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[:es]‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture[:]

Mathematicians predicted that if they imposed enough restrictions on how a shape might tile space, they could force a periodic pattern to emerge. But they were wrong.
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[:es]What Causes Alzheimer’s? Scientists Are Rethinking the Answer.[:]

After decades in the shadow of the reigning model for Alzheimer’s disease, alternative explanations are finally getting the attention they deserve.
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[:es]Physicists Create a Holographic Wormhole Using a Quantum Computer[:]

The unprecedented experiment explores the possibility that space-time somehow emerges from quantum information, even as the work’s interpretation remains disputed.
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[:es]The Brain Uses Calculus to Control Fast Movements[:]

Researchers discover that to sharpen its control over precise maneuvers, the brain uses comparisons between control signals — not the signals themselves.
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[:es]AI Reveals New Possibilities in Matrix Multiplication[:]

[:es]Inspired by the results of a game-playing neural network, mathematicians have been making unexpected advances on an age-old math problem.[:]
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[:es]The Gut Microbiome Helps Social Skills Develop in the Brain[:]

New research in fish suggests that gut microbes can have a crucial early influence on the brain’s social development.
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[:es]New Chip Expands the Possibilities for AI[:]

An energy-efficient chip called NeuRRAM fixes an old design flaw to run large-scale AI algorithms on smaller devices, reaching the same accuracy as wasteful digital computers.
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[:es]How Supergenes Fuel Evolution Despite Harmful Mutations[:]

Supergenes that lock inherited traits together are widespread in nature. Recent work shows that their blend of genetic benefits and risks for species can be complex.
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[:es]Ocean Bacteria Reveal an Unexpected Multicellular Form[:]

[:es]Marine bacteria normally seen as single cells join together as a “microscopic snow globe” to consume bulky floating carbohydrates.[:]