Timo Koivisto has been appointed as Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Eastern Finland. 

A team of Korean researchers has achieved the feat of establishing a key international standard for verifying the safety and reliability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This achievement is the result of over five years of effort, and South Korea has come to lead not only AI technology but also AI norms and reliability verification standards.

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are mapping the genetic differences between the domestic chicken and its wild relative the junglefowl. They will now try to find out whether it is possible to use genetic engineering to “undomesticate” domesticated chickens. This could be a tool for conserving endangered species – and perhaps recreating extinct animals.

New genetic research with key contributions from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has uncovered “hidden” freshwater mussel diversity in the Tennessee River Basin—one of the most biologically diverse river systems in the world. Using DNA analysis alongside fieldwork and museum collections, researchers formally described two previously unrecognized species and found evidence of a third yet to be named. UT’s Gerald Dinkins of the McClung Museum notes the basin’s exceptional diversity is tied to its long, undisturbed geological history and its many distinct habitat types, which have allowed species to diversify over millions of years.

Meta funding will support research on gamified muscle-based human-computer interaction while embedding ethics directly into engineering design.

From now on, young patients at the Pediatric Center will be welcomed by a submarine-themed waiting room and MRI examination room at Semmelweis University. This development provides children with a friendly and supportive environment that creates the most modern conditions for their recovery and helps them overcome their fear of the examination. 

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed “IntraSpect™”, a third-generation intelligent in-situ laser melt pool monitoring technology that marks a breakthrough in high-end precision manufacturing. During welding, high-energy heat sources melt metal to form a micro-scale molten zone known as the melt pool. Its internal condition directly affects welding quality, yet conventional technologies are unable to monitor it in real time during processing. By combining Optical Coherence Tomography with a multi-modal artificial intelligence engine, IntraSpect™ creates an “Industrial Eye” capable of monitoring the melt pool’s internal condition in real time with micron-level precision, capturing three-dimensional morphological changes during welding to address the long-standing industry challenge of welding defects at source. The project has established partnerships with multiple industry leaders in the Greater Bay Area and is advancing commercialisation, with potential applications extending to medical devices, aviation, aerospace and other sectors demanding exceptionally high welding quality.

113 patent applications in 2025 have propelled DTU (the Technical University of Denmark) to the very top of a new top 20 list published by the European Patent Office.