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How storm surges could impact coastal workplaces
Norwegian University of Science and Technology- Journal
- Environmental Research Letters
ETRI begins development of a 100B-scale large foundation model
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyETRI, South Korea’s leading government-funded research institute, is establishing itself as a key research entity for securing nation’s artificial intelligence sovereignty. ETRI announced that it was selected as one of five national research teams as part of the NC AI Consortium in the independent AI foundation model development project, promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and began full-scale AI research in August. This selection is particularly significant as it solidifies ETRI’s status as a national research institute and secures its representation in the research community.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
Why the Amazon’s ability to make its own rain matters more than ever
University of British Columbia Okanagan campus- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
ETRI releases no-code machine learning development tools
National Research Council of Science & TechnologySince 2021, Korean researchers have been providing a simple software development framework to users with relatively limited AI expertise in industrial fields such as factories, medical, and shipbuilding, providing them with a significant boost. ETRI announced that it has released the core technology of MLOps tool, which automatically generates neural networks based on no-code and automates the deployment process, as open source on GitHub.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
PolyU scholar elected member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityJuhana Venäläinen appointed as Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Eastern Finland
University of Eastern FinlandNine easy New Year’s resolutions for people over 50
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan- Funder
- University of Michigan
This little trout died of decompression sickness – a sign of hydropower's hidden problem
Norwegian University of Science and Technology- Journal
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
The Second “Global Award for Innovation in Education Research Methods” presented in Shanghai
ECNU Review of EducationOn November 8, 2025, the Faculty of Education at East China Normal University hosted a grand ceremony to present the second Global Award for Innovation in Education Research Methods. Five distinguished scholars—Ruth Hayhoe, Stephen Raudenbush, Manabu Sato, Shanmai Wang, and Rupert Wegerif—from Canada, the United States, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom were honored with this year’s award.