One megapascal is equivalent to one million pascals of pressure. Sustained hydrostatic pressure, increasingly building in the stagnant waters of the Durgapur barrage’s pond, has caused ...

Several key mistakes could throw off the accuracy of blood pressure readings for people who take them at home. The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart ...

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has successfully completed hydrostatic testing in Russia. The two VVER-1200 reactors that form ...

"Because of gravity, there's a hydrostatic pressure change in your thumb when you raise your hands up above your heart, and using the phone's accelerometer, you're able to convert that into the ...

Outside the body, air pressure may change with altitude changes, while depth changes alter hydrostatic pressure in water. Activities in which altitude and hydrostatic pressure can change include ...

Ground fissures, as a typical geohazard, pose potential georisks to the construction and maintenance of urban transportation infrastructure. Under the influence of ground fissures, the segmented ...

Motor oil is able to accomplish these feats thanks to a combination of two critical factors: viscosity and pressure. Viscosity refers to the oil's thickness, which contributes to the oil's ability ...

China Key Laboratory of High-temperature and High-pressure Study of the Earth’s Interior, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China Shandong Provincial Key ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in ...