@article{13319, abstract = {We prove that the generator of the L2 implementation of a KMS-symmetric quantum Markov semigroup can be expressed as the square of a derivation with values in a Hilbert bimodule, extending earlier results by Cipriani and Sauvageot for tracially symmetric semigroups and the second-named author for GNS-symmetric semigroups. This result hinges on the introduction of a new completely positive map on the algebra of bounded operators on the GNS Hilbert space. This transformation maps symmetric Markov operators to symmetric Markov operators and is essential to obtain the required inner product on the Hilbert bimodule.}, author = {Vernooij, Matthijs and Wirth, Melchior}, issn = {1432-0916}, journal = {Communications in Mathematical Physics}, pages = {381--416}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, title = {{Derivations and KMS-symmetric quantum Markov semigroups}}, doi = {10.1007/s00220-023-04795-6}, volume = {403}, year = {2023}, } @inproceedings{13321, abstract = {We consider the problem of reconstructing the signal and the hidden variables from observations coming from a multi-layer network with rotationally invariant weight matrices. The multi-layer structure models inference from deep generative priors, and the rotational invariance imposed on the weights generalizes the i.i.d. Gaussian assumption by allowing for a complex correlation structure, which is typical in applications. In this work, we present a new class of approximate message passing (AMP) algorithms and give a state evolution recursion which precisely characterizes their performance in the large system limit. In contrast with the existing multi-layer VAMP (ML-VAMP) approach, our proposed AMP – dubbed multilayer rotationally invariant generalized AMP (ML-RI-GAMP) – provides a natural generalization beyond Gaussian designs, in the sense that it recovers the existing Gaussian AMP as a special case. Furthermore, ML-RI-GAMP exhibits a significantly lower complexity than ML-VAMP, as the computationally intensive singular value decomposition is replaced by an estimation of the moments of the design matrices. Finally, our numerical results show that this complexity gain comes at little to no cost in the performance of the algorithm.}, author = {Xu, Yizhou and Hou, Tian Qi and Liang, Shan Suo and Mondelli, Marco}, booktitle = {2023 IEEE Information Theory Workshop}, isbn = {9798350301496}, issn = {2475-4218}, location = {Saint-Malo, France}, pages = {294--298}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}, title = {{Approximate message passing for multi-layer estimation in rotationally invariant models}}, doi = {10.1109/ITW55543.2023.10160238}, year = {2023}, } @phdthesis{13331, abstract = {The extension of extremal combinatorics to the setting of exterior algebra is a work in progress that gained attention recently. In this thesis, we study the combinatorial structure of exterior algebra by introducing a dictionary that translates the notions from the set systems into the framework of exterior algebra. We show both generalizations of celebrated Erdös--Ko--Rado theorem and Hilton--Milner theorem to the setting of exterior algebra in the simplest non-trivial case of two-forms. }, author = {Köse, Seyda}, issn = {2791-4585}, pages = {26}, publisher = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria}, title = {{Exterior algebra and combinatorics}}, doi = {10.15479/at:ista:13331}, year = {2023}, } @misc{13336, author = {Kleshnina, Maria}, publisher = {Zenodo}, title = {{kleshnina/stochgames_info: The effect of environmental information on evolution of cooperation in stochastic games}}, doi = {10.5281/ZENODO.8059564}, year = {2023}, } @article{13340, abstract = {Photoisomerization of azobenzenes from their stable E isomer to the metastable Z state is the basis of numerous applications of these molecules. However, this reaction typically requires ultraviolet light, which limits applicability. In this study, we introduce disequilibration by sensitization under confinement (DESC), a supramolecular approach to induce the E-to-Z isomerization by using light of a desired color, including red. DESC relies on a combination of a macrocyclic host and a photosensitizer, which act together to selectively bind and sensitize E-azobenzenes for isomerization. The Z isomer lacks strong affinity for and is expelled from the host, which can then convert additional E-azobenzenes to the Z state. In this way, the host–photosensitizer complex converts photon energy into chemical energy in the form of out-of-equilibrium photostationary states, including ones that cannot be accessed through direct photoexcitation.