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Frontline innovations: Introducing the Black Sea battle lab
The Black Sea Battle Lab is a new initiative launched by the Ukrainian and Norwegian armed forces amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Set to begin in July 2025, it aims to create a hub for innovation, leadership development, and policy engagement in maritime operations. Head of the Department of Tactics, Ukrainian Naval Forces Institute, Pavlo Rud, explains.
What does it mean to ‘know’ something in the age of AI?
Stephanie Schneider from SUNY Old Westbury examines how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our understanding of knowledge and challenging traditional concepts as it becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives.
Unlocking circular economy value through trusted and decentralised data sharing
Discover how the JIDEP project evidences unlocking circular economy value through trusted and decentralised industrial data sharing.
Next-generation exercise analysis technology: Visualization of muscle activity
Professor Yoshihiro Shimomura from Chiba University explores next-generation exercise analysis technology, using electromyography (EMG) and mechanomyography (MMG). His vMMG system visualizes muscle activity with a low-frequency microphone and LED indicators, enabling real-time observation and data recording for further analysis of muscle function.
Digital technology and electoral democracy: Introducing the DIGIEFFECT project
Gabriela Borz, Cristina Mitrea, Anna Longhini, Thomas Montgomerie, Rémi Almodt and George Jiglău from the University of Strathclyde and Babeș-Bolyai University, investigate the relationship between digital technology and electoral democracy through the DIGIEFFECT project.
Optimizing outcomes: The role of surgical technique and intraoperative factors in cochlear implant performance
Variability in cochlear implant performance remains a significant challenge for clinicians and patients. Contributors from Washington University School of Medicine investigate how surgical techniques and intraoperative adjustments can be refined to further optimize cochlear implant outcomes.
Driving innovation in additive manufacturing: Enhancing efficiency and certification
Ana Queirós Barbosa(1) and Christina Moeslund Zeuthen(2), explore driving innovation in additive manufacturing, explaining precisely how DILAPRO enhances efficiency and certification.
Phase change materials for reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits
Pierre Noé, Benoît Cluzel, Stéphane Malhouitre, and Benoît Charbonnier, discuss phase change materials for reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits.
Programmable iontronic neural networks
Guo-Xing Miao, Professor at the University of Waterloo, guides us through programmable iontronic neural networks.
Common data elements to advance ME/CFS research
Standardizing data collection in ME/CFS research through Common Data Elements is a crucial step toward improving diagnosis, advancing treatments, and fostering collaboration across studies to accelerate progress in understanding this complex disease.
Student feedback: Embracing the student voice to transform the educational landscape
Professor Emeritus and Inaugural Pegasus Professor Charles D. Dziuban discusses the importance of integrating student feedback in teaching and learning in higher education.
Why “learn-from-anywhere” technology can help solve chronic school absence
Megan Gilmour, Churchill Policy and Deakin University Honorary Fellow, Australia, calls for legislation, technology, and policy to address complex school absence during medical or mental health challenges.
Gender stereotypes in technology startups
Professors Tonoyan, Strohmeyer, and Jennings explore how gender stereotypes shape job application intentions in emerging technology startups.
The future of green tech: Self-powered IoT sensors
Discover the future of green technology and self-powered IoT sensors, as explained by Henrik Staaf from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
Accelerating the development of secure and reliable photonic and electronic systems
George Papadimitriou and Dimitris Gizopoulos from the University of Athens discuss the value of simulation frameworks in optimizing the development and integration of photonic and electronic systems.
Understanding electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: Michael Bevington, Chair of Trustees at Electrosensitivity UK, explains the health risks associated with exposure to radiofrequency radiation and electromagnetic fields and why more robust action is needed to protect public health.
Spotting peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation using OCT
Adèle Ehongo explores the potential of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation in myopic eyes.
Predictive analytics in the era of big data
Jacob Zahavi, from The Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, discusses the components of predictive analytics (PA) and the increasing complexity of PA problems in the world of Big Data.
The role of digital twins in driving sustainability
As the pharmaceutical sector endeavours to become more sustainable, we hear how digital twins – virtual replicas of systems or products that can help predict performance – are supporting the industry in its efforts.
Can Europe recover its photovoltaic manufacturing capacity?
Antonio Urbina, from the Department of Sciences and Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (INAMAT2), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), based at Pamplona in...