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Minimally Invasive Building Renovations With Prefabricated Window Modules
August 8, 2012 — Renovation projects to improve the energy performance of residential buildings involve a lot of messy construction work. Researchers have come up with a new modernization concept that reduces on-site ... > full story -
Homing in on a Potential Pre-Quake Signal
August 2, 2012 — In a new analysis of the 2004 magnitude 6.0 Parkfield earthquake in California, David Schaff suggests some limits on how changes measured by ambient seismic noise could be used as a pre-earthquake ... > full story -
Northwest Earthquake Risk in U.S. Looms Large: 40% Chance of Major Earthquake Within 50 Years
August 1, 2012 — A comprehensive analysis of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast confirms that the region has had numerous earthquakes over the past 10,000 years, and suggests that the ... > full story -
Offshore Use of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines Gets Closer Look
July 30, 2012 — Wind energy researchers are re-evaluating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating energy from offshore ... > full story -
Crossing the Gap: Civil Engineers Develop Improved Method for Detecting, Measuring Bridge Damage
July 19, 2012 — A new ratings system could keep bridges safer and help prevent catastrophic collapses. The researchers have created a bridge health index, which is a rating system that more accurately describes the ... > full story -
New Inexpensive Earthquake Resistant Houses
July 17, 2012 — Researchers have successfully tested a new system to build earthquake resistant houses of high interest to third world countries with ... > full story -
Toward Super-Size Wind Turbines: Bigger Wind Turbines Do Make Greener Electricity
June 20, 2012 — In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it ... > full story -
Weak Bridges Identified in Texas
June 5, 2012 — More than a dozen Gulf Coast bridges in or near Galveston, Texas, would likely suffer severe damage if subjected to a hurricane with a similar landfall as Hurricane Ike but with 30 percent stronger ... > full story -
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New Compound Could Become 'Cool Blue' for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
June 1, 2012 — A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat -- it's a "cool blue" compound that could become important in new ... > full story -
Morphing Robots and Shape-Shifting Sculptures: Origami-Inspired Design Merges Engineering, Art
May 21, 2012 — Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper ... > full story
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