}, author = {Gemen, Julius and Church, Jonathan R. and Ruoko, Tero-Petri and Durandin, Nikita and Białek, Michał J. and Weissenfels, Maren and Feller, Moran and Kazes, Miri and Borin, Veniamin A. and Odaybat, Magdalena and Kalepu, Rishir and Diskin-Posner, Yael and Oron, Dan and Fuchter, Matthew J. and Priimagi, Arri and Schapiro, Igor and Klajn, Rafal}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science}, number = {6664}, pages = {1357--1363}, publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science}, title = {{Disequilibrating azoarenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement}}, doi = {10.1126/science.adh9059}, volume = {381}, year = {2023}, } @article{13342, abstract = {Motile cells moving in multicellular organisms encounter microenvironments of locally heterogeneous mechanochemical composition. Individual compositional parameters like chemotactic signals, adhesiveness, and pore sizes are well known to be sensed by motile cells, providing individual guidance cues for cellular pathfinding. However, motile cells encounter diverse mechanochemical signals at the same time, raising the question of how cells respond to locally diverse and potentially competing signals on their migration routes. Here, we reveal that motile amoeboid cells require nuclear repositioning, termed nucleokinesis, for adaptive pathfinding in heterogeneous mechanochemical microenvironments. Using mammalian immune cells and the amoebaDictyostelium discoideum, we discover that frequent, rapid and long-distance nucleokinesis is a basic component of amoeboid pathfinding, enabling cells to reorientate quickly between locally competing cues. Amoeboid nucleokinesis comprises a two-step cell polarity switch and is driven by myosin II-forces, sliding the nucleus from a ‘losing’ to the ‘winning’ leading edge to re-adjust the nuclear to the cellular path. Impaired nucleokinesis distorts fast path adaptions and causes cellular arrest in the microenvironment. Our findings establish that nucleokinesis is required for amoeboid cell navigation. Given that motile single-cell amoebae, many immune cells, and some cancer cells utilize an amoeboid migration strategy, these results suggest that amoeboid nucleokinesis underlies cellular navigation during unicellular biology, immunity, and disease.}, author = {Kroll, Janina and Hauschild, Robert and Kuznetcov, Arthur and Stefanowski, Kasia and Hermann, Monika D. and Merrin, Jack and Shafeek, Lubuna B and Müller-Taubenberger, Annette and Renkawitz, Jörg}, issn = {1460-2075}, journal = {EMBO Journal}, publisher = {Embo Press}, title = {{Adaptive pathfinding by nucleokinesis during amoeboid migration}}, doi = {10.15252/embj.2023114557}, year = {2023}, } @article{13346, abstract = {The self-assembly of nanoparticles driven by small molecules or ions may produce colloidal superlattices with features and properties reminiscent of those of metals or semiconductors. However, to what extent the properties of such supramolecular crystals actually resemble those of atomic materials often remains unclear. Here, we present coarse-grained molecular simulations explicitly demonstrating how a behavior evocative of that of semiconductors may emerge in a colloidal superlattice. As a case study, we focus on gold nanoparticles bearing positively charged groups that self-assemble into FCC crystals via mediation by citrate counterions. In silico ohmic experiments show how the dynamically diverse behavior of the ions in different superlattice domains allows the opening of conductive ionic gates above certain levels of applied electric fields. The observed binary conductive/nonconductive behavior is reminiscent of that of conventional semiconductors, while, at a supramolecular level, crossing the “band gap” requires a sufficient electrostatic stimulus to break the intermolecular interactions and make ions diffuse throughout the superlattice’s cavities.}, author = {Lionello, Chiara and Perego, Claudio and Gardin, Andrea and Klajn, Rafal and Pavan, Giovanni M.