The MOMENTUM study found 27 percent of patients with resistant hypertension have hypercortisolism. More than one in four patients with resistant hypertension have elevated cortisol levels, according to new findings from the MOMENTUM study presented…
Eco-friendly Waterborne Semiconductor Inks Using Surfactant
A research team from Korea succeeded to develop a technology to produce environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant. The result is expected to be applied to various electronic devices with a semiconductor surface control…
Gadgets for Mars
[caption id="attachment_13698" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA–H. Stevenin[/caption] A mini-rover, tools once used on the Moon and lasers for 3D mapping are in the backpack of the explorers of tomorrow. The terrain will be hazardous and…
Twisted sex allows mirror-image snails to mate face-to-face,…
According to a recent study, differently-coiled types of Japanese land snails should in fact be considered a single species. [caption id="attachment_13694" align="alignright" width="407"] Sinistral Euhadra quaesita and dextral Euhadra aomoriensis. Credit : Angus Davison[/caption] A…
Study shows how to get sprayed metal coatings…
Surprisingly, melting hurts rather than helps, MIT research reveals. [caption id="attachment_13691" align="alignnone" width="639"] Micrographs of a metal surface after impact by metal particles. Craters are formed due to melting of the surface from the impact.Courtesy…