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Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence that focuses on developing algorithms and models capable of automatically learning and making predictions or decisions from data without being explicitly programmed. It involves training models on labeled datasets to recognize patterns and make accurate predictions or classifications in new, unseen data.

AI Revives Ancient Art: Finger Flutings Reveal Clues About Their Creators

Griffith University researchers developed a digital archaeology framework combining tactile experiments, VR, and machine learning to analyse ancient finger flutings—prehistoric markings made in cave moonmilk. Their models showed promising accuracy in identifying the sex of modern creators from tactile flutings, offering new scientific methods to understand who made some of humanity’s oldest art.

20 Oct 2025

AI Accelerates Green Chemistry

Researchers at Universitat Jaume I have developed Reac-Discovery, an AI-driven robotic platform that accelerates catalytic reactor design and optimization, reducing processes from years to weeks. By integrating 3D printing, automation, and real-time machine learning, the platform transforms CO₂ and other feedstocks into sustainable, high-value chemical products with unprecedented efficiency.

20 Oct 2025

Robotic Coaches Aim To Revolutionize Physical Therapy By Accelerating Motor Skill Recovery

A $799,000 NSF-funded project led by FAMU-FSU researchers is developing robotic coaching systems that adapt to human learning, using unicycle training as a model to accelerate motor skill acquisition and transform physical therapy for patients with mobility impairments.

22 Sep 2025

UC Davis Wins NSF Grants To Advance AI-Powered Protein Engineering For Industry And Health

UC Davis has secured nearly $1 million in NSF funding for two AI-driven protein engineering projects—one to create enzymes for low-cost acrylate production and another to synthesize complex sugars found in human milk, advancing U.S. biotechnology and health innovation.

22 Sep 2025

New AI Framework LLRL Accurately Detects Plant Disease Severity for Smarter Farming

Researchers at Guizhou University have developed LLRL, a deep learning framework that targets lesion regions directly, boosting the accuracy of plant disease severity assessment across apple, potato, and tomato leaves. The model achieved up to 92.4% accuracy, outperforming 12 benchmark approaches.

22 Sep 2025

Machine Learning Supercharges Biochar Research To Fight Climate Change

A review in Biochar X shows how Machine learning is revolutionizing Biochar research, enabling precise predictions of biochar properties and performance to cut experimentation costs. This integration could accelerate climate mitigation by boosting biochar’s capacity to sequester carbon and remove pollutants.

18 Sep 2025

Hybrid AI Tool Boosts National Flood Forecast Accuracy

Researchers developed Errorcastnet, a neural network tool that significantly improves National Water Model flood predictions by identifying and correcting systematic errors. When combined with the model, accuracy improved four- to six-fold compared to current forecasts.

18 Sep 2025

Why AI Struggles With the Unknown While Humans Adapt Instinctively

Researchers from Bielefeld University and global partners propose a unified framework to explain why humans adapt so well to unfamiliar situations while AI systems often fail. The study explores how differing definitions and mechanisms of “generalization” create a critical divide between human and machine intelligence.

16 Sep 2025

New Optical Chip Slashes AI Energy Use With Light-Powered Computing

Researchers at University of Florida have created a silicon chip that uses laser light and microscopic Fresnel lenses to perform convolution operations, a power-intensive step in AI. This optical approach greatly reduces energy use while maintaining near 98% accuracy in machine learning tasks.

11 Sep 2025

AI And Drone Imaging Predict Wheat Yields With Unmatched Accuracy

This study developed a transformer-based AI model using UAV multispectral and RGB imaging to predict wheat yields with unprecedented accuracy. The approach allows non-destructive, cost-effective, and early identification of high-yield lines, speeding up breeding for climate-resilient wheat.

9 Sep 2025

AI System Translates and Edits Human Thoughts Into Images Using Brain Scans

Researchers have developed DreamConnect, a dual-stream AI system that interprets and edits visual mental imagery directly from fMRI signals using natural language prompts. This novel framework allows users to reshape imagined scenes, bridging brain activity and interactive visualization.

3 Sep 2025

UC Riverside Scientists Develop Certified Unlearning Method To Erase Data From AI Models Without Retraining

UC Riverside researchers have created a certified unlearning method that removes sensitive or copyrighted data from AI models without needing access to the original training data. Their framework uses surrogate datasets and calibrated noise to provide provable guarantees while maintaining model performance.