}, issn = {1936-086X}, journal = {ACS Nano}, keywords = {General Physics and Astronomy, General Engineering, General Materials Science}, number = {1}, pages = {275--287}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, title = {{Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices}}, doi = {10.1021/acsnano.2c07558}, volume = {17}, year = {2023}, } @article{13354, abstract = {Integrating light-sensitive molecules within nanoparticle (NP) assemblies is an attractive approach to fabricate new photoresponsive nanomaterials. Here, we describe the concept of photocleavable anionic glue (PAG): small trianions capable of mediating interactions between (and inducing the aggregation of) cationic NPs by means of electrostatic interactions. Exposure to light converts PAGs into dianionic products incapable of maintaining the NPs in an assembled state, resulting in light-triggered disassembly of NP aggregates. To demonstrate the proof-of-concept, we work with an organic PAG incorporating the UV-cleavable o-nitrobenzyl moiety and an inorganic PAG, the photosensitive trioxalatocobaltate(III) complex, which absorbs light across the entire visible spectrum. Both PAGs were used to prepare either amorphous NP assemblies or regular superlattices with a long-range NP order. These NP aggregates disassembled rapidly upon light exposure for a specific time, which could be tuned by the incident light wavelength or the amount of PAG used. Selective excitation of the inorganic PAG in a system combining the two PAGs results in a photodecomposition product that deactivates the organic PAG, enabling nontrivial disassembly profiles under a single type of external stimulus.}, author = {Wang, Jinhua and Peled, Tzuf Shay and Klajn, Rafal}, issn = {1520-5126}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, keywords = {Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Chemistry, Catalysis}, number = {7}, pages = {4098--4108}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, title = {{Photocleavable anionic glues for light-responsive nanoparticle aggregates}}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.2c11973}, volume = {145}, year = {2023}, } @article{13443, abstract = {The ages of solar-like stars have been at the center of many studies such as exoplanet characterization or Galactic-archeology. While ages are usually computed from stellar evolution models, relations linking ages to other stellar properties, such as rotation and magnetic activity, have been investigated. With the large catalog of 55,232 rotation periods, Prot, and photometric magnetic activity index, Sph from Kepler data, we have the opportunity to look for such magneto-gyro-chronology relations. Stellar ages are obtained with two stellar evolution codes that include treatment of angular momentum evolution, hence using Prot as input in addition to classical atmospheric parameters. We explore two different ways of predicting stellar ages on three subsamples with spectroscopic observations: solar analogs, late-F and G dwarfs, and K dwarfs. We first perform a Bayesian analysis to derive relations between Sph and ages between 1 and 5 Gyr, and other stellar properties. For late-F and G dwarfs, and K dwarfs, the multivariate regression favors the model with Prot and Sph with median differences of 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively. We also apply Machine Learning techniques with a Random Forest algorithm to predict ages up to 14 Gyr with the same set of input parameters. For late-F, G and K dwarfs together, predicted ages are on average within 5.3% of the model ages and improve to 3.1% when including Prot. These are very promising results for a quick age estimation for solar-like stars with photometric observations, especially with current and future space missions.}, author = {Mathur, Savita and Claytor, Zachary R. and Santos, Ângela R. G. and García, Rafael A. and Amard, Louis and Bugnet, Lisa Annabelle and Corsaro, Enrico and Bonanno, Alfio and Breton, Sylvain N. and Godoy-Rivera, Diego and Pinsonneault, Marc H. and van Saders, Jennifer}, issn = {1538-4357}, journal = {The Astrophysical Journal}, keywords = {Space and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics}, number = {2}, publisher = {American Astronomical Society}, title = {{Magnetic activity evolution of solar-like stars. I. Sph–age relation derived from Kepler observations}}, doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/acd118}, volume = {952}, year = {2023}, } @unpublished{13447, abstract = {Asteroseismology has transformed stellar astrophysics. Red giant asteroseismology is a prime example, with oscillation periods