This one scientific advance could help reduce energy use and bills. The key is the human heart

Small science can beat Big Tech at finding solutions to the real problems facing the planet

Scientists in Austria are investigating the potential of the human heart and circulatory system to solve the problem of energy loss by liquid swirling through pipes. Picture: iStock

In a world captured by AI tech bros and their cheerleaders, what we really need are the scientists working diligently on simple solutions that make our world work that little bit better.

It might seem like a very small thing, but it really sparked my imagination to learn on a recent visit to the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (Ista) that some of its scientists have turned to the human heart and circulatory system to find a solution to the energy lost by liquid swirling through pipes.