Scientists are invited to submit their latest research to a new special issue focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and biochar for sustainable land management. The special issue, titled "Artificial Intelligence in Biochar Ecological Applications: Advances for Soil Carbon and Sustainability in Agricultural, Forest, and Grassland Ecosystems," will be published in the journal Biochar.

The accelerated evolution of space technology has elevated the importance of high power and lightweight attributes in satellite design. In response to the conflict between the demand for large-scale, high-power payloads and the need for lightweight, compact platforms, flexible space origami membrane structures have emerged as a potential solution. These structures possess the ability to overcome the limitations of traditional deployable mechanisms. Their geometric reconfiguration capabilities, characterized by high folding ratios, effectively satisfy the high-power performance demands.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 23, 2026 --- Insilico Medicine (3696.HK), a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced that ISM8969, an orally available NLRP3 inhibitor targeting inflammation and neurodegenerative disorders, has recently received investigational new drug (IND) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), intended for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. 

Secondary lymphedema, a chronic condition caused by lymph node removal during cancer surgery, leads to swelling, pain, and reduced mobility with limited treatment options. In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed a centrifugal cell stacking technique to create artificial lymphatic tissues that can restore lymphatic flow. When transplanted into mice, CeLyTs form functional lymph node-like structures that reduce swelling and promote lymph flow, offering a promising therapeutic strategy for lymphedema.

In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is touted as a disruptor of education, a series of landmark studies from the Shanghai Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Education, East China Normal University (ECNU), captures a more human-focused course. Published in a special issue of ECNU Review of Education, these four research projects, grounded in empirical data, deploys AI not to replace the human elements of teaching and learning, but to fundamentally understand and enhance them.