Politecnico di Milano analyzed the impact of digital technologies in real-world conditions, showing economic, environmental and social benefits in most of the cases studied.

Rekha Rao thrives on solving complex scientific problems.

She’s been doing it to help Sandia meet the nation’s needs for 35 years.

This year, her work earned her dual recognitions as she was elected a fellow of two professional societies: the Society of Rheology and the International Association for Computational Mechanics.

University of Tennessee advances quantum innovation through research, infrastructure, and partnerships with ORNL and industry.

IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) is advancing India’s AI innovation ecosystem under the IndiaAI Mission by supporting startups that translate cutting-edge research into real-world solutions. The institute’s AI startups are developing technologies across multilingual artificial intelligence, robotics, engineering education, and urban flood management. Soket AI is building large language models and speech recognition systems tailored to India’s needs, while AB6 Robotics combines AI with hands-on robotics education. AIResQ ClimSols applies physics-informed AI to predict urban flooding and support disaster response. Supported by IITGN’s Research Park, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, and interdisciplinary research ecosystem, these ventures demonstrate how academic research can drive scalable, socially relevant innovation.

With partners in South Africa, Harvard researchers are testing whether artificial intelligence could enhance a digital health intervention program aimed at generating peer referrals for HIV services. 

UT Arlington and Bank of America have partnered to educate military-connected students on financial literacy through "Better Money Habits" sessions.

Tokyo’s street-space quality changed little overall between 2015 and 2024, but citywide averages concealed growing local disparities. By comparing street conditions with an inclusion-relevant population composition proxy on a 100 m × 100 m grid, researchers found that areas where population composition outpaced street quality expanded toward eastern and bayside Tokyo. The findings offer a way to identify neighborhood-level gaps and help local governments target urban renewal, public spaces, transport, and services.