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Wisconsin Chemists Find A New Chink In TB's Armor
May 10, 2004 — The family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are notoriously sturdy. And although the diseases they cause have been held in check for the past 50 years by antibiotics, some ... > full story -
More Useful Plants May Sprout From Gene Role Discovery
April 20, 2004 — It may be possible to alter plants so they are more nutritious and easier to process without weakening them so much they fall over, according to Purdue University researchers who found a new twist in ... > full story -
Better Techniques Needed To Predict Earthquake Hazards, UC Study Finds
April 9, 2004 — Current methods for estimating the ground-shaking effects of major earthquakes could underestimate their severity and lead to inadequate seismic protection of new and existing ... > full story -
Earthquakes Kill Thousands In 2003; Deadliest Year Since 1990
January 26, 2004 — According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 2003 closed as the deadliest year for earthquakes since 1990, 25 times more fatal than 2002; 43,819 deaths have been reported for the past year, as ... > full story -
UCSD To Construct World's First Bomb Blast Simulator
January 2, 2004 — Structural engineers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Jacobs School of Engineering will test the effects of bomb blasts in a new blast simulator laboratory under construction at ... > full story -
Virginia Earthquake Not A Fluke In The Seismically Active Southeast
December 12, 2003 — At 3:59 p.m. on Dec. 9, central Virginia experienced an earthquake that registered at 4.5 on the Richter scale. This moderate earthquake was the strongest seismic event to shake the area in 30 years, ... > full story -
Progress, Promise In Space-Based Earthquake Research
December 5, 2003 — Nearly 10 years after Los Angeles was shaken by the devastating, magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake, scientists at NASA and other institutions say maturing space-based technologies, new ground-based ... > full story -
War On Termites Heats Up With World’s Largest Test Site
December 1, 2003 — In the world's largest experiment of its kind, scientists have set up 80 model homes on termite-infested land in the Australia's Northern Territory to test a range of novel anti-termite ... > full story -
Radio Waves Help See Moisture Inside Walls
November 24, 2003 — The building community soon may have radio vision---a new way to "see" moisture inside walls. Building researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined ... > full story -
1700 Japan Tsunami Linked To Massive North American Quake
November 21, 2003 — Guided by Japanese writings from an era of shoguns, an international team of scientists today reported new evidence that an earthquake of magnitude 9 struck the northwestern United States and ... > full story
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