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The PIC installs new cooling system using oils

The computer systems at the Scientific Information Port (PIC) are submerged in tanks filled with mineral oil which store the heat generated by the equipment. The new system may represent up to €140,000 in savings yearly.

Paysandisia archon (Castniidae)

Some Moths Behave like Butterflies to Mate

A study led by ICTA-UAB researcher Víctor Sarto describes a striking example of evolutionary convergence in the order of Lepidoptera. A diurnal moth species has adopts sexual communication rules that are specific to butterflies.