The main reason for sealing wine bottles with a cork is to protect the liquid from oxygen. However, it is not an impermeable barrier, and a small amount of air leaks in, which is not always entirely bad news. The gas helps the wine mature and develop a more complex flavor.

In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, researchers highlight several mechanisms that control how oxygen enters and behaves inside the bottle.

Oxygen is, in fact, a crucial consideration. Too much, and the wine can oxidize and spoil, while too little can stunt its development and lead to unpleasant aromas. So winemakers have a delicate balancing act to get it right.

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A newly disclosed FFmpeg flaw dubbed ‘PixelSmash’ could be exploited for remote code execution on Jellyfin servers under certain conditions, and can also trigger a denial-of-service condition in applications like Kodi, Emby, Nextcloud, PhotoPrism, and OBS Studio.

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For some time, researchers have used optical tweezers to manipulate tiny objects with incredible precision, using carefully controlled beams of laser light. So far, however, this technique has always come with strict limits on how much force it can exert.

Through new research published in Nature, a team led by Dong Wu at Anhui University, China, has unveiled an improved design: a miniature mechanical gripper controlled by light signals through an optical fiber.

Combining the precision of light-based tools with the gripping strength of mechanical devices, the device could make it far easier for researchers to manipulate and assemble objects at the microscale.

Around the world, volcanologists are following the path of magma as it travels between connected volcanoes, in an effort that could lead to improved eruption forecasts.

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