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Boost to UK geothermal energy prospects

(PhysOrg.com) -- Geothermal energy in the UK is a step closer to reality after exploratory drilling by experts at Newcastle University revealed record levels of permeability in granite.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

1,000m underground central heating system planned

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering scheme to build a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground is being developed by university scientists.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

The Amazon River is 11 million years old

The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river around 11 million years ago and took its present shape approximately 2.4 million years ago. These are the most significant results of a study on two ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1

First riser-drilling research operations undertaken in Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone

Deepsea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU has resumed IODP drilling operations in the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone off the Kii Peninsula of Japan. The scientific drilling expedition's first target is located in water depths of 2,054 ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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