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New early warning system could have saved lives during the 2011 Japan tsunami
Simulations assessing how the system would have responded to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake show that a tsunami alarm would have been raised in 7 minutes or less, thus might had saved many of the 22,000 k...
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From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
The 15-million city is situated very close to the so-called North Anatolian Fault Zone which runs just outside the city, below the Marmara Sea. Scientists appreciate that an earthquake of magnitude M7...
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Scientists in search for hints about Caribbean earthquakes
Led by Jenny Collier of Imperial College London, a team of scientists will be taking measurements from the seafloor of the Caribbean islands, trying to gain some early warning clues about the region's...
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Graphene: a key element in water desalination
Researchers found that it can filter common salts from water to make it potable Researchers found that it can filter common salts from water to make it potable Water scarcity is considered to be o...
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Cement becomes stronger when it has molecular defects
Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Read more
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Could trains be directly powered by track-side solar panels?
Researchers at Imperial College are trying to find out Researchers at Imperial College are trying to find out Researchers at Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab are working on the ‘R...
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Stanford scientists develop software tool to reduce risk of manmade earthquakes
The Fault Slip Potential (FSP) tool identifies risky faults by determining the probability of a fault being pushed to slip due to wastewater injection and other activities associated with oil and gas...
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Bridges built to meet current Canadian safety codes are being 'overbuilt' while still prompt to taking high structural damage after a major earthquake
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) examined a variety of bridge types along with design requirements under the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. As part of the rese...
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A new resource-efficient way to construct a concrete dome has been developed
Researchers at TU Wien have developed a construction method for concrete domes, requiring far less amounts of labor and materials than the conventional resource intensive formwork. Invented by Dr. Ben...
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New metamaterial offers natural cooling without power input
It acts as a type of air conditioning system for buildings It acts as a type of air conditioning system for buildings Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a glass-polym...
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