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Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides?
A joint team of researchers from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) are working on the use o...
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Scientists discovered the reason that allows Roman concrete structures to still stand strong
There are Roman concrete breakwaters built more than 1,500 years ago that still stand strong, maybe even stronger now than they were back then. A team of scientists from USA, China and Italy have disc...
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Researchers study the necessary road infrastructure preparation before the circulation of automated vehicles
It should be able to support the transition period and become the basis for the future, fully automated, transport systems It should be able to support the transition period and become the basis for...
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German researchers have developed concrete that functions as a photovoltaic cell
They used the principle of plant photosynthesis to create energy They used the principle of plant photosynthesis to create energy Read more
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Polyethylene-eating caterpillars in the fight against plastic pollution
Their only drawback is that if used too widely, they could harm bee colonies and put crops at risk
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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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