VSC has unveiled sofia, the new Flemish Tier-1 supercomputer hosted at the VUB Nexus Datacenter in Zellik. With high energy efficiency, strong GPU performance, and broad applications across science and industry, sofia marks a major step forward for research and innovation in Flanders. Explore the full story, technical details, and media coverage in our latest update.

Metro 3, a proposed north–south automated metro line in Brussels, has faced major delays and cost increases, rising from €0.85 billion in 2009 to €5–7 billion today. This study provides the first reproducible, scenario-based accessibility analysis of the project. Results show modest average travel-time gains but significant benefits for lower-income districts, with the full line improving both speed and reliability across the city.

Mammalian cells can increase the activity of the remaining copy of a gene when the other is deleted. This study shows that the active X chromosome performs this compensation on a gene-by-gene basis at both RNA and protein levels. The work clarifies how cells maintain balanced gene expression and reveals a broader, though limited, compensatory capacity across the genome.