Wenge AI expands access to AI-powered research evaluation, helping international researchers identify innovation opportunities and assess emerging technologies.
BEIJING, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wenge AI (1956.HK) today announced an upgrade to ScienceOra, its AI-powered scientific research and decision-support platform, introducing full English-language support for its Innovation Evaluation capability. The upgrade is designed to make advanced research intelligence and technology assessment more accessible to researchers, universities, research institutions and R&D organisations worldwide.
Innovation Evaluation helps researchers move beyond conventional literature searches to develop a broader understanding of scientific developments, identify emerging research opportunities and assess potential technology pathways. By combining scientific literature, research project information and industrial R&D intelligence, ScienceOra provides structured analytical support for research planning and innovation assessment.
From research information to innovation intelligence
ScienceOra's Innovation Evaluation capability draws on a large-scale knowledge base covering publicly available research projects from more than 40 countries, industrial R&D reports, academic publications and patents.
The platform integrates multiple dimensions of research information to help users:
- Identify emerging research directions: Discover relevant scientific developments, research trends and potential opportunities for innovation.
- Analyse the research landscape: Examine research activity, technological progress and relevant evidence across multiple dimensions.
- Evaluate technical approaches: Compare potential research and technology pathways to support more informed decisions.
- Generate structured assessments: Organise findings into analytical reports that support research planning and strategic evaluation.
By bringing these capabilities together, ScienceOra helps researchers develop a more systematic view of the scientific and technological landscape surrounding a research question.
Bringing professional research evaluation to English-speaking users
With the latest upgrade, researchers can engage with the Innovation Evaluation workflow in English, making it easier for international users to explore research topics, examine relevant evidence and obtain structured analytical outputs.
The English-language capability is intended to reduce language barriers in accessing scientific intelligence and support collaboration across international research communities. It also provides universities, research organisations and corporate R&D teams with a more accessible way to explore potential innovation directions and assess technology opportunities.
The upgrade extends ScienceOra's existing AI-for-Science capabilities to a broader international audience, supporting research activities from early-stage topic exploration to more focused technology assessment.
AI-supported analysis for more informed research decisions
According to ScienceOra's published platform information, its Innovation Evaluation capability draws on more than 32 million publicly available research project records, 700,000 industrial R&D reports, and 270 million academic papers and patents.
Wenge AI reports that the platform can reduce certain research assessment processes from several weeks to less than one hour, with evaluation results achieving more than 80% alignment with expert conclusions. These capabilities are intended to help researchers organise complex information and identify promising directions more efficiently.
Advancing the international reach of AI for Science
The English-language upgrade represents another step in Wenge AI's efforts to make specialised scientific intelligence and AI-powered research tools accessible to the global research community.
As scientific research becomes increasingly interdisciplinary and international, researchers need more efficient ways to navigate expanding bodies of literature, understand emerging technologies and evaluate competing research approaches. Through ScienceOra, Wenge AI aims to connect scientific knowledge, data, models and research tools in a unified environment that supports more informed research and innovation decisions.
For more information, visit: https://www.scienceone.ai/portal/
About Wenge AI
Wenge AI (1956.HK) is a provider of artificial intelligence technology and service platform products for enterprises. With self-developed large models as its core, the company helps enterprises build practical intelligent platforms and applications. Founded by a team of AI scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenge AI has deep technological expertise in large models, cognitive intelligence and complex-system modeling, and is committed to advancing AI from technological capabilities to enterprise-level applications.
Website: https://www.wenge.com
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ScienceOra Upgrades Innovation Evaluation with Full English-Language Research Support
Silversea celebrates the opening of the 150-room hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring performances by local children and artists
MIAMI, Nov. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silversea, the leading experiential luxury and expedition travel brand, has officially opened The Cormorant at 55 South, a new 150-room hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, the southernmost city on Earth. Marking a historic moment for the brand and a first-of-its-kind venture for Silversea and Royal Caribbean Group, the hotel opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 5, featuring Silversea executive leadership, Chilean national and regional authorities, and members of the local community. Developed in partnership with a consortium of Chilean investors, the hotel reflects the region it calls home while acting as the new gateway to Silversea's Antarctica Fly Cruise program. Every guest on the Antarctica Fly Cruise expedition will now arrive in Puerto Williams on a Silversea-branded charter flight and stay at The Cormorant, before continuing their journey to the Last Continent.
"Today marks a defining moment for Silversea," said Bert Hernandez, president, Silversea. "We opened The Cormorant at 55 South to make the journey to Antarctica easier and more comfortable for our guests. Now the expedition begins here, in a hotel designed around Puerto Williams, with the same service our guests expect while on board our ships. Silversea has always been about going further, and this is another example of how we are continuing to invest in the guest experience."
A FIRST FOR SILVERSEA AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WORLD
The Cormorant carries on the leadership Silversea established in 2008, when it pioneered luxury expedition cruising, from the ship to the shore. Staffed by a team trained through The Silversea Way, Silversea's service culture, the hotel brings the brand's personalized service to the first welcome in Puerto Williams, and it was built to the standard guests expect on board. Built using modular construction, each of the 150 rooms were built in Mendoza, Argentina, and transported across the Andes and Patagonia to its place at 55 degrees south.
Its architecture and interiors draw on the landscape, local traditions, and regional materials, and that sense of place extends through the experience. Three large-scale works by Chilean artists bring the landscape, geology, and ecology of the far south into the hotel, while food and beverage begin with the destination itself and are built around local ingredients.
THE START OF THE ANTARCTICA FLY CRUISE JOURNEY
Guests on an Antarctica Fly Cruise expedition fly non-stop from Silversea's private terminal in Santiago to Puerto Williams on Silversea-branded charter flights and stay at The Cormorant before and after their voyage. Inside, the design moves guests from water and darkness toward warmth, wood, and fire.
