EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Artificial Intelligence

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.

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 3-Nov-2026 10:16 ET (3-Nov-2026 15:16 GMT/UTC)

New imaging technique sees through deep tissue, dense fog, and other obstacles

University of Rochester
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new imaging system produces clearer images taken through deep tissue, dense fog, or other environments where existing imaging systems struggle. Unlike standard near-infrared systems, it uses low-cost silicon-based detectors. The method could help improve cancer diagnosis and imaging systems used in self-driving cars.

Journal: Light: Science & Applications
Funder: Office of Naval Research

SUNY Poly awarded $15K Health Forward Foundation grant to advance respiratory care research

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has received a $15,000 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to support an innovative research project aimed at improving the understanding of mechanical ventilation and advancing future respiratory care technologies.

Funder: Health Forward Foundation

Scientists discover learning and memory formation in model membranes

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

- ORNL-led research supporting materials science for neuromorphic computing and neurological disorders shows lipid bilayers are an integral part of biological memory and learning - Latest findings are the result of a decades-long collaboration between two Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists. - To study membrane properties under electrical stimulation, the researchers used water droplets suspended in oil, known as a droplet interface bilayer.

Funder: Office of Science

PSU to lead national AI effort to make geothermal power cheaper

Portland State University
Grant and Award Announcement

Portland State University has been selected to lead a national research team that will use artificial intelligence to lower the cost of finding geothermal energy. The project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, is one of the first chosen under DOE's Genesis Mission.

Machine learning smooths the road from idea to real-world climate impact

University of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new, end-to-end, machine-learning-guided workflow created in the lab of UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry Prof. Laura Gagliardi is helping smooth the path from academic idea to manufacture-ready reality in a single discovery process.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

From Google to ChatGPT: Students are changing how they search for knowledge

Bar-Ilan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Students around the world are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to find answers to questions about physics, according to a new study led by researchers at Bar-Ilan University.

Journal: Physical Review Physics Education Research

Will autonomous AI exceed AI-aided physicians as the best medical care?

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This Perspective discusses the advantages and disadvantages of physician-led medical care vs that provided by artificial intelligence (AI).

Journal: JAMA