — there are better ways to keep kids safe Subjects Policy Education Technology Latest on: Policy Education Technology Why Europe barred China from flagship Horizon research programmes News 16 FEB 26 US repeals key ‘endangerment finding’ that climate change is a public threat News 12 FEB 26 What drugs are safe during pregnancy? There’s a shocking lack of data News Feature 11 FEB 26 ‘I was nearly arrested’: escaping Myanmar’s military leadership for a PhD abroad Career Q&A 13 FEB 26 Four ways I ensured my research brought about real-world change Career Column 11 FEB 26 First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers News 05 FEB 26 Statistical approximation is not general intelligence Correspondence 17 FEB 26 The ‘astounding’ rise of semaglutide — and what’s next for weight-loss drugs Spotlight 12 FEB 26 Self-powered vibration sensor for wearable health care and voice detection News & Views 12 FEB 26 Jobs W3 Endowed Professorship for “Hemodynamic Modeling in Atherosclerosis- (f/m/d) KSB Foundation W3 end The Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University offers the position of a W3 Endowed Professorship for “Hemodynamic Modeling in Atherosclero... Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (DE) Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg Junior Professorship (W1) for Biomechanics (f/m/d) At the Medical Faculty Mannheim at Heidelberg University the Junior Professorship (W1) for Biomechanics (f/m/d) is to be filled at the earlie... Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (DE) Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg Full-time tenure-track faculty positions The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the College of Sciences at Koç University invites applications for full-time tenure-track facul... Istanbul (TR) Koç University Postdoctoral Positions in ‘Stem Cells, Regenerative Biology and Medicine’ Laboratory of Regenerative Biology and Medicine (Dr. Yuval Rinkevich), CIMR Beijing (CN) The Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR), Beijing High-Level Talent at the Major Agricultural Microbiology Research Facility of HZAU Join HZAU's global faculty team to advance research with competitive benefits. No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)