Each space is designed to bring the region to life, making the destination the very heart of the experience.
- Latitude 55: Rooted in Chilean flavors, regional ingredients, and local culinary traditions – like the asado – The Cormorant's restaurant, Latitude 55, brings Chilean Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Puerto Williams to the table. Menus start with what grows, grazes, and swims in the region, and dinner is served family-style, with large platters at the center of the table.
- Bar Sur: The hotel's social center serves teas and small bites by day and Chilean wines and spirits in the evening, with a wine list that tours Chile from north to south. Calafate, a deep indigo native berry, anchors the cocktails alongside Chilean Pisco, a national spirit, in flavors that are tart, herbal, and warm, with a hint of smoke that echoes the asado fire. Other experiences include a guided Pisco journey led by the Bar Sur team and wine tastings led by the hotel's sommelier.
- Fireplace: Inspired by the regional tradition of fire as a place for hospitality and storytelling, the Fireplace offers plush seating and expansive windows overlooking the Patagonian landscape.
- Art and Design: Three large-scale works by Chilean artists anchor the interiors: Navarino, a steel sculpture by Paola Vezzani suspended in the main lobby; Dientes de Navarino, a bar mural by Cata Flaño; and La Memoria de las Piedras, an installation of seventy handcrafted ceramic stones by Javier Canales.
- Outdoor Experiences: Guests can kayak the sheltered waters of the Beagle Channel, hike the shoreline trails of Seno Lauta, and explore the landscape on horseback, with plenty of chances to spot cormorants, dolphin gulls, and upland geese along the way.
OPENING DAY: A CEREMONY SHAPED BY PUERTO WILLIAMS
The grand opening of The Cormorant drew on the music, history, and community of Chile's far south.
Los Chamames de la Patagonia, a folk ensemble founded in Punta Arenas in 2015, performed a Patagonian chamamé with children from the local Grupo Folklorico. The musical tradition has Guaraní roots in northeastern Argentina and traveled south with seasonal workers, shepherds, and families. Local schoolchildren sang the Chilean national anthem, accompanied by young musicians.
The ribbon, featuring natural junco fibers handwoven by local artisans, featured a chain of interconnected circles that symbolize the connections between people, cultures, and territories, and a meeting point between Patagonia, its communities, and travelers from around the world. Specially designed links allowed the hotel's leaders and Chilean authorities to cut it together while the woven circles remained intact.
STARTING WITH 29 ANTARCTICA FLY CRUISE VOYAGES
The Cormorant represents a long-term investment in how Silversea delivers the Antarctica experience.
Through March 2027, Silver Endeavour, Silver Wind, and Silver Cloud will operate 40 voyages, including 29 Antarctica Fly Cruise voyages, each featuring a stay at The Cormorant at 55 South. The season's itineraries range from six to 21 nights and extend beyond the Antarctic Peninsula to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.
For more information on The Cormorant at 55 South and Silversea's Antarctica Fly Cruise program, visit: https://www.silversea.com/the-cormorant-at-55-south.html
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About Silversea
Silversea is the leading experiential luxury and expedition travel brand, offering guests immersive experiences on all seven continents, personalized service, and an innovative culinary offering aboard its 12 intimate ocean and expedition ships. Silversea's itineraries encompass an unparalleled range of destinations worldwide, from the Mediterranean and the Caribbean to the Galápagos, both Polar Regions, and hundreds of fascinating places in between. Set to strengthen its destination leadership starting in 2026, the brand is developing the southernmost hotel on Earth, The Cormorant at 55 South, in Puerto Williams, Chile – offering guests a uniquely seamless journey to Antarctica. Silversea brings its like-minded guests closer to their destination in uncompromised comfort, championing the joy of travel, an enriching spirit of discovery, and an enduring commitment to Silversea's signature "To Finding More" promise. Silversea is owned and operated by global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL). For more information, visit www.silversea.com. Media can stay up to date by visiting the brand's press center.
Silversea, Otium, S.A.L.T., The Cormorant at 55 South, To Finding More, and the various ship names are registered trademarks of Silversea Cruises LLC.
About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group is a leading global vacation company spanning cruise, one-of-a-kind destinations, and land-based vacation experiences. The company operates 71 ships sailing to more than 1,000 destinations across all seven continents through its three wholly owned brands - Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea - and a 50% joint venture interest in TUI Cruises, which operates the Mein Schiff and Hapag-Lloyd brands.
The Group is expanding its portfolio of private destinations through its Perfect Day and Royal Beach Club collections, and the company will enter river cruising in 2027 with Celebrity River Cruises. Powered by innovative brands, advanced technology, and an industry-leading loyalty program, the company has built a connected vacation ecosystem, turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations.
Named to the Fortune World's Most Admired Companies 2026 list and to Forbes' 2026 Best American Companies lists, Royal Caribbean Group is guided by its mission to deliver the best vacations responsibly. For more information, visit royalcaribbeangroup.com.
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SILVERSEA MARKS HISTORIC OPENING OF THE CORMORANT AT 55 SOUTH, THE SOUTHERNMOST HOTEL ON EARTH, OFFERING A NEW GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA
SILVERSEA MARKS HISTORIC OPENING OF THE CORMORANT AT 55 SOUTH, THE SOUTHERNMOST HOTEL ON EARTH, OFFERING A NEW GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA
SILVERSEA MARKS HISTORIC OPENING OF THE CORMORANT AT 55 SOUTH, THE SOUTHERNMOST HOTEL ON EARTH, OFFERING A NEW GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA
SILVERSEA MARKS HISTORIC OPENING OF THE CORMORANT AT 55 SOUTH, THE SOUTHERNMOST HOTEL ON EARTH, OFFERING A NEW GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA
