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Posted November 3, 2008:

• Keeping Bridges Safe: New Imaging Program Automatically Detects Irregularities in Bridges

Posted October 24, 2008:

• New Molecules With Many Branches Will Help Unleash Potential Of Nanotechnology

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Smart Solutions Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Posted October 3, 2008:

• New International Building Codes Address Fire Safety And Evacuation Issues For Tall Structures

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Immune System For Electronics? Electronics That Can Diagnose And Heal Themselves Under Development

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Cautionary Note In Use Of Carbon Nanotubes As Interconnects
• Houses Made Of Hemp Could Help Combat Climate Change

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Flower-Shaped Nanoparticles May Lead To Better Batteries For Portable Electronics

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Airplane Riveting Improved With New Technology

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Energy-Saving Bacteria Resist Antibiotics

Posted September 1, 2008:

• Vaginal Proteins In HIV-Resistant Prostitutes Suggest New Prevention Measures

Posted August 29, 2008:

• DNA Tubes Created With Programmable Sizes For Nanoscale Manufacturing

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Wind-Powered 'Ventomobile' Places First in Race

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Building A Stronger Roof Over Your Head: 'Three Little Pigs' Project Begins First Tests

Posted August 22, 2008:

• Rigorous Earthquake Simulations Aim To Make Buildings Safer

Posted August 4, 2008:

• Networks Of Metal Nanoparticles Are Culprits In Alloy Corrosion
• Wind Powered Vehicle, Ventomobile, Ready To Race In The Netherlands

Posted July 17, 2008:

• Arresting And Self-Healing Cracks: Paving The Way For Next Generation Composite Materials
• First Full 3-D View Of Cracks Growing In Steel

Posted July 9, 2008:

• Architect Professor Advocates Best-Building Practices For High Wind Regions

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Vest To Measure Stress

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle

Posted June 30, 2008:

• Lasers, Software And The Devil's Slide

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Space Radar To Improve Miners' Safety

Posted June 17, 2008:

• Getting Wrapped Up In Solar Textiles

Posted June 10, 2008:

• Durable, Inexpensive, Bamboo Houses Can Be Assembled Quickly For Earthquake Victims

Posted June 4, 2008:

• New Bridge Can Be Built In Two Weeks

Posted May 22, 2008:

• Disaster Earthquake Scenario Unveiled For Southern California

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Importance Of Retrofitting Existing Housing To Make It More Environmentally Friendly

Posted April 21, 2008:

• Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How U.S. Shakes With Quakes

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Illinois Earthquake Is A Wake-Up Call

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Incorporating Health And Safety Concepts In Building Plans Reduces Accident Rates And Costs

Posted April 14, 2008:

• California Has More Than 99% Chance Of A Big Earthquake WIthin 30 Years, Report Shows

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Nervous System For Airplanes, Bridges And Other Structures Should Improve Safety

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Future Of Solar-Powered Houses Is Clear: New Windows Could Halve Carbon Emissions

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Better Dams, Levees, Embankments: Soil Type And Compaction Factors Can Make Soil 1,000 Times More Resistant To Erosion

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Foldable And Stretchable, Silicon Circuits Conform To Many Shapes

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Designing Environmentally Friendly Communities

Posted March 13, 2008:

• Modeling How Electric Charges Move

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Sniffing Out Uses For The Electronic Nose

Posted March 7, 2008:

• New Composite Material Is Almost Better Than Mother-of-Pearl

Posted February 19, 2008:

• NIST Building Safety Efforts Mark Fifth Anniversary Of RI Nightclub Fire

Posted February 4, 2008:

• Beaked Whales Actually Hear Through Their Throats

Posted January 23, 2008:

• Innovative Method Improves Tsunami Warning Systems, Offers New Insights
• Proposed New City Of Istanbul Could Be Refuge In Case Of Severe Earthquake

Posted January 18, 2008:

• Artificial Viral Shells Could Be Useful Nano-Containers

Posted January 4, 2008:

• 'Green' Energy Efficient Mobile Home Designed

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Sound Waves Can Trigger Earthquake Aftershocks

Posted December 12, 2007:

• Quicky Assembled Bamboo Bridge, Strong Enough For Trucks, Opens In China

Posted November 1, 2007:

• Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Home During Wildfire Season

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