Scientists map the human genome in 4D
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In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date of the genome’s three‑dimensional organization across time and space, according to a new study published in Nature.
In a new study, MIT researchers tested their theory of Spatial Computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex.
The mode transition of combined-cycle inlets, governed by sidewall constraints, is inherently characterized by significant three-dimensional (3D) unsteady flow phenomena that elude capture by conventional two-dimensional (2D) diagnostics or single-point transducers. This research published in the Chinese Journal of Aeronautics utilizes fast-response pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) to conduct dynamic measurements on the wall pressure field of a typical over-under TBCC inlet during mode transition, successfully elucidating the 3D characteristics of these unsteady flows.
In the era of global space industry's rapid expansion, reusable launch technology addresses cost reduction, but achieving high launch cadence and flight reliability remains critical. This study published in the Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2025.103756), proposes that artificial intelligence (AI) would be the potential disruptive technology to solve these challenges. AI enables transformative capabilities for launch vehicles are pointed out in four domains: Agile launch operations enabling automate testing, fault diagnosis, and decision-making for targeting hour-level launch cycles and minute-level fault resolution; High-reliability flight enabling real-time autonomous fault diagnosis, mission replanning, and fault-tolerant control within seconds during anomalies, potentially improving reliability by 1-2 orders of magnitude; Rapid maintenance enabling real-time health monitoring and lifespan prediction for swift re-launch decisions; and Efficient space traffic management enabling predict/resolve orbital conflicts amid growing congestion from satellites and debris. The key challenges for AI applications are analyzed as well, including multi-system coupling, uncertain failure modes and narrow flight corridors, limited sensor data, and massive heterogeneous data processing. Finally, the study also proposes that AI promises substantial efficiency gains in launch vehicle design, manufacturing, and testing through multidisciplinary optimization and reduced reliance on physical testing.
Following the path towards innovation in education and health, the Department of Education and Specific Didactics of the Universitat Jaume I is developing Hort4Health. Under the direction of Mireia Adelantado Renau, lecturer in the Department of Didactics of Experimental Sciences, this leading project seeks to analyse and investigate in an interdisciplinary way the impact of integrating an eco-educational garden in the classrooms where students learn about health, sustainability and emotional well-being, thus offering a solid scientific basis on the benefits of these practices.
The Hort4Health project emerges in response to the growing need to promote healthy habits among young people, especially in an era where technology and sedentary lifestyles predominate and generate worrying figures. Through practical activities in the garden, students not only study about agriculture and ecology, but also experience the benefits of physical activity and contact with nature for their mental and physical health. Researcher Mireia Adelantado points out that in this way "scientific results will be obtained on the current healthy habits of the university community, completing the scarce previous literature on this subject in this population". This initiative has already involved more than a hundred pupils from the Early Childhood and Primary School Teacher degrees, who have participated in sessions designed to improve their emotional wellbeing, their connection with the environment and their understanding of the importance of an active and healthy life. Early results indicate a significant positive impact on the physical health of the participants and underline the potential of the garden as an innovative space for learning and wellbeing.