Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.
This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.
Latest News Releases
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Jan-2026 02:11 ET (10-Jan-2026 07:11 GMT/UTC)
Meet us at BIO-Europe | Insilico to showcase generative AI platform and introduce cardiometabolic portfolio at BIO-Europe 2025 in Vienna
InSilico MedicineMeeting Announcement
Computer scientists build AI tool to spot risky and unenforceable contract terms
New York UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Electronics
Generative AI can help athletes avoid injuries
University of California - San DiegoReports and Proceedings
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a model driven by generative AI that will help prevent injuries in athletes and also aid in rehabilitation after an injury. The model could also help athletes train better.
Research alert: Rebalancing the gut: how AI solved a 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery
University of California - San DiegoPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
Mathematical proof unites two puzzling phenomena in spin glass physics
Institute of Science TokyoPeer-Reviewed Publication
A fundamental link between two counterintuitive phenomena in spin glasses— reentrance and temperature chaos—has been mathematically proven for the first time. By extending the Edwards–Anderson model to include correlated disorder, researchers at Science Tokyo and Tohoku University provided the first rigorous proof that reentrance implies temperature chaos. The breakthrough enhances understanding of disordered systems and could advance applications in machine learning and quantum technologies, where controlling disorder and errors is crucial.
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- Physical Review E
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) from the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Programs for Bridging the gap between R&D and IDeal society (Society 5.0) and Generating Economic and social value (BRIDGE)
NTU Singapore scientists propose carbon-neutral data centres in space
Nanyang Technological UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
An out-of-this-world idea: placing data centres in space could pave the way for sustainable computing with unlimited solar energy and free cooling, says scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The researchers outline a practical path to building carbon-neutral data centres in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a concept particularly relevant to land-scarce cities like Singapore, where limited land and high real estate costs make conventional data centres increasingly expensive. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Electronics, the study presents a framework for how satellites equipped with advanced processors could serve as orbital edge and cloud data centres. The new paper asserts that space offers two unparalleled environmental advantages, virtually unlimited solar energy and natural radiative cooling enabled by the extreme cold temperatures. In addition, virtual models show that solar-powered orbital data centres could offset their launch emissions within a few years of operation.
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- Nature Electronics
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- National Research Foundation Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research