A Chinese doctor has unexpectedly solved a major mathematics problem dating to 2004 with OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol while trying to tackle a problem involving brain ultrasound.
It is the only country in Southeast Asia to place two universities in the global top 10 for engineering in the latest U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings.
Singapore has two universities in the global top 10 for materials science, the highest positions any Southeast Asian country in the 2026-2027 U.S. News rankings.
