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17-Dec-2025

From powder to planet: University of Modena engineers forge a low-carbon future for advanced metal manufacturing

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What if the factories building tomorrow’s aerospace components, medical devices, and clean energy systems could do so without fueling the climate crisis?

That future is now within reach—thanks to groundbreaking research from Dr. Giulia Colombini at the Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari,” University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Journal: Carbon Research

17-Dec-2025

AI video translation shows promise but humans still hold the edge

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research finds that humans still hold the edge over AI when it comes to video translations. As brands race to reach global consumers on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, a new question has emerged - can generative AI truly replace humans in video translation? The University of East Anglia (UK) team decided to put it to the test. They found that while AI tools can be useful when speed and clarity are priorities, human translators remain crucial for tone, cultural nuance and for sounding natural.

Journal: Journal of International Marketing

17-Dec-2025

We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

“Agnosticism” is the only reasonable stance on conscious AI, says a philosophy-of-consciousness expert, and this gulf in our knowledge could be exploited by a tech industry intent on selling the “next level of AI cleverness”.

Journal: Mind & Language

17-Dec-2025

AI images of doctors can exaggerate and reinforce existing stereotypes

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AI generated images of doctors have the potential to exaggerate and reinforce existing stereotypes relating to sex, gender, race, and ethnicity, suggests a small analysis in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

Journal: The BMJ

17-Dec-2025

Mass shootings trigger starkly different congressional responses on social media along party lines, NYY Tandon study finds

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

After mass shootings, Democrats are nearly four times more likely than Republicans to post about guns on social media, according to research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The study analyzed the full two-year term of the 117th Congress using computational methods designed to distinguish true cause-and-effect relationships from mere coincidence.

Journal: PLOS Global Public Health

17-Dec-2025

Marshall University and University of Missouri researchers co-develop new deep learning platform to advance precision medicine

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Marshall University and the University of Missouri have partnered to develop G2PDeep, an innovative web-based platform that uses advanced AI to analyze multiple types of biological data and more accurately predict complex health outcomes.

Journal: Biomolecules

17-Dec-2025

How many insects fly in the sky above the USA?

University of Oklahoma
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Around 100 trillion insects fly in the skies above the USA on a summer's day, according to estimates by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the USA. Using weather radar, they have for the first time estimated the number of flying insects above the contiguous US.

Journal: Global Change Biology