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Unlocking the universe’s hidden light: The COCOA Telescope

Unlocking the universe’s hidden light: The COCOA Telescope

AstrophysicsDIPC AstrophysicsDIPC Particle PhysicsParticle physics

By DIPC

Deep in the heart of exploding stars and colliding neutron stars lies a hidden light we’ve barely glimpsed — gamma rays in the mega-electron-volt (MeV) range. These elusive rays, carrying clues about cosmic explosions and mysterious phenomena like dark matter, have been hard to study due to technological limits. Enter COCOA , a compact, innovative […]

Statistics and the world of online chess drama

Statistics and the world of online chess drama

Statistics

By Invited Researcher

Author: Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics, University of Toronto As a mild-mannered statistics professor, it’s not often that I get contacted directly by the CEO of a multi-million-dollar company, much less regarding allegations of cheating and malfeasance among world champions. But that’s precisely what happened last summer. Erik Allebest, CEO of the world’s largest […]

Rewiring the brain: How blocking adenosine boosts stroke healing

Rewiring the brain: How blocking adenosine boosts stroke healing

DIPC NeurophysicsNeurobiology

By DIPC

Each year, millions of people experience an ischaemic stroke, a condition where a blood clot blocks the flow of oxygen and nutrients to part of the brain. Even when doctors act quickly to remove the clot, many survivors struggle with long-term challenges like difficulty moving, remembering, or managing emotions. While treatments like clot-dissolving drugs or […]

From 18- to 20-electron ferrocene derivatives

From 18- to 20-electron ferrocene derivatives

Chemistry

By Mapping Ignorance

For more than a century, a well-known 18-electron rule has guided the field of organometallic chemistry. Now, researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with scientists from Germany, Russia, and Japan, have successfully synthesized a novel organometallic compound that challenges this longstanding principle. They have created a stable 20-electron derivative of […]

Mitigating health risks through targeted microbial interventions

Mitigating health risks through targeted microbial interventions

BiotechnologyChemical engineeringFood processingMicrobiologyMolecular biology

By Invited Researcher

Biogenic amines (BAs) are nitrogenous compounds formed primarily by microbial decarboxylation of amino acids. In food products, they can accumulate to levels that pose health risks, including histamine poisoning and hypertensive crises due to tyramine ingestion . Fermented foods, particularly cheeses, are significant sources of BAs due to their complex microbial consortia and the metabolic […]

Graphene’s magic twist: fast and slow electrons

Graphene’s magic twist: fast and slow electrons

Condensed matterDIPC Advanced materialsMaterials

By DIPC

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern, is renowned for its ability to conduct electricity with ease. When two graphene sheets are stacked and twisted at a “magic angle” of about one degree, something remarkable happens: the electrons slow down dramatically, creating “flat bands” where they interact strongly. A new […]

Bees recognition of complex visual patterns could transform AI

Bees recognition of complex visual patterns could transform AI

BiologyComputer scienceNeurobiology

By Mapping Ignorance

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning and recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of Sheffield study. By building a computational model—or a digital version of a bee’s brain—researchers have discovered how the […]