Intelligent Computing, a Science Partner Journal co-founded by Zhejiang Lab and the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), has appointed Philip S. Yu and Osmar R. Zaïane as its new Editors-in-Chief. Philip S. Yu and Osmar R. Zaïane succeed the journal's founding Editors-in-Chief at a pivotal stage of development, as Intelligent Computing continues its rapid growth as an international open-access journal dedicated to advancing the convergence of intelligence and computing.

Researchers at the ctd.qmat Cluster of Excellence in Würzburg have developed a new type of electronic component. These open up new possibilities for energy-efficient hardware, such as for applications in artificial intelligence.

Large bored piles are widely used to support bridges, high-rise buildings, and transport infrastructure, but estimating their capacity in weathered rock remains uncertain. Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology analyzed 20 instrumented static load tests on piles socketed in weathered siltstone and sandstone. Their findings provide field-calibrated adhesion factors and weathering-adjusted shaft-resistance correlations, enabling safer, more economical foundation designs while reducing unnecessary concrete and steel use.

Quasicrystals are neither conventional crystals nor amorphous solids, and their magnetic behavior remained a mystery. Researchers have now created the first bulk, annealable ferromagnetic quasicrystals and uncovered an unexpected form of magnetic critical behavior. The results show that the quasicrystal magnetism is controlled by both quasiperiodic structure and spin symmetry, establishing new design principles for magnetic quasicrystalline materials. These materials can form the foundation for new magnetic and quantum functional materials.