and amplitudes that are readily detectable with time-domain space-based telescopes. These oscillations can be used to infer masses, ages and radii for large numbers of stars, providing unique constraints on stellar populations in our galaxy. The cadence, duration, and spatial resolution of the Roman galactic bulge time-domain survey (GBTDS) are well-suited for asteroseismology and will probe an important population not studied by prior missions. We identify photometric precision as a key requirement for realizing the potential of asteroseismology with Roman. A precision of 1 mmag per 15-min cadence or better for saturated stars will enable detections of the populous red clump star population in the Galactic bulge. If the survey efficiency is better than expected, we argue for repeat observations of the same fields to improve photometric precision, or covering additional fields to expand the stellar population reach if the photometric precision for saturated stars is better than 1 mmag. Asteroseismology is relatively insensitive to the timing of the observations during the mission, and the prime red clump targets can be observed in a single 70 day campaign in any given field. Complementary stellar characterization, particularly astrometry tied to the Gaia system, will also dramatically expand the diagnostic power of asteroseismology. We also highlight synergies to Roman GBTDS exoplanet science using transits and microlensing.}, author = {Huber, Daniel and Pinsonneault, Marc and Beck, Paul and Bedding, Timothy R. and Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Bland-Hawthorn and Breton, Sylvain N. and Bugnet, Lisa Annabelle and Chaplin, William J. and Garcia, Rafael A. and Grunblatt, Samuel K. and Guzik, Joyce A. and Hekker, Saskia and Kawaler, Steven D. and Mathis, Stephane and Mathur, Savita and Metcalfe, Travis and Mosser, Benoit and Ness, Melissa K. and Piro, Anthony L. and Serenelli, Aldo and Sharma, Sanjib and Soderblom, David R. and Stassun, Keivan G. and Stello, Dennis and Tayar, Jamie and Belle, Gerard T. van and Zinn, Joel C.}, booktitle = {arXiv}, title = {{Asteroseismology with the Roman galactic bulge time-domain survey}}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2307.03237}, year = {2023}, } @article{13449, abstract = {Stars strongly impact their environment, and shape structures on all scales throughout the universe, in a process known as "feedback." Due to the complexity of both stellar evolution and the physics of larger astrophysical structures, there remain many unanswered questions about how feedback operates and what we can learn about stars by studying their imprint on the wider universe. In this white paper, we summarize discussions from the Lorentz Center meeting "Bringing Stellar Evolution and Feedback Together" in 2022 April and identify key areas where further dialog can bring about radical changes in how we view the relationship between stars and the universe they live in.}, author = {Geen, Sam and Agrawal, Poojan and Crowther, Paul A. and Keller, B. W. and de Koter, Alex and Keszthelyi, Zsolt and van de Voort, Freeke and Ali, Ahmad A. and Backs, Frank and Bonne, Lars and Brugaletta, Vittoria and Derkink, Annelotte and Ekström, Sylvia and Fichtner, Yvonne A. and Grassitelli, Luca and Götberg, Ylva Louise Linsdotter and Higgins, Erin R. and Laplace, Eva and You Liow, Kong and Lorenzo, Marta and McLeod, Anna F. and Meynet, Georges and Newsome, Megan and André Oliva, G. and Ramachandran, Varsha and Rey, Martin P. and Rieder, Steven and Romano-Díaz, Emilio and Sabhahit, Gautham and Sander, Andreas A. C. and Sarwar, Rafia and Stinshoff, Hanno and Stoop, Mitchel and Szécsi, Dorottya and Trebitsch, Maxime and Vink, Jorick S. and Winch, Ethan}, issn = {1538-3873}, journal = {Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific}, keywords = {Space and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics}, number = {1044}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, title = {{Bringing stellar evolution and feedback together: Summary of proposals from the Lorentz Center workshop}}, doi = {10.1088/1538-3873/acb6b5}, volume = {135}, year = {2023}, } @article{13450, abstract = {In previous work, we identified a population of 38 cool and luminous variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds and examined 11 in detail in order to classify them as either Thorne–Żytkow objects (TŻOs; red supergiants with a neutron star