“No one is free until we are all free” – this phrase by Jürgen Habermas set the theme for a symposium held on Friday in honor of the philosopher and sociologist, who passed away in March. Leading scholars from around the world gathered to reflect on Habermas’ intellectual legacy and discuss the future of Critical Theory. The event was organized by Goethe University’s Normative Orders Research Centre in cooperation with Suhrkamp Publishing House. It complemented the memorial service held earlier that day at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche, organized by the City of Frankfurt together with Goethe University and Suhrkamp. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered the keynote address. 

Henna Konu has been appointed Professor of Tourism Business at the University of Eastern Finland.

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Seog-Hyeon Ryu) announced that a research team led by Dr. Hanmin Lee, head of the Department of Industrial Machinery DX under KIMM’s Virtual Engineering Platform Research Division, has developed fundamental technologies for four key components of next-generation rotorcraft power transmission systems: clutches, gears, housings and bearings.

Researchers from Florida International University have discovered that certain visual-language AI models can be manipulated via subtly manipulated images. 

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville are investigating short-range proton-neutron pairings inside atomic nuclei. By studying how these “nuclear couples” behave, Assistant Professor Dien Nguyen aims to clarify how nuclei are organized and how they decay, helping physicists better understand the forces and structures underlying matter.

As the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) gears up for this month’s administrative hearing on the fate of federal marijuana legalization, a UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute expert explains how two pieces of legislation may impact marijuana research, sales, transport, and consumption in Nevada and beyond.

More than 70 per cent of the Earth is covered by oceans. An increasing amount of critical infrastructure is being installed on the seabed. Sabotage and accidents increase the need for inspection and monitoring.  These measures are currently very expensive, but the hope is that they can soon be carried out by robots that are permanently stationed on the seabed.

Yale School of the Environment Professor Dorceta Taylor led a four-year effort to produce the first comprehensive reference work on environmental justice issues across 26 countries and six continents.

This renewed partnership with STDCT 2.0 hosted at NUS CDE aims to advance integrated power solutions for sustainable, AI-ready tropical data centres.