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: 22-Dec-2025 19:11 ET (23-Dec-2025 00:11 GMT/UTC)
OHSU scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Cell Genomics
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- NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Defense, Prostate Cancer Data Science Award
Scientists pioneer 3D temperature mapping inside living tissue using light and AI
Università Ca' Foscari VeneziaPeer-Reviewed Publication
A team of researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has developed a groundbreaking technique that maps temperature in three dimensions within biological tissue, using invisible light and artificial intelligence.
The approach, just published in Nature Communications, could transform how we monitor temperature inside the human body, potentially improving early disease detection and treatment monitoring, without the need for costly or invasive imaging technologies.
- Journal
- Nature Communications
KAIST develops robots that react to danger like humans
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Peer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Nature Communications
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- Korea National Research Foundation
Observation of Rabi-like splitting under electrical control in artificial magnets
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
FORSAID publishes four practice abstracts on EU CAP Network
Pensoft Publishers- Funder
- Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
Translating legacy code for a safer future: DARPA backs effort to convert C to Rust
University of Wisconsin-MadisonGrant and Award Announcement
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency