Solar- und Windenergie zum Pumpen von Wasser

Water pumping by means of wind and solar energy becomes more and more attractive by reason of increasing energy prices. Water supply for remote villages especially in developing countries needs hydraulic energy of about 1 to 50 kWh per day. The use of renewable energies like solar and wind seems to be technically successfull and has a good chance to be competitive with conventional energy sources like diesel or electricity in regions with mean wind speeds above 4–5 m/s or high insolation of about 5 kWh/day annual average.     

Die cholinerge Nervenendigung

Progress made in the study of the cellular and molecular function of cholinergic nerve terminals suggests that the textbook schemes need to be extended. Vesicles contained in cholinergic nerve terminals not only store acetylcholine but also ATP and Ca2+ as well as peptides. These substances when co-released by exocytosis may modulate transmission both pre- and postsynaptically.