“Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk about muscle memory, we are not talking about the muscles themselves, but about the memory of a coordinated movement pattern that lives in the motor neurons that control our muscles.
However, in recent years, scientists have discovered that our very muscles have memory for movement and exercises. And the more we move, such as cycling or other forms of exercise, the more these cells begin to remember that exercise. Read the full story.
—Bonnie Tsui
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Climate tech companies to watch in 2025: Traton and its electric trucks
Every day, trucks transport millions of tons of cargo on roads and highways around the world. Almost all of them run on diesel fuel and are one of the largest commercial emitters of carbon dioxide.
Traton, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, makes zero-emission trucks that could help clean up the sector, and is also investing in a pan-European extensive charging network to make it easier for other manufacturers to follow suit. Read the whole story.
—Amy Nordrum
Traton is one of our 10 Climate Technology Companies to Watch, our annual list of the most promising climate technology companies on the planet. See the rest of the list here.
