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: 9-May-2026 15:15 ET (9-May-2026 19:15 GMT/UTC)

14-Nov-2025
 

Machine learning-assisted metal additive manufacturing forming: a review

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication
14-Nov-2025
 

Stable and versatile optical wireless power transmission for sustainable IoT

Institute of Science Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication
14-Nov-2025
 

Learning to be simple: machine learning uncovers structures in finite simple groups

Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication
14-Nov-2025

PKU research team makes AI system that autonomously detects scientific laws

Peking University
Reports and Proceedings