cores) or super-asymptotic giant branch (sAGB) stars (the most massive stars that will not undergo core collapse). This population includes HV 2112, a peculiar star previously considered in other works to be either a TŻO or high-mass asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star. Here we continue this investigation, using the kinematic and radio environments and local star formation history of these stars to place constraints on the age of the progenitor systems and the presence of past supernovae. These stars are not associated with regions of recent star formation, and we find no evidence of past supernovae at their locations. Finally, we also assess the presence of heavy elements and lithium in their spectra compared to red supergiants. We find strong absorption in Li and s-process elements compared to RSGs in most of the sample, consistent with sAGB nucleosynthesis, while HV 2112 shows additional strong lines associated with TŻO nucleosynthesis. Coupled with our previous mass estimates, the results are consistent with the stars being massive (∼4–6.5 M⊙) or sAGB (∼6.5–12 M⊙) stars in the thermally pulsing phase, providing crucial observations of the transition between low- and high-mass stellar populations. HV 2112 is more ambiguous; it could either be a maximally massive sAGB star, or a TŻO if the minimum mass for stability extends down to ≲13 M⊙.}, author = {O‘Grady, Anna J. G. and Drout, Maria R. and Gaensler, B. M. and Kochanek, C. S. and Neugent, Kathryn F. and Doherty, Carolyn L. and Speagle, Joshua S. and Shappee, B. J. and Rauch, Michael and Götberg, Ylva Louise Linsdotter and Ludwig, Bethany and Thompson, Todd A.}, issn = {1538-4357}, journal = {The Astrophysical Journal}, keywords = {Space and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics}, number = {1}, publisher = {American Astronomical Society}, title = {{Cool, luminous, and highly variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds. II. Spectroscopic and environmental analysis of Thorne–Żytkow object and super-AGB star candidates}}, doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/aca655}, volume = {943}, year = {2023}, } @article{13963, abstract = {The many-body localization (MBL) proximity effect is an intriguing phenomenon where a thermal bath localizes due to the interaction with a disordered system. The interplay of thermal and nonergodic behavior in these systems gives rise to a rich phase diagram, whose exploration is an active field of research. In this paper, we study a bosonic Hubbard model featuring two particle species representing the bath and the disordered system. Using state-of-the-art numerical techniques, we investigate the dynamics of the model in different regimes, based on which we obtain a tentative phase diagram as a function of coupling strength and bath size. When the bath is composed of a single particle, we observe clear signatures of a transition from an MBL proximity effect to a delocalized phase. Increasing the bath size, however, its thermalizing effect becomes stronger and eventually the whole system delocalizes in the range of moderate interaction strengths studied. In this regime, we characterize particle transport, revealing diffusive behavior of the originally localized bosons.}, author = {Brighi, Pietro and Ljubotina, Marko and Abanin, Dmitry A. and Serbyn, Maksym}, issn = {2469-9969}, journal = {Physical Review B}, number = {5}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {{Many-body localization proximity effect in a two-species bosonic Hubbard model}}, doi = {10.1103/physrevb.108.054201}, volume = {108}, year = {2023}, } @article{13965, abstract = {Many modes and mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance have been elucidated in eukaryotes. Most of them are relatively short-term, generally not exceeding one or a few organismal generations. However, emerging evidence indicates that one mechanism, cytosine DNA methylation, can mediate epigenetic inheritance over much longer timescales, which are mostly or completely inaccessible in the laboratory. Here we discuss the evidence for, and mechanisms and implications of, such long-term epigenetic inheritance. We argue that compelling evidence supports the long-term epigenetic inheritance of gene body methylation, at least in the model angiosperm Arabidopsis thaliana, and that variation in such methylation can therefore serve as an epigenetic basis for phenotypic variation in natural populations.