Credit: The Conversation The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users…
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Overthinking Happiness Can Lower Life Satisfaction
Summary: Obsessing over personal happiness can actually decrease life satisfaction, according to new research. In three studies involving over 1,800 participants, individuals who judged their own happiness reported lower well-being,…
How Your Brain Remembers: How Episodic Memories Form
Summary: Researchers developed a computer model that mimics how the hippocampus stores new episodic memories without erasing old ones. This model demonstrates that the CA3 region of the hippocampus serves…
Engineers explore cellulose nanofibrils to enhance 3D-printed concrete
Ugur Kilic, a University of Virginia civil engineering Ph.D. student, keeps an eye on the concrete printer in Professor Osman Ozbulut’s lab at UVA in this 2022 photo. Credit: Tom…
Study Reveals Dopamine’s Limited Role in Rapid Neural Activity
Summary: A recent study has found that dopamine signals have a minimal impact on rapid neural activity in the striatum, challenging existing theories about dopamine’s role in brain signaling. Using…
Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights
Summary: A recent review outlines the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, highlighting nearly 300 common genetic variants and over 20 rare variants linked to the disorder. Researchers emphasize that schizophrenia’s genetic…
US accuses TikTok of violating children’s privacy
US justice officials say TikTok often failed to honor requests by parents to have their young children’s accounts and data removed. The United States in a lawsuit on Friday accused…
High density carbon tube nanoarray design miniaturize filter capacitors
Schematic illustration of the design strategy and preparation process of the 3D-CACT-based filter capacitor. Credit: Chen Gan A research team has constructed high-density three-dimensional carbon tube nanoarray electrodes for use…
Scientists design a framework to optimize nuclear material coatings discoveries
A better framework to optimize discovery of materials suitable for use in nuclear reactors could help the U.S. meet its clean energy goals. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Nickel-based alloys, critical…
Turkey blocks access to Instagram
Meta-owned Instagram was blocked in Turkey on Friday following accusations it censorship. Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation,…
