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How electric cars and heat pumps can help Switzerland implement its energy strategy
According to a new report, heat pumps and electric cars could act as key flexibility providers for the Swiss electricity system in the future. Credit: Image generated with AI: Lea…
Stress Undermines Brain Circulation, Increases Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers found that a rare class of neurons—type-one nNOS neurons—plays a central role in regulating brain blood flow and coordinating neural activity in mice. Removing these stress-vulnerable cells caused…
Low Choline Could Be a Hidden Driver of Anxiety
Summary: A large meta-analysis of 25 studies found that people with anxiety disorders have significantly lower levels of choline, a vital brain nutrient, compared to individuals without anxiety. This reduction…
Research drives commercialization of energy-efficient solar cell technology toward 40% efficiency milestone
Prof. Li Gang (left), Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology and Sir Sze-yuen Chung Endowed Professor in Renewable Energy, and Prof. Yang Guang (right), Assistant Professor, both of the PolyU…
This is how two contra-rotating propellers can make ships more energy efficient
One of the setups investigated in the Sea Zero project was a combination of contra-rotating propellers (the red propellers in the middle of the picture) and two pulling thrusters. A…
Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data
Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels Portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA have critical, previously unreported security vulnerabilities that could reveal or alter genetic information without detection,…
