HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), Ocean Park Corporation and Lingnan University jointly opened the first International Conference on Integrated Conservation of Asian Turtles, bringing together more than 100 experts…
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…
Insoluble dietary fiber could help make antioxidant quercetin more soluble. [caption id="attachment_13113" align="alignright" width="300"] A scanning electron microscope image showing the quercetin nanoparticles bonded to the surface of the cellulose fiber © 2017 A*STAR Institute…
Ancient technology could be used to level electricity prices for renewables. [caption id="attachment_13102" align="alignnone" width="639"] One proposed application of the firebrick-based thermal storage system is depicted in this hypothetical configuration, where it is coupled to…
[caption id="attachment_13099" align="alignnone" width="700"] Sentinel-5p arrives in Plesetsk[/caption] The Sentinel-5P satellite has arrived in Plesetsk in northern Russia to be prepared for liftoff on 13 October. Built to deliver global maps of air pollutants every…
Better understanding of water-alkane solubility could have far-reaching impact [caption id="attachment_13096" align="alignright" width="300"] Walter Chapman (Photo courtesy of Rice University)[/caption] HOUSTON -- Rice University chemical engineers have used the most realistic computer model yet devised…