# ASPECT Newsletter #196

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-196/3469>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-196/3469 "2024-05-22T10:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![rgassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/rgassmoeller/32/49_2.png) [@rgassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/rgassmoeller)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-196/3469/1 "2024-05-22T10:00:08Z")

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Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #196.  
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.

Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

[#5639](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5639): Unify evaluation of number of material points (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5638](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5638): Fix alignment problem for VectorizedArray (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#5637](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5637): Update outdated comment in shear heating plugin (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5636](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5636): Bump crate-ci/typos from 1.19.0 to 1.21.0 (implemented by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))  
[#5623](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5623): Use typos github action (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))

And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

[#5627](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/5627) Particle deregistration error on ASPECT v2.6.0-pre with deal.II v9.5.1 (closed)  
[#5607](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/5607) Restart with free surface and latest deal.II is failing (closed)

A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at [this website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html).

Thanks for being part of the community!

Let us know about questions, problems, bugs or just share your experience by visting our [forum](https://community.geodynamics.org/c/aspect), or by opening issues or pull requests on [Github](https://www.github.com/geodynamics/aspect).  
Additional information can be found at our [official website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/), and CIG’s [ASPECT website](https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/aspect/).