2 Sep 2025

MIT Scientists Show Simple Climate Models Can Outperform AI In Predicting Global Warming

MIT researchers found that simpler, physics-based climate models can outperform deep-learning AI in predicting regional surface temperatures, while deep learning works better for local rainfall. Their study highlights the importance of robust benchmarking to guide climate policy decisions.

29 Aug 2025

AI-Built Materials Map Accelerates Discovery Of High-Performance Thermoelectrics

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed an AI-driven “materials map” that integrates experimental and computational data, offering a powerful tool to identify high-performing thermoelectric materials. The approach shortens development timelines by guiding researchers to promising candidates at a glance.

28 Aug 2025

NASA Launches Surya AI to Predict Solar Storms and Decode the Sun

NASA has unveiled Surya, a new heliophysics AI foundation model trained on Solar Dynamics Observatory data to decode the Sun’s behavior. The model promises breakthroughs in space weather forecasting, protecting satellites, power grids, aviation, and communications from solar storms.

27 Aug 2025

AI-Powered Rainbow Lab Accelerates Quantum Dot Discovery For Next-Gen Tech

Researchers at NC State have developed Rainbow, the world’s first multi-robot self-driving laboratory that autonomously discovers high-performance quantum dots. Powered by AI and advanced robotics, Rainbow can run up to 1,000 experiments daily, accelerating discovery and scaling seamlessly from lab to manufacturing.

26 Aug 2025

How This 9-Point Checklist Aims to Fix AI Reporting in Veterinary Pathology

A new editorial in Veterinary Pathology introduces a 9-point checklist to enhance transparency and reproducibility in studies using AI-based automated image analysis. The guidelines aim to standardize reporting and support meaningful implementation of AI tools in veterinary pathology.

25 Aug 2025

AI Framework Learns Cellular Rules To Predict And Control Organ Growth

Harvard researchers have developed a computational framework that learns the genetic and physical “rules” guiding how cells self-organize into tissues and organs. Using automatic differentiation, the system models and predicts morphogenesis, offering a path toward engineering organs or controlling cell growth.

22 Aug 2025

AI Predicted Fusion Ignition Days Before Historic 2022 Breakthrough

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers used an AI-driven cognitive simulation model to successfully predict fusion ignition days before the historic Dec. 5, 2022 shot at the National Ignition Facility. Trained on 150,000 simulations, the model forecasted a 74% chance of surpassing energy breakeven.

22 Aug 2025

Robots Learn To Detect Drinking Water With Machine Learning And Smart Decision-Making

A study in Robot Learning demonstrates how combining decision-making with machine learning enables robots to detect, analyze, and classify drinking water samples. Using TOPSIS and Random Forest on a large dataset, researchers improved classification accuracy to 73% and integrated the system into a robotic platform.

21 Aug 2025

Machine Learning News and Research

AI Revives Ancient Art: Finger Flutings Reveal Clues About Their Creators

AI Accelerates Green Chemistry

Robotic Coaches Aim To Revolutionize Physical Therapy By Accelerating Motor Skill Recovery

UC Davis Wins NSF Grants To Advance AI-Powered Protein Engineering For Industry And Health

New AI Framework LLRL Accurately Detects Plant Disease Severity for Smarter Farming

Machine Learning Supercharges Biochar Research To Fight Climate Change

Hybrid AI Tool Boosts National Flood Forecast Accuracy

Why AI Struggles With the Unknown While Humans Adapt Instinctively

New Optical Chip Slashes AI Energy Use With Light-Powered Computing

AI And Drone Imaging Predict Wheat Yields With Unmatched Accuracy

AI System Translates and Edits Human Thoughts Into Images Using Brain Scans

UC Riverside Scientists Develop Certified Unlearning Method To Erase Data From AI Models Without Retraining

MIT Scientists Show Simple Climate Models Can Outperform AI In Predicting Global Warming

AI-Built Materials Map Accelerates Discovery Of High-Performance Thermoelectrics

NASA Launches Surya AI to Predict Solar Storms and Decode the Sun

AI-Powered Rainbow Lab Accelerates Quantum Dot Discovery For Next-Gen Tech

How This 9-Point Checklist Aims to Fix AI Reporting in Veterinary Pathology

AI Framework Learns Cellular Rules To Predict And Control Organ Growth

AI Predicted Fusion Ignition Days Before Historic 2022 Breakthrough

Robots Learn To Detect Drinking Water With Machine Learning And Smart Decision-Making

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