Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly transforming scientific research, with researchers across multiple areas of physics leading the development and application of these tools. To meet the needs of this fast-growing research community, the American Physical Society is launching PRX Intelligence, a highly selective open access journal that will welcome manuscripts on AI and machine learning methods and their application to advance scientific understanding. The journal will accept submissions starting February 2026.

A new meta-analysis led by researchers in Japan investigates whether lithium (LIT) supplementation can slow cognitive decline in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Building on preclinical evidence of LIT’s neuroprotective effects, the study systematically evaluates data from six randomized controlled trials to clarify its clinical potential. The findings aim to shed light on whether LIT, long used in psychiatry, could play a future role in MCI or AD prevention or treatment.

Researchers have developed a graph-based expert system that improves the accuracy and prediction stability of automated bank reconciliation. By modelling historical transactional data as a network graph, the system can learn complex one-to-many matching scenarios that existing tools often fail to predict correctly. The findings point to more reliable automation for high-risk domains such as finance and accounting.

A research paper by scientists at Cortical Labs investigate the complex network dynamics of in vitro neural systems using DishBrain, which integrates live neural cultures with high-density multi-electrode arrays in real-time, closed-loop game environments..

The research paper, published on Aug 4, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

In the past few years, rapid development has been witnessed in spacecraft formation to complete complex missions instead of the traditional single spacecraft. Spacecraft formation refers to a spatial distribution of a group composed of 2 or more spacecraft without physical contact. Those who join in the formation are called member spacecraft. There exists certain communication relationship between member spacecraft. The spacecraft formation is able to complete the tasks related to the target cooperatively through the collaborative control strategies. The formation offers low cost, strong reliability, and high flexibility in comparison to a single spacecraft for executing the mission. This has garnered considerable attention and warrants investigation. However, little research has discussed spacecraft formation to surround a noncooperative target with unknown dynamics. It is still challenging for the surrounding control to enclose the target with unknown dynamics that refers to the target’s orbit maneuver.In the past few years, rapid development has been witnessed in spacecraft formation to complete complex missions instead of the traditional single spacecraft. Spacecraft formation refers to a spatial distribution of a group composed of 2 or more spacecraft without physical contact. Those who join in the formation are called member spacecraft. There exists certain communication relationship between member spacecraft. The spacecraft formation is able to complete the tasks related to the target cooperatively through the collaborative control strategies. The formation offers low cost, strong reliability, and high flexibility in comparison to a single spacecraft for executing the mission. This has garnered considerable attention and warrants investigation. However, little research has discussed spacecraft formation to surround a noncooperative target with unknown dynamics. It is still challenging for the surrounding control to enclose the target with unknown dynamics that refers to the target’s orbit maneuver.