}, author = {Hollwey, Elizabeth and Briffa, Amy and Howard, Martin and Zilberman, Daniel}, issn = {1879-0380}, journal = {Current Opinion in Genetics and Development}, number = {8}, publisher = {Elsevier}, title = {{Concepts, mechanisms and implications of long-term epigenetic inheritance}}, doi = {10.1016/j.gde.2023.102087}, volume = {81}, year = {2023}, } @article{13966, abstract = {We present a low-scaling diagrammatic Monte Carlo approach to molecular correlation energies. Using combinatorial graph theory to encode many-body Hugenholtz diagrams, we sample the Møller-Plesset (MPn) perturbation series, obtaining accurate correlation energies up to n=5, with quadratic scaling in the number of basis functions. Our technique reduces the computational complexity of the molecular many-fermion correlation problem, opening up the possibility of low-scaling, accurate stochastic computations for a wide class of many-body systems described by Hugenholtz diagrams.}, author = {Bighin, Giacomo and Ho, Quoc P and Lemeshko, Mikhail and Tscherbul, T. V.}, issn = {2469-9969}, journal = {Physical Review B}, number = {4}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {{Diagrammatic Monte Carlo for electronic correlation in molecules: High-order many-body perturbation theory with low scaling}}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.108.045115}, volume = {108}, year = {2023}, } @inproceedings{13967, abstract = {A classic solution technique for Markov decision processes (MDP) and stochastic games (SG) is value iteration (VI). Due to its good practical performance, this approximative approach is typically preferred over exact techniques, even though no practical bounds on the imprecision of the result could be given until recently. As a consequence, even the most used model checkers could return arbitrarily wrong results. Over the past decade, different works derived stopping criteria, indicating when the precision reaches the desired level, for various settings, in particular MDP with reachability, total reward, and mean payoff, and SG with reachability.In this paper, we provide the first stopping criteria for VI on SG with total reward and mean payoff, yielding the first anytime algorithms in these settings. To this end, we provide the solution in two flavours: First through a reduction to the MDP case and second directly on SG. The former is simpler and automatically utilizes any advances on MDP. The latter allows for more local computations, heading towards better practical efficiency.Our solution unifies the previously mentioned approaches for MDP and SG and their underlying ideas. To achieve this, we isolate objective-specific subroutines as well as identify objective-independent concepts. These structural concepts, while surprisingly simple, form the very essence of the unified solution.}, author = {Kretinsky, Jan and Meggendorfer, Tobias and Weininger, Maximilian}, booktitle = {38th Annual ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science}, isbn = {9798350335873}, issn = {1043-6871}, location = {Boston, MA, United States}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}, title = {{Stopping criteria for value iteration on stochastic games with quantitative objectives}}, doi = {10.1109/LICS56636.2023.10175771}, volume = {2023}, year = {2023}, } @article{13968, abstract = {The use of multimodal readout mechanisms next to label-free real-time monitoring of biomolecular interactions can provide valuable insight into surface-based reaction mechanisms. To this end, the combination of an electrolyte-gated field-effect transistor (EG-FET) with a fiber optic-coupled surface plasmon resonance (FO-SPR) probe serving as gate electrode has been investigated to deconvolute surface mass and charge density variations associated to surface reactions. However, applying an electrochemical potential on such gold-coated FO-SPR gate electrodes can induce gradual morphological changes of the thin gold film, leading to an irreversible blue-shift of the SPR wavelength and a substantial signal drift. We show that mild annealing leads to optical and electronic signal stabilization (20-fold lower signal drift than as-sputtered fiber optic gates) and improved overall analytical performance characteristics. The thermal treatment prevents morphological changes of the thin gold-film occurring during operation, hence providing reliable and stable data immediately upon gate voltage application. Thus, the readout output of both transducing principles, the optical FO-SPR and electronic EG-FET, stays constant throughout the whole sensing time-window and the long-term effect of thermal treatment is also improved, providing stable signals even after 1 year of storage. Annealing should therefore be considered a necessary modification for applying fiber optic gate electrodes in real-time multimodal investigations of surface reactions at the solid-liquid interface.