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How did the tower of Pisa remain unharmed from earthquakes throughout the years?
A team of engineers just unveiled the mystery A team of engineers just unveiled the mystery Read more
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Lessons to learn: How ancient people adapted to climate change
A scientific research gives a new perspective on how ancient cultures dealt with variable and changing environments A scientific research gives a new perspective on how ancient cultures dealt with...
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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. Despite the hazardous inclination...
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Scientists accidentally created an enzyme that ‘eats’ PET plastic bottles
Another potential weapon in the fight against plastic pollution Another potential weapon in the fight against plastic pollution The bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 was discovered in 2016 in...
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MIT-developed device generates power from the air’s temperature changes
Called a thermal resonator, the device relies on temperature fluctuations between day and night to produce electricity and can be used without the need for sunlight, batteries or wind Called a therma...
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How will trees cope with ever-rising temperatures and extreme heatwaves?
Australian researchers have made an interesting new observation Australian researchers have made an interesting new observationResearchers from New Western Sydney University, based within the Hawkesb...
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A solar-powered, 3D printed cart could revolutionize water collection in developing countries
It could save people a lot of time and effort and make their life much easier It could save people a lot of time and effort and make their life much easier663 million people worldwide lack access to...
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Damage Assessment by Laser Could Focus Post-Earthquake Response
Airborne lidar surveys taken before and after a powerful 2016 earthquake in Japan revealed the potential for such surveys to identify hard-hit buildings quickly. Airborne lidar surveys taken before a...
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Two Scottish and a Colombian Universities use WhatsApp to predict landslides in Latin America
The researchers have been training a local community living in an area at high risk of landslides to monitor how their main hillside is shifting over time, by sending photos back to them via WhatsApp...
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The NHERI Science Plan: A Resource for Natural Hazards Engineering Researchers
With NHERI's five-year Science Plan, natural hazard engineers now have a roadmap for research With NHERI's five-year Science Plan, natural hazard engineers now have a roadmap for research Read mor...
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