14-03-31 The largest earthquakes occur where oceanic plates move beneath continents. Obviously, water trapped in the boundary between both plates has a dominant（占优势的） influence on the earthquake rupture process. Analyzing the great Chile earthquake of...

14-01-22 Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests. Research carried out at the Universities of Southampton and Edinbur...

13-07-30 Hydrogen is deceptively simple. It has only a single electron per atom, but it powers the sun and forms the majority of the observed universe. As such, it is naturally exposed to the entire range of pressures and temperatures available in the whole...

13-07-19 If you squeeze a normal object in all directions, it shrinks in all directions. But a few strange materials will actually grow in one dimension when compressed. A team of chemists has now discovered a structure that takes this property to a new leve...

13-07-17 Putting a new spin on the concept of stress eating, research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting Expo found that people who eat during times of stress typically seek the foods they eat out of habit -- regardles...

13-07-08 Urban trance describes the situation where people living in fast-paced cities may find themselves forgetting to press the button for their floor in an elevator or missing their subway stop because they are under great pressure or are too preoccupied...

13-05-28 What would you say when you are under work pressure, stressed out and frantic（狂乱的） or challenged and energized? There is very little physiological difference between the two, says a growing contingent of experts who claim works stress has an up...

13-05-09 The latest research from a Kansas State University chemical engineer may help improve humidity and pressure sensors, particularly those used in outer space. Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead professor of chemical engineering, and his research team ar...

13-04-10 A team of researchers has made a major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressures. For the first time, they developed a way to get around the severe distortions of high-energy X-ray beams that are used to...

13-03-14 Having more control in the workplace can have negative consequences for individuals but it depends on the form of job control, according to new research out of the University of Toronto. Sociologist Scott Schieman measured a range of work conditions...