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Engineers Shake Up The World As They Perform A First
February 23, 2007 — An 8.0 earthquake hit the east side of campus recently, but the only real casualty was a 110-foot bridge. M. Saiid Saiidi, a professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at the ... > full story -
Bacteria Could Steady Buildings Against Earthquakes
February 22, 2007 — Soil bacteria could be used to help steady buildings against earthquakes, according to researchers at UC Davis. The microbes can literally convert loose, sandy soil into ... > full story -
Major Population Centers May Be At Risk From Earthquakes; Building Codes Must Reflect New Seismic Data
February 7, 2007 — Earthquakes in stable continental regions lack sufficient understanding to prepare local populations for future seismic activity, according to a paper published in the February issue of the Bulletin ... > full story -
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Nanoengineered Concrete Could Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
January 29, 2007 — While government leaders argue about the practicality of reducing world emissions of carbon dioxide, researchers are seeking ways to make it happen. One group of engineers at MIT is focusing its work ... > full story -
Sumatra Earthquake: New Data Overturn Common View That Great Earthquakes Only Occur In Fast, Young Subduction Zones
January 9, 2007 — The 2004 earthquake is the focus of the January special issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), in which scientists present research and analyses about the current state ... > full story -
Landslide At Mt. Etna Generated A Large Tsunami In The Mediterranean Sea Nearly 8000 Years Ago
November 28, 2006 — Geological evidence indicates that the eastern flanks of Mt. Etna volcano, located on Italy's island of Sicily, suffered at least one large collapse nearly 8,000 years ... > full story -
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Engineer Focuses On Mechanics Of Better Bullet Proofing
November 20, 2006 — Body armor with greater ballistics resistance is the aim of the research being carried out by Youqi Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University, with support from ... > full story -
Ground Frequency Recovery After Strong Earthquakes
November 6, 2006 — Because earthquake shock sometimes decreases the frequency at which the ground vibrates, especially at soft soil sites, the strength of strong ground motion during an earthquake is an important ... > full story -
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New Research House To Guide Future Home Development
October 31, 2006 — The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front -- with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut "greenhouse gas" emissions by 60 per ... > full story -
Firefighter Radios May Fail During High-Temp Fires
September 30, 2006 — A recently NIST study shows that first responders can't rely on their unprotected handheld radios even in routine firefighting situations, much less in higher-temperature fires, where good ... > full story
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