A new global map of subduction zones – which occur at the edge of tectonic plates – to predict which ones are capable of generating giant earthquakes A team of international researchers, led... Read more
“Our method not only makes the building stable again very quickly, but it increases the building’s ability to deform without breaking” Four years after the January 2010 ear... Read more
The tests suggest that the MEMS accelerometers can detect moderate to strong earthquakes A tiny chip used in smart phones to adjust the orientation of the screen could serve to create a real... Read more
Making sense of the ever-increasing mounds of data is one of the great challenges facing researchers today. At Missouri University of Science and Technology, staff and students in the inform... Read more
After 2001, both geothermal operations and seismicity climbed steadily. An analysis of earthquakes in the area around the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in southern California has found a stron... Read more
A wireless vibration sensor being developed by a Victoria University student could provide a low-cost solution for engineers to monitor the damage of buildings affected by earthquakes. Danie... Read more
The ecological recovery at some of our sandy beach sites was remarkable The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expect... Read more
A wallpaper that holds brick walls together during an earthquake A wallpaper that holds brick walls together during an earthquake has been welcomed as a major scientific breakthrough by Chri... Read more
It could be used to create cloaks to protect buildings and structures University of Manchester mathematicians have developed the theory for a Harry Potter style ‘cloaking’... Read more
Scientists say there is one way to minimize risks of even minor temblors With mounting evidence linking hundreds of small earthquakes from Oklahoma to Ohio to the energy industry... Read more
What are you supposed to do when an earthquake hits? If you answered “Go stand in a doorway,” you get a gold star… although “Get under a table” would also be correct. Doorw... Read more