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Frontiers and World Economic Forum unveil top technologies to accelerate global climate and planetary health solutions

Frontiers
Reports and Proceedings

New report from the World Economic Forum and Frontiers identifies ten technologies with the potential to accelerate climate action, restore ecosystems, and drive sustainable innovation within planetary boundaries.

The World Economic Forum and leading open science publisher Frontiers today launched the inaugural 10 Emerging Technology Solutions for Planetary Health report, a landmark publication spotlighting ten breakthrough innovations that could accelerate global efforts to tackle climate change, restore ecosystems, and build long-term resilience. These technologies offer scalable, science-based solutions to help society operate within planetary boundaries and foster a more sustainable relationship with Earth's systems.

Two Artificial Intelligence methodologies are validated to improve wind speed predictions for wind farms

University of Córdoba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team tests two methodologies trained on over 13 years of data, which are capable of predicting extreme wind speeds with greater accuracy than traditional methods, which could help to improve the management of winds farms’ turbines.

Journal: Energy and AI

Sex workers say robots cannot replace human intimacy, Ben-Gurion University study finds

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Sex robots may be gaining attention in the fast-growing sex-tech industry, but a new Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study shows that human intimacy, communication, and authenticity remain irreplaceable. Drawing on interviews with Israeli sex workers, the research highlights the social and emotional dimensions of sexual labor that machines cannot replicate.

Journal: Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Sophie Nicklaus appointed Scientific Director of Food & Health at INRAE

INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Business Announcement

Sophie Nicklaus has been officially appointed Scientific Director of Food & Health for a four‑year term, by Philippe Mauguin Chair and CEO of INRAE, following consultation with its Board of Directors on 13 October. She becomes a member of the institute’s Management Board. Since April 2024, she has served as Deputy Scientific Director of Food & the Bioeconomy under Monique Axelos, who will retire at the end of the year. Given the critical challenges of food security and sovereignty, the sustainability and cost of food, as well as the intersecting issues of public health and innovation, INRAE has chosen to orient the remit of the new Scientific Director toward the domains of food and health, in order to contribute to the food of tomorrow: food that is healthy, sustainable, and accessible to all. A dedicated Scientific Directorate for Bioeconomy — first outlined under Monique Axelos — will be established by the end of the year.

Creative Destruction Lab Berlin launches new stream in defense technologies

ESMT Berlin
Business Announcement

The DEEP – Institute of Deep Tech Innovation at ESMT Berlin is expanding the German offering of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) with a new Defence Stream. Each year, the stream will support up to 25 science-based startups developing and commercializing dual-use technologies.

HKU Engineering researchers pioneer differentiable imaging and launch landmark application with uncertainty-aware Fourier ptychography

The University of Hong Kong

Professor Edmund Lam, Dr Ni Chen and their research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed a novel uncertainty-aware Fourier ptychography (UA-FP) technology that significantly enhancing imaging system stability in complex real-world environments. The breakthrough has been published in Light: Science & Applications, an international journal under Nature Publishing Group.

Journal: Light Science & Applications

Reichman University researchers show that experiencing music through both hearing and touch enhances emotional response

Reichman University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study published on 01 October 2025 in Frontiers in Virtual Reality demonstrates how multisensory music experiences can boost enjoyment, reduce anxiety, and open new therapeutic possibilities

A research team at the Reichman University Dina Recanati School of Medicine and the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology has discovered that experiencing music in a multisensory way, combining both hearing and touch , significantly enhances people’s emotional responses to it. The study, conducted at the Institute for Brain, Cognition and Technology, introduces a unique device that converts sound into tactile vibrations on the hands and body, offering listeners a new dimension of musical experience.

Journal: Frontiers in Virtual Reality