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Analytical Chemistry Mar 18, 2024

Researchers unveil new digital twin for precise real-time analysis of composite materials production

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have developed an innovative digital twin that enables real-time analysis of composite materials manufacturing.

Earth Sciences Nov 14, 2023

Some of today's earthquakes may be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s

In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America's continental interior. Almost two centuries later, the central and eastern United States may still be experiencing aftershocks ...

Earth Sciences Nov 7, 2023

New date evidence for landslides reveals past Seattle fault earthquakes

New maps of more than 1,000 deep-seated landslides in the Puget Lowlands of Washington State provide evidence of the last major earthquake along the Seattle Fault about 1,100 years ago—and may also hold traces of older ...

Environment Mar 3, 2022

Experts: Central U.S. needs to be ready for next earthquake

Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating earthquake. They know that overcoming complacency is among their biggest hurdles.

Earth Sciences May 14, 2021

New datings call into question the seismic hazards posed by faults in the Iberian Chain in Aragón

Researcher Davinia Moreno, a geochronologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is the lead author of a study published recently in the journal Quaternary Geochronology, which combined ...

Earth Sciences Oct 2, 2019

North American seismic networks can contribute to nuclear security

The International Monitoring System is the top global seismic network for monitoring nuclear weapon tests around the world. To expand the system's detection capabilities, however, international monitors should seek out the ...

Earth Sciences Dec 21, 2018

Researcher suggests rivers may cause earthquakes

Ryan Thigpen, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has co-authored a paper that describes how river erosion may lead to ...

Earth Sciences Nov 6, 2018

Punctuated earthquakes for New Madrid area: New research uncovers cluster of past events

In 1811 and 1812, the region around New Madrid, Missouri, experienced a number of major earthquakes. The final and largest earthquake in this sequence occurred on the Reelfoot fault, and temporarily changed the course of ...

Earth Sciences Oct 16, 2018

New maps to support decision-making after an earthquake

Researchers from diverse institutions, including the School of Land Surveying, Geodesy and Mapping Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, have developed a new methodology to create easy-to-understand maps for ...

Earth Sciences Jun 4, 2018

Long thought silent because of ice, study shows east Antarctica seismically active

Because instruments were finally installed there, scientists can no longer say that East Antarctica is unusually seismically silent.

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