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: 7-Nov-2025 12:11 ET (7-Nov-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)
Beyond the brain: how BCIs are rewiring medicine and redefining humanity
Peking Union Medical College HospitalPeer-Reviewed Publication
Can AI accurately detect live oysters?
University of DelawarePeer-Reviewed Publication
With oyster populations down 85%, researchers are racing to monitor reef health more efficiently. A new study tests ODYSSEE, an AI trained to detect live oysters from underwater images. Research found that ODYSSEE was far faster than humans but not as accurate.
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- Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Smart adaptation: The fusion of AI and robotics for dynamic environments
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityNew dataset and AI model transform ocean pollution tracking
Journal of Remote SensingPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Journal of Remote Sensing
New book: Machine Learning in Quantum Sciences
University of Warsaw, Faculty of PhysicsBook Announcement
Cambridge University Press has published a new book co-authored by researchers from the University of Warsaw, offering both an introduction to machine learning and deep neural networks, and an overview of their applications in quantum physics and chemistry — from reinforcement learning for controlling quantum experiments to neural networks used as representations of many-body quantum states.The book appears at a time when artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly recognized tool for scientific discovery — a development recently recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for the AlphaFold tool. It serves as a timely guide for PhD students and researchers looking to apply modern machine learning methods to complex quantum problems.
JMIR Human Factors invites submission on human factors in health care
JMIR PublicationsBusiness Announcement