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7-Apr-2026

 

JMIR Publications examines AI-driven discovery bottleneck: scientific evidence trapped in a predigital system

JMIR Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publication

JMIR Publications today announced the release of a timely new article in its News and Perspectives section, showcasing the urgent need to modernize the scientific record. The article, “Our AI-Powered Discoveries Are Trapped in a Predigital System,” details how shifting from a static, paper-based model to a data-native ecosystem can bridge the widening gap between rapid AI innovation and slow formal validation.

Journal

Journal of Medical Internet Research

7-Apr-2026

Global EV transition hinges on policy adoption, cost reductions

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) could significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions, but only if governments act aggressively to lower costs and align policies across regions.

Journal

Resources Environment and Sustainability

7-Apr-2026

Guidance aims to improve collaboration between scientists, tribal nations

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of university and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and on Tribal lands. The guidance was developed to address shortcomings in most research policies that are written without Tribal input, often leaving Tribes with unclear protections, data vulnerabilities, and limited control over how information about their lands and people is used.

7-Apr-2026

 

Advancing multimodal intelligence in colonoscopy

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study maps the rapidly evolving field of intelligent colonoscopy. 

Journal

Machine Intelligence Research

7-Apr-2026

 

Engineering the future using nature’s design

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Texas A&M University biomimicry design course shows that scaffolded, nature‑inspired, inquiry‑based learning significantly boosts biomedical engineering students’ engagement, creativity and design skills.

Journal

Biomedical Engineering Education

7-Apr-2026

 

An editorial by Tsu-Jae Liu on AI in engineering

PNAS Nexus
Reports and Proceedings

In this editorial, National Academy of Engineering President Tsu-Jae Liu presents a forward-looking perspective on the role of artificial intelligence in engineering. 

Journal

PNAS Nexus

7-Apr-2026

Natural disasters trigger 69% surge in public protests across Latin America, new research finds

Society for Risk Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests in affected districts, a social fallout that emergency planners rarely account for and that current disaster response systems are not designed to address. 

Journal

Risk Analysis

7-Apr-2026

 

Teaching AI to spot concrete cracks without heavy labeling

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows that self-supervised artificial intelligence may offer a more practical path for detecting concrete cracks in real-world structures.

Journal

Machine Intelligence Research

7-Apr-2026

 

Materials that learn to change shape

Universiteit van Amsterdam
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life. These ‘metamaterials’ don’t just learn to change shape, but can autonomously adapt their shape-changing strategy, perform reflex actions and move around like living systems do.

Journal

Nature Physics