In the era of the digital economy, the Internet marketing course, a core component of the marketing curriculum in higher education, has become increasingly critical. However, the traditional teaching practices of the course have faced challenges, including insufficient depth in theoretical understanding, limited flexibility in translating theory into practice, inadequate alignment with contemporary trends, and a lack of adaptability to rapidly evolving environments. To address these issues, the teaching team at Wuhan University redesigned the course across five dimensions, including depth, rigor, intensity, breadth, and resilience. Leveraging a “four-in-one” teaching resource system, the course adopted an innovative teaching methodology grounded in the motivation, opportunity, and ability (MOA) framework. This method stimulated students’ intrinsic learning motivation, fostered collaborative creativity, and promoted mutual growth. It empowers students to develop self-management capabilities and establishes a student-centered learning paradigm characterized by shared responsibility, co-creation, and collective ownership. The teaching model ultimately seeks to cultivate high-quality and interdisciplinary talents in online marketing who are equipped with the entrepreneurial, innovative, and creative competencies necessary to meet the demands of the digital economy.

Cultivating talents in robotics requires the integration of multiple disciplines, including mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, and control engineering. The rapid expansion of the robotics industry in recent years has highlighted a significant talent gap and compelled universities to raise the standards of talent development in this field. This research examines the distinctive features of talent cultivation in robotics, draws on the practices of Wuhan University’s intelligent robotics program, and incorporates the concept of digital-intelligent education to propose an innovative talent cultivation framework termed system reconstruction and a fourfold integration education. This research emphasises the importance of digital-intelligent interdisciplinarity and reports on the establishment of a progressive and comprehensive professional curriculum system. It also presents a supporting model that includes research-activated education, industry-driven education, competition-enhanced education, and interdisciplinary education, thereby creating a project-driven innovation practice platform and talent cultivation mechanism. Guided by systematic reconstruction and a fourfold integration education mechanism, the digital-intelligent interdisciplinary curriculum and project-driven practice platform have significantly improved students’ professional knowledge, innovative ability, and sense of social responsibility. This mechanism has not only improved the quality of talent cultivation in intelligent robotics but has also increased the impact of academic competitions and garnered widespread acclaim from peers.

Scientists at the University of Surrey have made a breakthrough in eco-friendly batteries that not only store more energy but could also help tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Lithium–CO₂ ‘breathing’ batteries release power while capturing carbon dioxide, offering a greener alternative that may one day outperform today’s lithium-ion batteries. 

Empowered by the rapid advancement of digital technologies, including Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality, human society has transformed from the era of information to the era of digital intelligence. Unlike previous social formations, the digital-intelligent society has disrupted many long-held consensus norms and introduced numerous difficult challenges. To cultivate adaptive talents with general literacy of digital intelligence and specific professional competences, psychology, as one of the foundations of social sciences, must launch a revolution in future-oriented education. In higher education, the two principal components, defined by their nature and objective, are knowledge-oriented and research-oriented teaching. The former is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles and basic knowledge of psychology for freshmen and sophomores, while the latter is intended to equip junior and senior undergraduates with the skills necessary for conducting scientific research. First, it is both possible and necessary to integrate AI throughout the processes of knowledge-oriented teaching. In this article, we propose a “loop model” to demonstrate the applications of AI in the knowledge-oriented phase. Furthermore, to provide a reference criterion for nurturing innovative and research-oriented students, we present a theoretical framework of “chimeric research” to provide a comprehensive overview of psychology research in the era of AI. In conclusion, psychology education needs to be aligned with the demands of modern society and embrace digital intelligence in both knowledge- and research-oriented teaching phases.

The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China has proposed the deep integration of digital intelligence (DI) technologies into the higher education system to achieve a fundamental transformation. In response to the global imperative for digital transformation in higher education, the research investigates how Wuhan University systematically implements DI technologies across teaching, management, and service to cultivate innovative talents. With a focus on talent development, Wuhan University has built an integrated teaching platform and developed a DI education evaluation system. The research offers practical insights for higher education institutions navigating digital transitions and advancing global DI education practices. By fully integrating DI technologies and concepts into all aspects of teaching, management, and service, the reform aims to create a new synergy between DI technologies and the higher education system. This integration enhances the university’s abilities to seize opportunities and meet challenges in the DI era, thereby providing comprehensive support for cultivating top innovative talents.

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed an interface that creates "virtual sorting nanomachines" without the need to manufacture actual devices. By projecting electron beams onto thin silicon nitride membranes, they generated programmable electric fields that function like microfluidic devices—systems that move very small amounts of fluids through microscopic channels. This allows them to move and sort nanomaterials by size at any desired location and time.