}, author = {Hasler, Roger and Steger-Polt, Marie Helene and Reiner-Rozman, Ciril and Fossati, Stefan and Lee, Seungho and Aspermair, Patrik and Kleber, Christoph and Ibáñez, Maria and Dostalek, Jakub and Knoll, Wolfgang}, issn = {2296-424X}, journal = {Frontiers in Physics}, publisher = {Frontiers}, title = {{Optical and electronic signal stabilization of plasmonic fiber optic gate electrodes: Towards improved real-time dual-mode biosensing}}, doi = {10.3389/fphy.2023.1202132}, volume = {11}, year = {2023}, } @article{13969, abstract = {Bundling crossings is a strategy which can enhance the readability of graph drawings. In this paper we consider good drawings, i.e., we require that any two edges have at most one common point which can be a common vertex or a crossing. Our main result is that there is a polynomial-time algorithm to compute an 8-approximation of the bundled crossing number of a good drawing with no toothed hole. In general the number of toothed holes has to be added to the 8-approximation. In the special case of circular drawings the approximation factor is 8, this improves upon the 10-approximation of Fink et al. [14]. Our approach also works with the same approximation factor for families of pseudosegments, i.e., curves intersecting at most once. We also show how to compute a 9/2-approximation when the intersection graph of the pseudosegments is bipartite and has no toothed hole.}, author = {Arroyo Guevara, Alan M and Felsner, Stefan}, issn = {1526-1719}, journal = {Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications}, number = {6}, pages = {433--457}, publisher = {Brown University}, title = {{Approximating the bundled crossing number}}, doi = {10.7155/jgaa.00629}, volume = {27}, year = {2023}, } @article{13970, author = {Madani, Amiera and Sletten, Eric T. and Cavedon, Cristian and Seeberger, Peter H. and Pieber, Bartholomäus}, issn = {2333-3553}, journal = {Organic Syntheses}, pages = {271--286}, publisher = {Organic Syntheses}, title = {{Visible-light-mediated oxidative debenzylation of 3-O-Benzyl-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose}}, doi = {10.15227/orgsyn.100.0271}, volume = {100}, year = {2023}, } @article{13971, abstract = {When in equilibrium, thermal forces agitate molecules, which then diffuse, collide and bind to form materials. However, the space of accessible structures in which micron-scale particles can be organized by thermal forces is limited, owing to the slow dynamics and metastable states. Active agents in a passive fluid generate forces and flows, forming a bath with active fluctuations. Two unanswered questions are whether those active agents can drive the assembly of passive components into unconventional states and which material properties they will exhibit. Here we show that passive, sticky beads immersed in a bath of swimming Escherichia coli bacteria aggregate into unconventional clusters and gels that are controlled by the activity of the bath. We observe a slow but persistent rotation of the aggregates that originates in the chirality of the E. coli flagella and directs aggregation into structures that are not accessible thermally. We elucidate the aggregation mechanism with a numerical model of spinning, sticky beads and reproduce quantitatively the experimental results. We show that internal activity controls the phase diagram and the structure of the aggregates. Overall, our results highlight the promising role of active baths in designing the structural and mechanical properties of materials with unconventional phases.}, author = {Grober, Daniel and Palaia, Ivan and Ucar, Mehmet C and Hannezo, Edouard B and Šarić, Anđela and Palacci, Jérémie A}, issn = {1745-2481}, journal = {Nature Physics}, pages = {1680--1688}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, title = {{Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths}}, doi = {10.1038/s41567-023-02136-x}, volume = {19}, year = {2023}, }