According to the latest report from the IUNE Observatory of the A4U Alliance, 92% of scientific publications within the Spanish University System (SUE) originate from public universities, while only 8% are produced by private institutions. The report, developed by the INAECU Institute (a collaboration between the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, UAM,  and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, UC3M), provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of Spanish universities using nearly fifty indicators related to teaching, research, and knowledge transfer.

Medical digital twins are virtual models of the human body that can help predict diseases with high accuracy. However, they are vulnerable to cyberattacks that can manipulate data and lead to incorrect diagnoses. To address this, researchers from Dongguk University developed the Wavelet-Based Adversarial Training (WBAD) defense system. Tested on a breast cancer diagnostic model, WBAD restored accuracy to 98% against attacks, ensuring safer and more reliable medical digital twins for healthcare applications.

A paper published in Science Bulletin provides a detailed investigation of a series of six 2D D-A COFs to optimize the compatibility of D and A units for photocatalytic H2O2 synthesis.

A study conducted at the Food Sciences unit of the University of Turku in Finland showed that different processing methods significantly affect the biochemical composition of plant-based foods. Current food classification systems do not sufficiently acknowledge the biochemical composition of the product.

Laser plasma acceleration is a potentially disruptive technology: It could be used to build far more compact accelerators and open up new use cases in fundamental research, industry and health. However, on the path to real-world applications, some properties of the plasma-driven electron beam as delivered by current prototype accelerators still need to be refined. DESY’s LUX experiment has now made significant progress in this direction: Using a clever correction system, a research team was able to significantly improve the quality of electron bunches accelerated by a laser plasma accelerator. This brings the technology a step closer to concrete applications, such as a plasma-based injector for a synchrotron storage ring. The research group presents their results in the journal Nature.

Shandong University’s Cheeloo College of Medicine has launched Healthcare and Rehabilitation (H&R), a peer-reviewed open-access journal. The journal aims to tackle global healthcare challenges through interdisciplinary research, offering free publication and fostering collaboration across fields like artificial intelligence, medical-engineering, and rehabilitation.