As the world rapidly shifts towards renewable energy, the Sultanate of Oman is positioning itself as a key regional player, pursuing ambitious wind and green hydrogen projects. It benefits from its strategic location and unique desert climate which serves as an open natural laboratory for developing energy solutions in arid environments.

PHILADELPHIA — A Penn Medicine–led team has developed a first‑of‑its‑kind artificial intelligence system that interprets cardiac MRI scans with performance approaching expert clinicians. Trained on more than 300,000 MRI video clips from roughly 20,000 patients, the model can assess heart function and diagnose dozens of diseases using only non‑contrast imaging. The work was published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

Against the backdrop of global energy transition, smart grids have become pivotal yet face challenges in resilience, security, stability, and market operation. This special issue of Engineering features five cutting-edge studies, covering climate-resilient cyber–physical systems, carbon-coupled P2P trading mechanisms, power electronics-dominated grid stability, stealthy cyberattacks, and AI-enabled transient stability assessment, offering holistic solutions for sustainable smart grid development.