Unprecedented. That's how earthquake engineers describe today's seismic test at the University at Buffalo. Most simulated earthquake tests feature neither full-scale structures nor ground motions in three directions, but ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2006
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An analysis of slip rates for 26 active faults in the Los Angeles metropolitan area validates a new approach to modeling fault tectonics and finds that some faults may be moving faster than earlier models estimated, University ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2006
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MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that could help energy companies produce natural gas more efficiently and ensure a more reliable supply of this valuable fuel.
Mathematics
Nov 14, 2006
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Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad X60 Tablet, a new convertible tablet PC marking a technology trifecta for innovation, portability and performance — with two new screen choices and other innovative Lenovo features, such ...
Hardware
Nov 14, 2006
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On Sunday, Nov. 19th, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The result: a shower of Leonid meteors.
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2006
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Geometric algebra makes it easier for scientists to solve complex three-dimensional problems. Geomerics uses it to make computer games much more realistic.
Computer Sciences
Nov 14, 2006
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It doesn’t look appetizing: when Ustilago maydis attacks a maize plant, its cobs bear hideous tumours rather than crunchy niblets. So far, no effective means of combating the maize smut pathogen has been found. However, ...
Nov 14, 2006
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The launch of COROT on 21 December 2006 is a long awaited event in the quest to find planets beyond our Solar System. Searching from above the Earth's atmosphere, COROT – the CNES project with ESA participation - will be ...
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2006
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Finding affordable ways to make technology available to everyone is a common challenge. Now, a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. has done that with the process that creates "nanotubes."
Nanomaterials
Nov 14, 2006
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Fifty-one researchers, prominent Earth scientists representing 15 countries, gathered recently in Switzerland to forge a global strategy for advancing understanding of continental rifting and break-up through the use of a ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2006
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