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5-Jan-2026

 

Securing AI systems against growing cybersecurity threats

European Science Communication Institute gGmbH
Business Announcement

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly embedded in everyday technologies and critical sectors, ranging from healthcare and mobility to industrial systems. While these AI-based systems offer significant advantages, their increasing complexity and dependence on data also make them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Ensuring that AI systems remain secure throughout their entire lifecycle has therefore become a pressing challenge. 

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HORIZON EUROPE Digital

5-Jan-2026

 

Ben-Gurion University chemists develop smart plastic-like materials that use light or gentle heat to activate

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chemists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a “smart” polymer that could make industrial curing, 3D printing and repairs simpler, safer and more energy-efficient with materials whose properties may be tuned to match the required application.

Journal

Nature Chemistry

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Israel Science Foundation, United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation

5-Jan-2026

 

When light teaches materials to self-organize: Writing nature-like 3D nanowrinkles

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, researchers fabricate 3D hydrogel-based biomimetic Turing nanowrinkled structures. By combining ultrafast laser writing with a natural pattern-forming process known as Turing self-organization, their method can "program" 3D nanowrinkles inside soft materials.

Journal

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

5-Jan-2026

 

Oceans struggle to absorb Earth’s carbon dioxide as microplastics invade their waters

University of Sharjah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent research reveals microplastics are flooding the world’s oceans, diminishing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, an essential process to regulate Earth’s temperature.  Their presence in maritime environments has become ubiquitous. While their current effects may appear minimal, the study warns that their long-term impact will significantly intensify ocean warming and acidification.

Journal

Journal of Hazardous Materials

4-Jan-2026

 

Filtering the invisible: New evidence points to more efficient indoor air microbe sampling

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team systematically compared four commonly used air-sampling technologies to determine which methods most effectively collect submicron particles that mimic airborne bacteria and viruses.

4-Jan-2026

 

Antibiotics in sediments may quietly boost greenhouse gas emissions

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that the common antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) can fundamentally reshape nitrogen cycling in estuarine sediments.

4-Jan-2026

 

Plant-Derived compounds offer a green strategy to reduce pathogens and antibiotic resistance in manure-amended soils

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team found that plant-derived compounds significantly lowered the abundance of pathogenic bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) , virulence factors, and mobile genetic elements in manure-amended soils through controlled soil and laboratory experiments.

4-Jan-2026

 

Engineering natural killer cells may reshape the future of cancer immunotherapy

Zhejiang University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

 Chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cell therapy is emerging as a promising next-generation immunotherapy with the potential to overcome key limitations of current chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) treatments. 

Journal

World Journal of Pediatrics

4-Jan-2026

 

AI meets physics to redefine seismic imaging

Zhejiang University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new synthesis of seismic research shows that artificial intelligence, when combined with physical principles, is rapidly transforming how scientists image the Earth’s shallow and crustal structures. 

Journal

Big Data and Earth System