An international team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), has developed a groundbreaking model that reveals how extremely massive stars (EMS) — with more than 1,000 times the mass of the Sun — have governed the birth and early evolution of the oldest star clusters in the universe.

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely thanks to a soft robotic exosuit developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma "fireballs" using the Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator at CERN, Geneva, to study the stability of plasma jets emanating from blazars. The results, published today (3 November) in PNAS, could shed new light on a long-standing mystery about the Universe’s hidden magnetic fields and missing gamma rays.

Five-axis machining plays a pivotal role in manufacturing complex industrial components. In a recent study, researchers introduced a surface-partitioning and iso-scallop field-based strategy tailored for non-spherical cutting tools. By adaptively dividing machining surfaces and generating smooth tool orientations, the method significantly shortens tool paths, reduces machining time, and improves surface quality. This breakthrough not only enhances industrial productivity but also provides a foundation for integrating intelligent optimization in smart manufacturing.